‘CLONES STUN THE HEARTLANDERS IN 3-2 OVERTIME VICTORY
CORALVILLE, Iowa - The Cincinnati Cyclones stunned the Iowa Heartlanders, 3-2, in another come from behind victory on Saturday night at the Xtream Arena. A game-tying goal from Gunnarwolfe Fontaine with 21 seconds left and Elijah Vilio’s fourth OT game-winning goal gave Cincinnati the win.
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The Heartlanders scored first after a strong push in the first half of the opening period. Nick Carabin (3) intercepted a pass and labeled a shot upstairs to make it 1-0. The former Cyclone scored an unassisted goal to open the scoring at the 10:21 mark of the period.
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1:55 later, Iowa scored once again. Elliot McDermott (1) scored his first goal of the season off assists from Rasmus Kumpulainen and Jack Robilotti to make it 2-0, Iowa.
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Ken Appleby stood tall for the Cyclones, making 25 saves through the first two periods to give Cincinnati a fighting chance. After a scoreless second, Cincinnati went into the final frame down by two.
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Cincinnati finally broke through 2:36 into the final period. Luke Grainger (11) scored a powerplay goal to snap a 13-game pointless skid. His goal made it a one-goal game and was assisted by Justin Vaive and Ryan Kirwan.
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With the primary assist, Justin Vaive tied Barret Ehgoetz for the most points in Cincinnati Cyclones history (ECHL) with his 291st career point.
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The Cyclones would fight to tie the game. A late power play saw Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (16) score with 21 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 2-2. Sam Stevens and Jordan Kaplan assisted on the tying goal that forced overtime.
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40 seconds into overtime, Elijah Vilio (9) scored his fourth overtime game-winning goal to finish the game and give Cincinnati the victory. A nifty finish off a pass from Sam Stevens gave Cincinnati their 10th overtime win of the campaign.
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Cincinnati advances to 10-3 in overtime this season, and 6-0-0-0 when scoring 2+ power play goals in a game. The Cyclones are also 5-0-0-0 when scoring on the power play on the road, while holding the opponent to no power play goals against.
Cincinnati returns to Heritage Bank Center for a midweek matchup against the Toledo Walleye on Wednesday night. The game is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. ET and can be streamed on FloHockey and the Cyclones Radio Network.
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