CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones completed yet another late comeback after defeating the Bloomington Bison, 5-4, on Saturday night at Heritage Bank Center. An overtime-winning goal from Gunnarwolfe Fontaine gave Cincinnati their second OTW of the season.
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Cincinnati drew first blood after a scoreless first period. Nick Rhéaume notched his first professional goal on a broken play to make it 1-0, Cincinnati.
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After a response from Bloomington’s Daniel Tedesco, the Cyclones responded with back-to-back goals. Rhéaume assisted on a redirected shot from Marko Sikic to make it 2-1. Nearly six minutes later, Ryan Kirwan scored his second of the season on the power play to double Cincinnati’s lead.
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The Cyclone lead would be short lived. Lou-Félix Denis and Chongmin Lee would score two goals in less than a minute to even the score at 3-3. The six-goal second period would take both teams into the final frame tied.
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The Bison would take their first lead of the game, scoring at the 8:40 mark of the third period off a goal from Nikita Sedov.
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Cincinnati would draw a late penalty once again. With the netminder pulled, Ryan Kirwan scored his second PPG of the game with 1:41 left in regulation. His second of the night would send the Cyclones into overtime for the second time this season.
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Gunnarwolfe Fontaine would do the rest, scoring his first goal as a Cyclone in overtime to give Cincinnati the victory on home ice. Lincoln Griffin got the assist on the game-winning goal. Fontaine’s game winner was his first professional goal as the Cyclones finished the weekend with a home win.
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Ken Appleby made 26 between the pipes en route to his second victory of the season. Hugo Ollas recorded the loss with a 30/35 save performance tonight.
The Cyclones return to Heritage Bank Center on Friday, November 1 as the club hosts the Iowa Heartlanders on Shutout the Hate Night. 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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