Saturday
28Nov2009
Cincinnati Cyclones Hang On For 6-5 Win Over Kalamazoo Wings
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 12:15AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -Cincinnati, OH- The Cincinnati Cyclones score the lone goal in the third period to hang on to defeat the Kalamazoo Wings 6-5 at the U.S. Bank Arena.
The opening 20 minutes was a tale of two periods. Kalamazoo soared early registering the contests first two goals.
Tipping in a rebound, Travis Granbois recorded his first goal as a K-Wing 2:08 into the contest to give the K-Wings the 1-0 lead.
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Capitalizing on their lone power-play of the period, Ben Simon found Jeff Mason (2nd) open on a backdoor pass, which Mason deflected past goaltender Robert Mayer. The assist by Simon extends the forwards point-streak to four games.
Mason’s goal seemed to be a wake-up call for Cincinnati, as the Cyclones rallied for three unanswered goals.
Just 12 seconds after Kalamazoo’s second goal of the night, Cincinnati cut the lead in half with a tally from Dustin Sproat (9th).
Keeping up the pressure, the Cyclones tied the game 34 seconds later, at the 7:13 mark of the period, when Barrett Ehgoetz (6th) punched in a K-Wings turnover.
Earning their first lead of the evening late in the frame, Brett Robinson earned his second goal of the season, both against the K-Wings, redirecting a Matt Pierce right-point slap shot.
The scoring frenzy continued into the second period, as the K-Wings forged ahead with three unanswered goals.
Darryl Lloyd (7th), who already had two assist in the first period, scored on a breakaway 1:39 into the stanza to pull the K-Wings even at 3-3.
Kalamazoo reclaimed the lead three minutes later, when Lloyd sent a perfect pass to Sam Ftorek (3rd), who redirected the puck for a shorthanded goal. The assist gave Lloyd a K-Wings season high for assist (3) and points (4) in a game.
Special team continued to guide the K-Wings later in the stanza, this time a power-play goal from Rick Cleaver (9th). The tally from Cleaver ties him for the team-lead in goals with Mathieu Curedeau.
Just like the opening period, Cincinnati would not be held down. Mike McLean (5th) breakaway tally brought the Cyclones back to within a single-goal and later in the period, Jason Jozsa (1st) registered the equalizer on a shorthander.
Cincinnati gained the lead for good midway in the third period with a goal from Scott Reynolds (7th), who now has seven points (4 goals, 3 assists) in four games against Kalamazoo.
The loss extended the K-Wings losing streak to a season-high three games.
The K-Wings return home to Wings Stadium tomorrow Saturday, November 28th with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Florida Everblades on Win-Win Night presented by Win-98.5.
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