ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Force Seventh Game With 4-2 Win

Published on May 3, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


READING, Pennsylvania - The Cincinnati Cyclones scored a pair of second period goals 59 seconds apart, to claim a 4-2 win over the Reading Royals Saturday night. The victory levels the best of seven series for the North Division championship at three wins each. The seventh game is Monday night (May 5) at 7:30pm at U.S. Bank Arena.

Mathieu Aubin's goal with 21 seconds remaining sealed the scoring and ended a comeback bid in the final three minutes.to close the gap to one goal. Cedrick Desjardins stopped 27 shots in picking up his third win of the playoffs.

The first period closed with no scoring, but Reading had three power play chances and ten shots on goal. Cincinnati goaltender Cedrick Desjardins delivered two big saves in the frame-including one glove save during a four minute power play in the opening minute of the game. The shots on goal favored the Royals, 10-4, in the first frame.

Cincinnati scored a pair of goals in the second period to open a 2-0 lead. 16:03 into the frame, rookie David Desharnais came up the right wing side and fired a blast between the legs of goaltender Danny Taylor for his second playoff score. Jean-Michel Daoust had the assist on the score. Just 59 seconds later, at 17:02, Matheiu Aubin picked up his fifth score of the Kelly Cup playoffs from the left side of the net. Olivier Latendresse had the lone assist on the score. Play in the frame was dominated by the Cyclones, as the 19-5 shots on goal total would attest.

The third period saw the Cyclones extend the lead when Scott Reynolds got his second of the playoffs from the bottom of the left circle. The assists came from Thomas Beauregard and Barret Ehgoetz. Reading back-to-back goals 41 seconds apart in the final three minutes to close within one, at 3-2. Aubin netted his second of the night and sixth of the playoffs at 19:39 to close the scoring with an empty net goal.

This was the sixth game of the best-of-seven North Division Finals. It is the third time in team history that the squad has reached this stage of the Kelly Cup playoffs and second straight year that is has occurred. The Cyclones (55-12-5) were the North Division, American Conference and Brabham Cup (best overall ECHL regular season record) champions. Reading (38-26-6), which was seeded third, upended second-seeded Elmira in a six game series that ended more than a week ago to advance to this round. Game seven of the series will be played at U.S. Bank Arena on Monday night (May 5) at 7:30pm.

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