Cincinnati took an early lead, as just 4:03 into the first forward Pascal Aquin sent a pass from below the goal line to Baudry in the left circle, and he snapped a shot into the net to put the ‘Clones on top, 1-0.
The 1-0 Cyclones lead held up throughout the opening period, and in the second continued the offensive pressure, outshooting the Walleye, 11-6, in the frame. Toledo made the most of their opportunities in the frame, getting goals from forwards TJ Hensick, and Josh Winquist on the power play to take a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes.
Cincinnati retied the game 13:07 into the third when Baudry tossed a shot from the right side through traffic and into the back of the net to pull the Cyclones even, 2-2. The ‘Clones took their lead back roughly three and a half minutes later when Vaive took a pass from forward Ben Johnson , and he snapped a shot in from the slot to put Cincinnati on top, 3-2.
The Cyclones sealed their third win in a row with 23 seconds to play when Vail fired a shot from the red line into the empty net to lift Cincinnati to a 4-2 win. The Cyclones outshot the Walleye, 31-30, with goaltender Jamie Phillips steering aside 28 in the win. The ‘Clones continue their three-game weekend tomorrow against the Wheeling Nailers. Face-off is set for 7:35pm ET.
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