Komets Double up Cyclones
ECHL Fort Wayne Komets

Komets Double up Cyclones

Published on January 24, 2026 under ECHL (ECHL)
Fort Wayne Komets News Release


The Komets extended their win streak to three with a 6-3 victory at Cincinnati on Saturday.

The Cyclones started the scoring with a power play goal from Jordan Kaplan, breaking the Komets' streak of 17 straight penalty kills on the road at 7:34 of the first period. The Komets answered when Josh Groll pushed a rebound past Cincinnati goaltender Tommy Scarfone at 19:12, with assists going to Austin Magera and Jalen Smereck.

In the second period, the Cyclones hit the back of the net at 8:55, but the Komets quickly answered when Alex Alerardi knocked in another rebound at 9:31. The Komets finished off the period with another goal in the final minute as Dru Krebs struck for the second straight game with a shot from the blueline at 19:21 with assists going to Anthony Petruzzelli and Trevor Janicke to put the Komets up 3-2.

In the final frame, the Komets nabbed a power-play goal on their fourth opportunity when Blake Murray buried a pass from Aleardi into the back of the net to give the Komets a 4-2 lead. Cincinnati countered with a goal at 5:56 only to be taken away by another tally by Murray at 13:15 with assists credited to defenseman Tyler Inamoto and Alerardi to top off a three-point night for the captain to make it 5-3. The game was sealed when James Stefan knocked the puck into an empty net at 18:19. The Komets outshot the Cyclones 41-17 as Nathan Day got the win, making 15 saves.

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