PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Cyclones rain on Fuel

CINCINNATI, OH – The Cincinnati Cyclones (11-10-4-0) climbed back above .500 with a 4-1 win over the Indy Fuel on Friday, December 16th. Forwards Jordan Sims, Peter LeBlanc, Shane Walsh, and Dominic Zombo tallied the goals for the Cyclones, who completed the two-game sweep of the Fuel.

The Cyclones drew first blood 11:30 into the opening frame when a shot from defenseman Saverio Posa was deflected by Sims past Fuel goaltender Eric Levine, putting Cincinnati ahead 1-0.

Cincinnati tacked on one more roughly five minutes later while on the power play when a shot from Walsh hit off LeBlanc and trickled into the net to extend Cincinnati’s lead to 2-0 after 20 minutes.

The Fuel cut their deficit in half midway through the second period when forward Alex Guptil lit the lamp to trim Cincinnati’s lead to 2-1.

Cincinnati pushed their lead back to a pair just before the buzzer when Walsh walked his way along the goal line and flipped the puck in past Levine to give the Cyclones a 3-1 edge through two periods.

Cincinnati continued to get the bulk of the chances in the third period, and put the game away with less than a minute to go when Zombo found the back of the empty net to seal the Cyclones’ 4-1 win.

The Cyclones were outshot, 32-25 on the night, with goaltender Michael Houser putting together another stellar performance, stopping 31 in the win.