Monsters drop 6-5 decision at Syracuse

The Monsters scored three goals in the third period, but host Syracuse had an answer each time to hold on for a 6-5 victory March 1.

Cleveland (22-24-4-2) dropped its fourth game in a row.

Trey Fix-Wolansky, Jake Christiansen, Josh Dunne, Yegor Chinakhov and Owen Sillinger each scored one goal for the Monsters. Christiansen’s and Chinakhov’s tallies were on power-plays. Chinakhov was playing for first time since mid-December.

The Monsters return to Cleveland to face Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at 1 p.m., March 4 at FirstEnergy Stadium.