VILIO NETS WINNER, CYCLONES EDGE K-WINGS IN OVERTIME 5-4
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Cincinnati Cyclones defeated the Kalamazoo Wings, 5-4, on Wednesday night at the Wings Event Center. Elijah Vilio nets his third overtime game-winning goal of the season as the Cyclones take the extra point to start the busy week.
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Kalamazoo started with the first goals of the game. Goals from Colin Bilek (10) and Quinn Preston (13) gave the K-Wings a quick 2-0 lead just 12 minutes into regulation.
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Cincinnati would quickly get one back. Just 16 seconds after conceding their second, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (10) scored off a centered pass from Marko Sikic to make it a one-goal game.
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Cincinnati closed out the period with another buzzer-beating goal against Kalamazoo. Ben King (11) scored off a rebound from Andrew Noel. His goal came with 14.1 seconds to go in the first period and knotted up the game late in the opening period.
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The Cyclones went into the second seeking their first lead of the game. A third unanswered goal came from Sam Stevens (6) on an excellent team goal between Ryan Kirwan and Ben King. The five hole finish from Stevens gave Cincinnati a 3-2 lead.
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Josh Bloom (2) tied the game for Kalamazoo at the 14:03 mark of the second. Cincinnati would tally another on the power play with a minute to go in the middle frame. Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (11) scored off a backdoor feed from Elijah Vilio.
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With his goal, Fontaine recorded his third power play goal in three games and notched his second two-goal performance in three outings.
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Jackson Kunz (1) recorded the lone goal of the third period to tie the game at 4-4. An excellent third period from Ken Appleby saw the Cincinnati netminder stop 10/11 to send the game into overtime.
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Appleby made a sprawling glove save to keep the game alive. Moments later, Elijah Vilio (8) picked his spot against Kalamazoo goaltender Ty Young. His third overtime game-winning goal of the season gave Cincinnati the 5-4 victory over the Wings.
Cincinnati will head to the Huntington Center for a Friday night showdown against the Toledo Walleye. Puck drop for Friday’s contest is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET and can be streamed on FloHockey and the Cyclones Radio Network.
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