Cincinnati, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones earned a valuable point in a Friday night meeting against the Toledo Walleye at Heritage Bank Center. A late goal from Chris Dodero tied the game, but Sam Craggs gave Toledo an extra point in overtime, winning the game 4-3.
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Exactly nine minutes into the contest, Walleye defenseman Brendon Michaelian connected with forward Brandon Kruse for the early tally. A turnover by the Cyclones in their own zone led to the goal. Forward Colby Ambrosio gained an assist on Michaelian’s fifth goal of the season.
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Less than a minute later, Walleye forward Mitchell Lewandowski scored on a rebound. Defenseman Bobby Russell and forward Brandon Hawkins assisted Lewandowski’s 20th goal of the season as the Walleye took the 2-0 lead.
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Down two goals and with Toledo on a 5-on-3 power play, the Cyclones were able to counter and steal a goal. Defenseman Josh Burnside generated a turnover with his stick, giving himself and forward Remy Parker a two-on-one advantage heading into the Walleye zone. One pass to Parker was all it took to beat the Walleye’s goaltender Carter Gylander with 7:43 remaining in the first period.
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Parker scored his seventh goal of the season while Burnside gained points in back-to-back games against Toledo with his assist.
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Neither team was able to find the back of the net in an eventful second period. A total of six penalties were called during the middle period, both teams finding themselves each with three, including a Cyclones power play carrying over to the third period with them still down 2-1.
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The Walleye picked up another penalty near the beginning of the third period, creating a 5-on-3 man advantage for the Cyclones. Not too long after the expiration of the Cyclones power play, forward Dante Sheriff scored the equalizer rebound goal off a shot from defenseman Eljah Vilio a little over two minutes into the final period.
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Sheriff tied the game at 2-2 with his 10th goal of the season. Vilio, awarded the lone assist, has earned points in six of his last seven games following his helper on the equalizing goal.
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Toledo retook the lead with less than four minutes to play. Forward Colby Ambrosio scored his first professional goal to make it 3-2 late in regulation. But Cincinnati stormed back following a high stick that led to a four minute power play. Chris Dodero scored a late equalizer off a rebound to force overtime. With an assist, Lincoln Griffin extended his point streak to eight games.
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Sam Craggs would score in overtime to defeat Cincinnati and give Toledo the extra point. The final score was 4-3, Toledo.
The Cyclones will stay at Heritage Bank Center to take on the Indy Fuel on Saturday afternoon on Cyclones Fight Cancer Matinee. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:35 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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