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Cyclones Game Notes: vs Indy

March 13, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


Overview: Despite falling to the Quad City Mallards on Saturday night, the Cyclones have won 11 of their last thirteen, and still sit in second place in the Midwest Division and sixth in the Western Conference. The Cyclones are five points back of the Ft. Wayne Komets for first in the Midwest Division, and are just one point back of the Utah Grizzlies who are in fifth place in the conference.

Last Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (32-21-3-3) fell to the Quad City Mallards, 3-2, on Saturday night in front of 8,746 at U.S. Bank Arena. Forwards Tommy Mele and Peter Quenneville scored the goals for the Cyclones. Cincinnati outshot Quad City, 30-26, on the night, with goaltender Brad Thiessen turning aside 23 in the loss.

Friday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (32-20-3-3) collected a 3-1 win over the Quad City Mallards on Friday night. Forwards Tommy Mele and Colin Mulvey, and defenseman Brett Wysopal scored the goals for the Cyclones, who earn their eleventh win in the last 13 games. Cyclones netminder Brad Thiessen was solid in his return to the Cyclones' lineup, stopping 25 of the 26 shots he faced to secure the win.

Last Saturday Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (31-20-3-3) earned a 5-1 win over the Indy Fuel on Saturday night. Forwards Nick Huard, Christiaan Minella, Zach Budish, Seth Ambroz, and Jack Downing scored the goals for the Cyclones, who push their point streak to seven games. It was another stellar outing for Cyclones goaltender Andy Iles, who turned aside 30 of the 31 shots he faced to collect the win.

Previewing Indy: The Fuel have dropped their last five games, having been outscored 17-5 in that span. They currently sit in 10th place in the Western Conference playoff picture, five points back of the Quad City Mallards who are in eighth place. Forward Alex Lavoie paces the team in scoring with 44 points (13g, 31a) through 60 games, followed by forwards Peter Schneider and Mike Seidel, who have each accounted for 13 goals and 17 assists.

Inside the Series: This will be the second meeting in the last eight days between the Cyclones and Fuel, with Cincinnati taking last Saturday's game by a 5-1 score. Indy holds a 4-3-0-0 edge in the season series, and the two sides are scheduled to meet three more times this season after Sunday afternoon. It has been a close series so far this season, with five of the first seven games having been decided by two or fewer goals.

Next Game Preview: Cincinnati returns home for a meeting with the Wheeling Nailers on Thursday night. It marks the start of a two-game homestand for the Cyclones and Nailers, and next Thursday and Friday will be the fourth and fifth meetings of the season series, with Wheeling holding a 2-1-0-0 edge.

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