ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Game Preview - Cincinnati at Fort Wayne

Published on April 2, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI CYCLONES (37-22-2-4)

vs.

FORT WAYNE KOMETS (31-23-7-6)

DATE: Wednesday, April 2, 2014

TIME: 7:05pm ET

SITE: Memorial Coliseum - Fort Wayne, IN

BROADCAST: CyclonesHockey.com (America One), Cyclones Mobile App

NHL AFFILIATES

Cincinnati Cyclones: Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators

Fort Wayne Komets: Independent

NEXT HOME GAME

Thursday, April 3 - 7:30pm vs. Evansville IceMen

THIRSTY THURSDAY / HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN NIGHT

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: As the regular season enters its final two weeks, the Cyclones hope to close in on a 2014 Kelly Cup berth as they battle the Fort Wayne Komets for the second-to-last time this season. While their Hoosier State foes have taken four of the six meetings in 2013-14, the Clones are 6-1-1 all-time at Memorial Coliseum.

SCOUTING THE KOMETS: Gary Graham's club picked up some big points this past weekend and remain inside the playoff bubble looking out. As of tonight, they hold a slim one point buffer for the eighth and final playoff spot. The Komets leading scorer, Brandon Marino, is also the league's biggest offensive weapon; he's notched 80 points (26g, 54a) in 66 games this season. Former Cyclones Mike Embach has risen to the top of Fort Wayne's leaderboard as well - collecting a total of 51 tallies (27g, 24a) in 62 contests. He's earned 39 of those points as a member of the Komets. Between the pipes, Ben Meisner has led the way with a 13-13-2-0 record and a 2.48 goals-against average. Max Strang has also seen time for Fort Wayne and South Carolina this year - amassing a 3-2-3-1 mark with a 2.99 GAA. Rookie Matt Grogan recently joined the pro ranks as well after completing college at University of Connecticut. Thus far, he's gone 3-1-0 with a 3.39 GAA.

LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETING: FEBRUARY 14, 2014: Goaltender Scott Darling made a triumphant return to the ECHL as he posted 35 saves plus five more in the shootout as the Cyclones defeated theKomets by a 3-2 final score in front of 8,014 at Memorial Coliseum.

High Five: Cincinnati's league-leading offense continues to click as the regular season winds down. This past weekend, they posted their 20th game with five goals or more - the most that the club has achieved since the 2008-09 campaign. The Clones are averaging 3.43 goals-per-game.

A Change for the Better: Since being claimed from the Wheeling Nailers, Colin Mulvey has been one of the Cyclones regular point getters. He's notched five points (2g, 3a) in five games. He had earned eight tallies in 31 games for Wheeling.

REGULAR SEASON SERIES (4 HOME, 4 AWAY - 2 REMAINING)

Oct. 26 - Cincinnati 5 at Fort Wayne 4 Final SO

Nov. 9 - Fort Wayne 3 at Cincinnati 2 Final

Feb. 1 - Fort Wayne 6 at Cincinnati 2 Final

Feb. 8 - Fort Wayne 3 at Cincinnati 2 Final

Feb. 12 - Fort Wayne 4 at Cincinnati 2 Final

Feb. 14 - Cincinnati 3 at Fort Wayne - 2 Final SO

Apr. 2 - Cincinnati at Fort Wayne - 7:05pm EDT

Apr. 5 - Cincinnati at Fort Wayne - 7:35pm EDT

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