CINCINNATI- The Indy Fuel kicked off their weekend meeting the Cincinnati Cyclones for the seventh time this season. Ultimately, the Cyclones claimed a 3-0 victory despite Adam Gajan making 29 saves in net for the Fuel.
1ST PERIOD
Just nine seconds into the game, Cincinnati’s goalie Timofei Obvintsev took a delay of game penalty but it was quickly killed off. That was the game’s only penalty before Ryan Kirwan scored for the Cyclones at 9:15 to give them a 1-0 lead.
At 14:28, Simon Labelle scored to give Cincy a 2-0 lead.
After one period, the Cyclones outshot Indy 11-8, having the edge over them through one.
2ND PERIOD
The Cyclones pressured in the second period, outshooting the Fuel 14-6 in that frame, however neither team scored or recorded a penalty.
Through two periods, Cincy outshot the Fuel 25-14.
3RD PERIOD
It wasn’t until 18:08 in the third period when former Fuel forward Sahil Panwar scored on the empty net to secure the victory for the Cyclones. That was his fourteenth point against the Fuel this year, leading the Cyclones in seven games against Indy.
Time expired shortly after, with Cincinnati claiming the 3-0 win after outshooting the Fuel 7-4 in the final frame.
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