ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

Desjardins, Irish-Baker Shine In Cyclones Win

Published on November 7, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI - Cedrick Desjardins posted his second straight shutout and Billy Irish-Baker netted his first two-goal game as a pro, as the Cincinnati Cyclones took a 4-0 win over the Wheeling Nailers Wednesday night at U.S. Bank Arena. The win was Cincinnati's third in the last four games.

The Cyclones opened the scoring 13:33 into the first period, when right wing Jean-Michel Daoust netted his first goal of the seasonon the power play. Daoust fired a one-timer from the bottom of the faceoff circle to the right of David Brown, collecting the pass from defenseman Gerard Miller, who extended his point streak to five games. Rookie David Desharnais added the second assist on the score. The shots favored Cincinnati, 13-8, in the opening frame.

One key moment in the game occurred in the first period when Wheeling had a three-minute power play, including a full minute of five-on-three time. The Nailers squeezed off four shots during that flurry, but the ECHL's second-best power play unit came away empty.

Cincinnati netted a pair of goals in the second period to open a 3-0 edge. Rookie forward Billy Irish-Baker picked up his first goal of the season at 1:09, as he waited at the far post for a pass from Desharnais, as Chad Starling picked up the other assist. At 11:04, Thomas Beauregard took a long pass from Tyler Howells up the right wing to pick up his fourth goal of the season. With Wheeling in the middle of a line change, Howells connected with Beauregard, who worked his way to the left goalpost and slipped the puck past Brown. The Cyclones outshot Wheeling, 16-9.

The Cyclones closed out the scoring at 16:27 of the third, when Irish-Baker picked up his second of the night, as Andrew Martin and Miller added the assists. Wheeling held the shooting edge in the third period, 9-6, but was outshot, 35-26, for the night.

Cedrick Desjardins picks up the win with his second consecutive shutout. The 26 save performance was the sixth blanking of his career and his fourth at U.S. Bank Arena.

The win makes Cincinnati 5-3 on the year and in second place in the North Division. Wheeling drops to 3-3-1 on the campaign.

Cincinnati plays the middle game of the three-game homestand on tomorrow (Nov. 8) versus Augusta. The highlight game of that stretch is the Saturday, Nov. 10 contest against Augusta on 'Throwback Night', when concessions and souvenirs will be discounted. Tickets for that game will also have a 1970s feel, as they will be priced at $6 each for everything from the third row and beyond.

Tickets for all Cyclones games can be purchased at the U.S. Bank Arena box office, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Kroger stores, charge by phone at 513-562-4949 or online at ticketmaster.com. The most up-to-date information and broadcast of the games can be found on our website www.cycloneshockey.com.

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