ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Game Preview - Cincinnati vs. Reading

Published on February 21, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


Cincinnati Cyclones (24-21-1-4)

vs.

Reading Royals (34-14-2-1)

DATE: Saturday, February 21, 2015

TIME: 7:30pm ET

SITE: U.S. Bank Arena - Cincinnati, OH

BROADCAST: Cyclones Radio Network, ECHL.TV

NHL AFFILIATES

Cincinnati Cyclones: Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators

Reading Royals: Philadelphia Flyers

NEXT HOME GAME (After Tonight)

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 - 7:30pm vs. ORLANDO

CYCLONES BOBBLEHEAD NIGHT

Tonight's Matchup: The Cyclones are back on the home ice tonight as they welcome in the ECHL's hottest team - the Reading Royals. While Reading has claimed both of the previous two regular season match-ups, the all-time series between the pair of non-division foes has been extremely close. Since 2006, the Cyclones own a 35-21-5-4 record against the Royals.

Tonight's Promotion: 2nd Annual Fireworks Extravaganza presented by Cincinnati Bell - Fans will be treated to an awe-inspiring INDOOR fireworks show immediately following the game!

Scouting the Royals: Larry Courville's club had its 14-game point streak snapped last night as they were defeated 4-1 by the Kalamazoo Wings. Pat Mullane leads the Royals, and ranks 11th in the ECHL, with 51 points (20g, 31a) in as-many games this season. Between the pipes, Miami University alum Connor Knapp has led the way with a 17-8-1-0 record and a 2.71 goals-against average. Kenny Reiter, meanwhile, has gone 2-0 in limited action for the Royals with a 3.00 GAA.

Last Time Out: A pair of second period goals and a strong night for Jeff Lerg proved to be enough as the Toledo Walleye (31-10-3-2) defeated the Cincinnati Cyclones (24-21-1-4) by a 3-1 final score in front of 5,536 at Huntington Center last night.

Playing Nice in the North: Contrary to most years, the North Division holds some of the ECHL's least-penalized teams. The Cyclones rank fifth-lowest in average penalty minutes per game (14.04), while Kalamazoo, Indy, and Toledo all rank in the bottom seven of the league.

One is Good, Two is Better: Getting the game's first goal is always critical. However, it's been even more important for the Clones to jump ahead 2-0 early in games. They are an impressive 17-7-1 when lighting the lamp before their opponent but are a perfect 16-0 when pulling ahead by two.

Season Series at a Glance (3 games - 3 home, 0 away - 1 remaining):

Cincinnati's 2014-15 Record vs. Reading: 0-2-0-0

Jan 31 Reading 5 at Cincinnati 1 Final

Feb 11 Reading 5 at Cincinnati 0 Final

Feb 21 Reading at Cincinnati 7:30pm EST

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