Cincinnati, Ohio – Six players scored for the Iowa Heartlanders and Iowa never trailed in a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Cyclones Wednesday at Heritage Bank Center. Louis Boudon and Casey Dornbach scored in the second period to break a 3-3 tie and Chris Lipe tallied an empty-net goal with 39 seconds left. 
Iowa scored three times on their first five shots to carry a 3-1 advantage into first intermission. On Iowa’s first shot, Liam Coughlin tapped in a centering pass from Yuki Miura at the left post, providing Iowa the game’s first goal at 2:18 of the first. Two minutes later, Kyle Masters rushed up the ice, came over the center of the blue line, and flipped the puck over Talyn Boyko’s shoulder for his second of the season. Boyko made one save on three shots and was replaced five minutes into the game by Olaf Lindbom (loss, 19 saves).
After a Cincinnati goal made it 2-1, Pavel Novak gave Iowa their third goal halfway through the first. He timed the play perfectly, entering the zone on the right side, swiveling to the right circle and sniping top shelf for his seventh of the season.
The Cyclones scored the next two to tie it at three early in the second.
Iowa scored twice after that, regaining a 5-3 edge with back-to-back strikes late in the second. First, Dornbach took a pass from Boudon and wristed it top shelf for his fifth of the campaign with 6:24 to go in the second. Next, the Heartlanders created a rush with Miura and he dished across through two defenders perfectly for Boudon. Walking alone to the left slot, Boudon slammed it by Olaf Lindbom’s shoulder.
Hunter Jones blocked 19 shots for his first win of the season series.
Iowa and Indy face off twice this weekend, Friday at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Next week, the Heartlanders visit the Kalamazoo Wings for back-to-back games on Fri., Feb. 2 at 6:00 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 3 at 6:00 p.m.
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