Cincinnati, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones fell to the Indy Fuel 2-1 in a hard fought battle on Saturday afternoon at Heritage Bank Center in the team’s Cyclones Fight Cancer Matinee Game. Despite a tightly-contested meeting, Kevin Lombardi recorded the game winner for Indy.
- Despite both teams having power play chances, neither team was able to find the back of the net until Cyclones forward Kyle Bollers broke the tie at the 16:52 mark of the opening period. After a face-off win by Bollers in the Cyclones offensive zone, the puck bounced around in the slot. Forward Chris Dodero was able to get a stick on the puck and get it back to Bollers who shot and scored with 3:08 remaining in the first period.
- Bollers recorded his 10th goal of the 2024-25 season, and now has points in back-to-back games. With his assist on Cincinnati’s lone goal, Chris Dodero now has six points in his last seven games (4g, 2a).
- The Fuel tied the game at 1-1 with a goal from forward Darby Llewellyn. The Fuel gained possession of the puck and Llewellyn scored with 13:45 left to play in the second period. Defenseman Lucas Brenton earned an assist on Llewellyn’s seventh goal of the season as the tie went into the final period.
- In a back-and-forth final frame, Kevin Lombardi scored on a rebound in the crease that gave Indy the lead with 2:09 left in the third. Lombardi’s 14th of the season would stand as the game-winning goal.
- Both Vyacheslav Peksa and Ben Gaudreau had strong outings between the pipes for their respective teams, with Peksa stopping 20/22 and Gaudreau denying 20/21, recording the victory.
The Cyclones next game will be on the road against the Wheeling Nailers at WesBanco Arena on Sunday afternoon. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET and can be streamed on FloHockey and the Cyclones Radio Network.
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