Cincinnati found themselves with an early 1-0 lead, 8:29 into the opening period when forward Darik Angeli sent a pass from the slot to Edwardh in the right circle, and he snapped a shot in past Indy goaltender Charles Williams to put the ‘Clones on top after 20 minutes.
After a scoreless second, Cincinnati received an insurance goal early in the third while on the power play when defenseman Justin Baudry sent a pass from the right circle to Schultz on the left side, and he wristed in a shot past Williams to extend Cincinnati’s lead to 2-0.
The Cyclones tacked on a third at the 6:04 mark when Johnson saved the puck from exiting the zone and threw a turnaround shot from the center blueline on to Williams that beat him to give Cincinnati a 3-0 lead.
The Fuel started to turn the tide moments later when forward Spencer Watson scored on the power play to cut the Fuel deficit to 3-1. At the 12:28 mark, Indy managed to cut their deficit to a lone goal, 3-2, when defenseman Alex Brooks scored after Cyclones goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen got knocked into by a Fuel player. The goal was sent to video review where it was determined that a Cyclone pushed the Indy player into Luukkonen, and the goal stood.
The Fuel received a few more quality chances, however Luukkonen and the Cyclones defense held firm and preserved the 3-2 win. Cincinnati was outshot by Indy, 27-26, with Luukkonen steering aside 23 in the win.
With Cincinnati Cyclones release
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