Royals Blanked By Cyclones, 5-0
Published on May 9, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release
Reading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL (3-2-0), affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, were defeated by the Cincinnati Cyclones (2-3-0), 5-0, in Game Five of their American Conference Final Series at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. For the second straight night, Cincinnati scored first and pulled away with three second period goals, as the Royals were shutout for the fourth time in the team's playoff history. The two teams will meet in Game Six at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday (May 11, 2010 @ 7:30 pm). The Royals' Matt Dalton (10-2-2; 18/22, 40:00) suffered his second consecutive playoff loss. Andrew Engelage (no decision, 6/7, 20:00) got his first pro playoff experience as he took over in net for the Royals in the third period. Cincinnati's Robert Mayer (1-0-0; 29/29) was perfect in his first pro playoff start. Reading's power play was blanked in three chances with the man advantage. Two of Cincinnati's goals were scored while playing with the man advantage (2-7).
Cincinnati got all they would need 2:59 into the game with Mathieu Aubin ripped one off the top of the left circle that beat Dalton high to the short side with a lot of traffic creating screens in front of the net. The Cyclones took a 2-0 lead eleven seconds into the second period while playing with the man advantage when a series of defensive miscues resulted in an easy back-door tap in for Ryan Del Monte. Josh Heidinger made it 3-0 with his second goal in two nights against the Royals when he forced one through after a scramble in front of the Royals' net 6:13 into the second period. Dustin Sproat concluded the second period spurt with his sixth of the playoff season, when he ripped a rocket off the top of the left circle that beat Dalton high to the glove side. Aubin closed out the scoring at the 14:28 mark of the third he got off a bullet from the left circle that beat Engelage to the glove side while Cincinnati was playing on a four-on-three power play. The game got ugly in the waning moments with a line brawl that resulted in ejections for both teams.
The Royals and Cyclones play Game Six of their American Conference Final Series on Tuesday (May 11, 2010 @ 7:30 pm) at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Royals game night broadcast will kick off at 7:00 pm on the Royals' Radio Network presented by Transmissions by Arbogast.
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