ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones Game Preview - Cincinnati vs. South Carolina

Published on December 22, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI CYCLONES (16-8-2-0)

vs.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS (13-14-1-3)

DATE: Saturday, December 22, 2012

TIME: 7:30pm ET

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

WEBCAST: CyclonesHockey.com (America One)

NHL AFFILIATES

Cincinnati Cyclones: Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators

South Carolina Stingrays: Boston Bruins

NEXT HOME GAME (After Tonight)

Thursday, December 27 vs. Elmira Jackals - 7:30pm

KIDS EAT FREE NIGHT / STANLEY CUP NIGHT

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: With last night's late-game heroics, the Cyclones have won two straight games and will bid for a third tonight as they close out their regular season series with the South Carolina Stingrays. Cincinnati earned a 6-5 win last night to earn their second straight victory over the "˜Rays and now lead the All-Time Series (since 2006) by a total of 19-7-3-0. Of those 19 wins, 11 have come at U.S. Bank Arena.

TONIGHT'S PROMOTION: Cyclones Calendar Night / $1 John Morrell Hot Dogs - The first 2,500 fans through the gates will receive a FREE Cyclones 2013 Calendar. Plus, all fans can enjoy $1 John Morrell Hot Dogs!

SCOUTING THE STINGRAYS: After stringing six straight wins together earlier this month, Spencer Carbery's team has now dropped four in a row and remain the fourth place team in a closely-contested South Division race. Tyler McNeely and Hunter Bishop are the top two point-getters on the Stingrays roster. McNeely has posted 25 points (7 goals, 18 assists) in 31 games while Bishop has collected 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) in 28 contests. His goal totals are also best on the team after a three point game last night. Last year's ECHL Goaltender of the Year, Jeff Jakaitis, played his first two games for the Stingrays last week; while he suffered the loss in both games, both came in the extra session - running his 2012-13 record to 0-0-1-1 with a goals-against average of 3.27. A year ago with Gwinnett, Jakaitis went 17-6-2 with a miniscule 2.03 GAA. Last night, Ryan Zapolski suffered his fifth loss of the season after making a season-low nine saves. Overall, he is 10-5-0 this year with a 1.88 goals-against average - which paces the ECHL.

About Last Night vs. South Carolina: After jumping out to a three goal lead, the Cyclones twice found themselves tied with the Stingrays in the third period before David Pacan scored the final goal of the night to give the home team a wild 6-5 victory in front of 2,845 at U.S. Bank Arena.

Heroes Are Everywhere: The Clones have been able to find game winning goals from many different sources this year. 12 different players have registered game-winning tallies. Josh Shalla leads the Cyclones and ranks tied for 4th in the ECHL with four such lamp-lighters in 2012-13.

Three is Magic: When the Cyclones allow three goals or less in a game, they have earned an astounding 13-1-2 mark this season and have gone 8-0-0 when scoring more than three goals.

O'Hanley Joins the 300 Club: This past Wednesday, Cyclones defenseman Brian O'Hanley skated in his 300th professional game. Now in his fifth season, O'Hanley has collected 99 points (21 goals, 78 assists) - needing just one more to eclipse the 100 point plateau. With the Cyclones, "O-H" has earned 81 points (16 goals, 65 assists) in 198 games. He ranks fifth on the club's all-time games played list.

SEASON SERIES (3 TOTAL, 1 REMAINING)

Nov. 13 South Carolina 2 at Cincinnati 3 Final

Dec. 21 South Carolina 5 at Cincinnati 6 Final

Dec. 22 South Carolina at Cincinnati 7:35 pm EST

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