ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones

IceMen Skate Past Cyclones, 4-2

February 9, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


EVANSVILLE, Indiana - Matt Schepke's second period outburst helped lead the Evansville IceMen (22-14-3-5) to a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Cyclones (26-17-1-1) in front of 5,434 at the Ford Center on Sunday night.

The IceMen struck first at 7:51 when Daultan Leveille grabbed a loose puck and snapped in his 15th goal of the season past Rob Madore (L, 25 saves, 11-7-0) to make it 1-0. However, much like they have in the previous few games, it didn't take long for the Cyclones to answer. Just 39 seconds after the home team grabbed the lead; Brian Nugent caught a great feed from Trevor Lewis and potted his fourth goal of the year to even the score at one. The teams would head into the first intermission all-square.

Evansville wasted little time pulling back ahead in the middle stanza; just 1:34 into the period, Matt Krug's point shot beat Madore through a screen to make it a 2-1 contest. Matt Schepke followed with a pair of tallies separated by less than two minutes to extend the IceMen cushion to 4-1 at the end of 40 minutes.

The Cyclones sparked their comeback hopes just 20 seconds into the final frame, as Nugent collected his second multi-goal game of the season when his wrist shot from the point beat goaltender Mike Clemente (W, 18 saves, 14-6-0-4). Unfortunately, the 4-2 deficit was too much to overcome for Cincinnati as the IceMen salted away victory by killing a late double minor. Evansville's win snapped their five-game losing skid.

The Cyclones will return to U.S. Bank Arena on Wednesday, February 12 when they host the Fort Wayne Komets at 7:30pm! In addition to $1 beers for fans 21 and up, it will be Olympics Night featuring themed events on the ice between periods! Call 513.421.PUCK or visit CyclonesHockey.com to secure your seats. Fans can also get the latest team updates throughout the season on Facebook and Twitter (@CincyCyclones).

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