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Cyclones Game Notes: vs Ft. Wayne

March 29, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


Overview: The Cyclones return home for their final regular season meeting with the Ft. Wayne Komets on Tuesday night. Cincinnati currently sits in sixth place in the ECHL's Western Conference playoff picture, just one point back of the Utah Grizzlies in fifth and three up on the Colorado Eagles in seventh. The Cyclones are still in the hunt for the Midwest Division title as well, as they are just five points back of Ft. Wayne.

Saturday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (34-23-5-4) picked up a 4-1 win over the Toledo Walleye on Saturday night. Defenseman Andrew Blazek, and forwards Tommy Mele, Colin Mulvey, and Christiaan Minella scored the goals for the Cyclones, who snap their three-game losing streak. The Cyclones were outshot, 33-22 on the night, with goaltender Andy Iles stopping 32 to collect the win.

Friday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (33-23-5-4) fell to the Indy Fuel, 5-1, on Friday night. Forward Peter Quenneville tallied the lone goal for the Cyclones. Cincinnati outshot the Fuel, 48-27 on the night, with goaltenders Andy Iles and Brandon Whitney combining to stop 22 in the loss.

Thursday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones, (33-22-5-4) fell to the Indy Fuel, 4-3, in overtime on Thursday night. Forward Tommy Mele had two goals for the Cyclones, while forward Branden Gracel chipped in a lone marker. Indy outshot Cincinnati, 37-22 on the night, with goaltender Andy Iles stopping 33 in the loss.

Previewing Ft. Wayne: The Komets sit atop the ECHL's Midwest Division, five points ahead of the Cyclones. The Komets have won two of the last three games, and are coming off of a 3-1 win over the Evansville IceMen on Saturday night. The Komets have earned points in nine of their last 11 games, with six of those being decided in overtime or a shootout. Forward Shawn Szydlowski leads all active skaters with 69 points (21g, 48a) through 56 games played this season. He is followed by forward Kyle Thomas (13g, 24a) and defenseman Jordon Southorn (9g, 28a) who round out the top three.

Inside the Series: Tuesday marks the season-series finale between the two teams, with Cincinnati holding a 5-3-1-0 edge in the series. This will be the seventh and final meeting of the season at U.S. Bank Arena, with each team winning three times on Cincinnati's home ice.

Next Game Preview: Cincinnati wraps up their two-game homestand on Thursday night against the Indy Fuel. Indy took both meetings last Thursday and Friday in Indy, and the Fuel hold a 7-3-0-0 edge in the first 10 games of the 11-game season series.

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