Cincinnati, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones fell to the Wheeling Nailers, 3-0, on Saturday night at Heritage Bank Center. A 17-save shutout from Wheeling netminder Taylor Gauthier highlighted Saturday night’s contest between Cincinnati and Wheeling.
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At the 10:16 mark of the first period, Wheeling struck first with the Nailers capitalizing on a defensive zone turnover by Cincinnati. A backdoor feed found Mathieu De St. Phalle who beat Vyacheslav Peksa to make it 1-0.
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The Nailers would score one more to close out the first period. Jagger Joshua scored on a power move into the crease to make it 2-0 with 91 seconds to go in the period. Jagger’s second of the season made it 2-1 in favor of Wheeling.
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Cincinnati created chances in the second and shut down the Nailers in the second period. Despite outshooting Wheeling 7-4 in the middle frame, neither team scored in the second period.
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Nick Hutchinson and David Drake connected to find Justin Lee who blasted a shot past Peksa to make it 3-0 in the early stages of the third period. The goal marked Lee’s first of the season.
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Cincinnati’s six shots in the final frame would all be denied. The Cyclones went on to lose 3-0 at home on Saturday night.
The Cyclones will head to Virginia to take on the Norfolk Admirals for the first time since the 2021-22 season. Cincinnati and Norfolk will go toe-to-toe on Friday, December 13th at the Norfolk Scope. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m. ET and can be streamed on FloHockey and the Cyclones Radio Network.
Call (513) 421-PUCK for tickets and more information to stay on top of all the latest team updates and information on Facebook, Twitter (@CincyCyclones), and Instagram, along with our website, www.cycloneshockey.com.
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