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Cyclones Game Notes: vs Toledo

April 2, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


Overview: The Cyclones wrap up the home portion of the 2015-16 schedule on Saturday night against the Toledo Walleye, in the final meeting between the two teams for the regular season. The Cyclones will officially compete in the hunt for the Kelly Cup this postseason, despite a 5-3 loss at the hands of the Evansville IceMen last night, by way of holding the regulation/overtime wins tiebreaker over the Tulsa Oilers. Cincinnati holds the seventh spot, trailing both the Colorado Eagles and Utah Grizzlies by one point, and ahead of the Quad City Mallards by a single point.

Last Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (35-25-5-4) fell to the Evansville IceMen, 5-3, on Friday night. Forward Nick Huard tallied a pair of goals, while defenseman Cody Carlson chipped in one for Cincinnati. The Cyclones outshot the IceMen in shots on goal by a 51-25 margin, with 20 saves from goaltender Andy Iles in the loss. Despite the loss, the Cyclones have clinched a spot in the 2016 Kelly Cup Playoffs by way of the Tulsa Oilers falling to the Quad City Mallards Friday night.

Thursday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (35-24-5-4) displayed an offensive explosion on Thursday night, scorching the Indy Fuel by a final of 6-1. Forwards Branden Gracel, Christiaan Minella, Jack Downing, Tommy Mele, and Nick Huard, along with defenseman Brett Wysopal, had the goals for the Cyclones, who can clinch a spot in the playoffs with a win and a Tulsa Oilers loss on Friday. The Cyclones were outshot by Indy, 27-29, with goaltender Andy Iles stopping 28 shots in the victory.

Tuesday Night Recap: The Cincinnati Cyclones (34-24-5-4) lost a tough back-and-forth affair to the Fort Wayne Komets on Tuesday night by a final tally of 5-3. Forwards Christiaan Minella, Jack Downing, and Nick Huard had the goals for the Cyclones, who now sit 7 points back of first-place in the division with just 5 games remaining in the regular season. The Cyclones had a wide advantage in shots-on-goal, 26-15, with goaltender Andy Iles only able to stop 10 of the 14 shots he faced in the loss.

Previewing Toledo: The Walleye come to Cincinnati on a two-game winning streak, after holding off Manchester for a 5-4 victory last night in Toledo, and have won six of their last ten games. Toledo leads the Eastern Conference in points with 93, and has clinched a top-three seed and the North division title. Forward Shane Berschbach leads the team and is 4th in the ECHL in points on the season with 67 (24g, 43a), while forwards A.J. Jenks (22g, 23a) and Tyler Sikura (16g, 28a) round out the top three scorers for Toledo.

Inside the Series: The teams will meet for the fifth and final time this regular season. Cincinnati took down Toledo last Saturday on the road, and the Cyclones hold a 3-0-0-1 edge in the season series. The Cyclones knocked off Toledo by a score of 4-1 at their place last Saturday, with the previous games all at home before the calendar changed to 2016.

Next Game Preview: The Cyclones will finish out the 2015-16 regular season schedule on the road, heading to Quad City next weekend for a two-game series. Cincinnati holds a 5-3-0-1 record over the Mallards this season, most recently splitting a weekend series in Cincinnati on March 11-12, with a 3-1 win and a 3-2 loss.

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