Cincinnati, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones won their third straight game, defeating the Fort Wayne Komets, 3-2, on Sunday night at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Highlighted by a 33-save performance from Cyclones netminder Vyacheslav Peksa, the Cyclones defeated the Komets to record their second victory at the Memorial Coliseum this season.
- The Cyclones gave up the opening goal of the game less than five minutes into the game. In his first game as a Komet this season, Brad Morrison scored the opening goal to make it 1-0, Fort Wayne.
- Later in the period, Cincinnati started to claw their way towards the equalizer. A pass from Mathieu Gosselin was then sent to the point by Josh Burnside and blasted home by Chas Sharpe. With his goal, Sharpe tied the game at 1-1 with his 11th goal of the season.
- With his goal, Sharpe has points in three straight games, and has points in five of the past six games.
- The two teams would head into the second period tied at 1-1. In the second, the Cyclones broke out into a two-on-one. Adam Tisdale carried the puck and fired it five-hole to solve Brett Brochu and make it 2-1, Cyclones.
- 10 minutes later, the Cyclones doubled their lead on the man advantage. Gosselin found Lincoln Griffin in front of the net, who then centered the puck on a spinning pass to the blade of Kyle Bollers. He slotted it home and made it 3-1, Cincinnati with 3:33 left in the period.
- With his second assist of the game, Gosselin recorded his fourth multi-point performance of the season. Additionally, Griffin recorded points in three straight games with the primary assist.
- The Cyclones took the lead into the third. Jack Dugan scored a power play goal to cut the Cincinnati lead in half just two minutes into the final period.
- Peksa would go on to stop the remaining 13 shots in the third period to steal the victory for Cincinnati on the road. Despite being outshot 14-4 in the final frame, Cincinnati held on to record their third consecutive victory.
- Cincinnati has recorded all of their victories after leading by two periods. The Cyclones improve to 9-0-0 when leading after two periods of play.
The Cyclones will observe a few days off before heading south for a matchup against the Savannah Ghost Pirates on Wednesday, January 8. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and can be streamed on FloHockey and the Cyclones Radio Network.
Call (513) 421-PUCK for tickets and more information and 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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