Cyclones Fall to Heartlanders
Published on January 24, 2024 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release
CINCINNATI, OH - The Cyclones came up short against the Heartlanders 6-4 inside the Heritage Bank Center Wednesday night. Cincinnati moves to 1-3-1-0 against its Central Division rival this season.
Iowa opened the scoring just 2:18 into the first period with Liam Coughlin and Yuki Miura combining in the offensive zone. Moments later, defensemen Kyle Masters beat Talyn Boyko with a wrister and forced a Cincy goal change. With Olof Lindbom now in the cage for the 'Clones, Jalen Smereck sniped in his 8th of the season from the blue line to make it 2-1 Iowa. The Heartlanders regained the two-goal when Pavel Novak curled the puck back and shot it over Lindbom's shoulder.
In the 2nd period, the Cyclones rallied to tie the game at 3-3. First it was Brandon Puricelli who slotted in his first goal in a Cincy uniform from the hashmarks. Zach Andrusiak extended his point streak to 11 games with his tying goal. Iowa countered with a pair of 2nd period goals themselves. Casey Dornbach and Louis Boudon put the Heartlanders up 5-3 after 40 minutes.
Cincinnati got the deficit back to one thanks to a Colton Kalezic deflection on the power play. The score stayed 5-4 until the final minute, when Chris Lipe sent in an empty-net goal.
Up next, Cincinnati begins continues its three-game homestand inside the Heritage Bank Center. Friday, January 26th, the Cyclones host the Walleye for a 7:30pm ET puck drop and the commencement of Marvel Weekend.
Call (513) 421-PUCK for tickets and more information and stay on top of all the latest team updates and information on Facebook, Twitter (@CincyCyclones), and Instagram, along with our website, www.cycloneshockey.com.
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