ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Blanked by Express, 3-0

Published on January 28, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois - Behind a pair of power play goals and a 24-save performance by Peter Mannino, the Chicago Express (18-17-5-2) blanked the Cincinnati Cyclones (18-14-0-5) by a 3-0 final score in front of 3,771 at Sears Centre on Saturday nigh.

After a scoreless first period, the Express lit the lamp 8:02 into the middle frame when Chaz Johnson batted home a rebound past Cyclones net minder Chet Pickard (L, 20 saves, 8-10-0-1) for a power play goal and a 1-0 Chicago lead - which they carried into the second intermission.

In the third period, Cyclones forward Joe Devin was give a major penalty and a game misconduct for boarding Chicago defenseman Brett Motherwell, sending the Express to a five minute power play. After killing off almost all of it, Tyler Donati snuck into the right circle and blasted a one-timer past Pickard for a 2-0 Chicago lead at the 15:48 mark. In the final minutes Cincinnati continued their attempts to beat Express goaltender Peter Mannino (W, 24 saves, 2-3-1-1), but they were unsuccessful as he sealed his first shutout of the season with 24 saves on the night. Tyler Donati rounded out the scoring with an empty net strike at 18:39 to seal a 3-0 win for Chicago, which vaulted them back into second place in the North Division standings.

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