CINCINNATI, OH-The Cincinnati Cyclones (12-11-4-0) earned a 4-1 win over the Kalamazoo Wings on Tuesday, December 27th. Forward Brandon McNally potted a pair of goals, while forwards Dominic Zombo, and Andrew Yogan added lone tallies for Cincinnati.
Cincinnati took a 1-0 lead with 30 seconds to play in the opening period when a massive check from forward Seth Ambroz in the right corner jarred the puck off the stick of a Kalamazoo defender, and he sent a pass to Zombo in the slot who rifled it past Wings goaltender Joel Martin for his eighth goal of the season.
The Cyclones extended their lead to 2-0 early in the second when a shot from McNally from the right circle was turned away by Martin, but the rebound was played right to Yogan who rifled it in, 5:17 into the middle frame.
The Wings turned up the offensive pressure later in the frame, outshooting Cincinnati 16-4 in the period. Goaltender Michael Houser kept the Cyclones ahead with myriad of stellar saves, many of them coming while shorthanded, and Cincinnati took their 2-0 lead into the locker room after 40 minutes.
Kalamazoo took back some of the momentum and cut Cincinnati’s lead in half at 2-1 when Tanner Sorenson netted his sixth of the season, 6:21 into the third period.
Cincinnati responded roughly seven minutes later, when a shot from the slot from Ambroz deflected off Martin, but McNally was there to bang home the rebound to extend the Cyclones’ lead back to a pair, 3-1.
McNally capped off the big win with 1:11 remaining in the game when he found the back of the empty net to seal Cincinnati’s 4-1 win.
Houser put together another impeccable performance, turning aside 35 of the 36 shots he faced in the win.
Text courtesy of Cincinnati Cyclones
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