MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-Kalamazoo, MI- The nationally renowned group the ZOOperstars! amused the fans during the intermissions and the Kalamazoo Wings entertained through 60 minutes of hockey, extending their winning streak to four games with a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Cyclones.
The K-Wings roared out of the gates registering twice in the opening period. A deflected shot from Mathieu Curadeau landed on the tape of Jeff Mason (2nd), who rifled the puck five-hole on Jeremy Smith 3:26 into the first to give Kalamazoo a 1-0 advantage. Curadeau’s assist extended his point streak to six-games.
On their lone power-play of the period, Kalamazoo extended their lead when Ryan McGinnisrecorded his first goal of the season. Using a screen in front of Smith, McGinnis sent a left-circle slap shot off the hip of the goaltender at 12:04 of the period. Assisting on the goal wasRick Cleaver, who extended his point streak to five games. Cleaver has recorded a point in all but one of the K-Wings games this season.
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Special teams continued to play a role for the K-Wings early in the second, as Trent Daavettila (8th) upped Kalamazoo’s lead to 3-0 with a shorthanded tally.
Trying to rally in the third, Cincinnati received goals from Matt Pierce (9th) and Kevin Roeder(1st), but the comeback would end one-goal short.
In his first action from his return from the American Hockey League, Ryan Nie turned aside 30 shots to increase his record to 4-0-1-0, while Cincinnati’s Smith dropped his record to 3-4-0-1 stopping 23 in defeat.Are You an Insider Yet?
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Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 12:18PM 
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