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Cyclones Pick Up 3-2 Comeback Win

March 30, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


READING, Pennsylvania - The Cincinnati Cyclones got a pair of power play goals from rookie Ryan Russell to claim a 3-2 win at Reading on Sunday afternoon. It was the 25th come-from-behind win for the club this season. Barret Ehgoetz added a pair of assists in the triumph.

Reading opened the scoring at 6:31 of the opening period. A five-on-three power play goal from the top of the left circle from P.J. Atherton, his 15th of the season, began the scoring. Cincinnati answered with a score of its own at 13:22, as Sean Perkins took advantage of a power play opportunity for his fourth goal of the season. David Desharnais and Mathieu Aubin added the assists. For Desharnais, it was his 100th point of the campaign. Perkins grabbed a feed from Desharnais at the top of the right circle and buried the shot. The Cyclones grabbed the lead with another power play goal, this one from Ryan Russell, his fourth, at 16:35. Barret Ehgoetz and Matt Macdonald handed out the assists.

The teams exchanged power play goals in the second period, to give the Cyclones a one goal edge heading into the final period. Reading knotted the scores up at 2-2 when Patrick Jarrett Collected his ninth goal at 7:46. Two and a half minutes later, at 10:16, Russell notched his second of the night and fifth of the season from Ehgoetz.

The third period had no scoring, but Cincinnati did kill all four power plays that Reading had in the frame.

Cody Rudkowsky, who spent three seasons playing for Reading, turned aside 30 shots in collecting the win for the Cyclones-his sixth with the club.

The Cincinnati Cyclones are 42 games above .500, with a 53-11-5 record and sole possession of first place in the North Division-24 points ahead of second place Elmira. The win gives Cincinnati a 37-5-3 record since December 15. Reading is 38-25-7. The 53 wins are the most ever by the club.

By winning the North Division, the Cyclones have a bye in the play-in round of the ECHL postseason and will host the winner of the fourth seed-fifth seed, best-of-three series at the end of the regular season. Johnstown and Dayton will play in that series, only the final positions and home ice between the teams is still to be determined. The first game of the best-of-seven series that the Cyclones will play, opens at U.S. Bank Arena on Friday, April 11 at 7:30pm. The second contest (Game ‘B' will be played the next night-Saturday, April 12).

The Cyclones return to action on Tuesday night (April 1) with a 7pm showdown at Dayton. The game will be carried on 96 Rock, as well as at www.cycloneshockey.com.

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