Lorentz hat trick helps Cleveland rally past Lehigh Valley in overtime
The Monsters erased a two-goal third-period deficit before Luca Pinelli scored 30 seconds into overtime.
Steven Lorentz scored in each period of regulation as the Cleveland Monsters came back to beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 5-4 in overtime Saturday, Oct. 10, at PPL Center.
Lorentz made it 1-1 at 16:00 of the first period and gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead at 13:07 of the second. Three consecutive Lehigh Valley goals left the Monsters trailing 4-2 after two periods.
Josh Eernisse cut the deficit at 9:49 of the third. Lorentz completed his hat trick on the power play at 13:28, tying the score and sending the game to overtime.
Luca Pinelli scored the winner 30 seconds into the extra period. Owen Sillinger and Guillaume Richard assisted on the goal.
Pheonix Copley stopped 26 shots for Cleveland, and Carson Bjarnason also made 26 saves for Lehigh Valley. The Monsters improved to 2-1-0-0; the Phantoms moved to 0-1-1-0.
