Tuesday, April 11, 2000
Cyclones rally past Wolves
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cyclones defeated the Chicago Wolves, rallying for a 6-5 IHL shootout victory Sunday night before 9,481 fans at Firstar Center.
With the victory, the Cyclones (42-29-8) maintained their five-point lead over the fourth-place Cleveland Lumberjacks for the third and final bye in the upcoming Turner Cup Playoffs. Cleveland defeated Michigan 3-1 Sunday night.
Chicago ....... 1 3 1 (0)—5
Cyclones ....... 1 3 1 (1)—6
First Period: 1. Chi, Steve Maltais (41) (Chris Marinucci, Tom Tilley), 16:12. 2. Cin, Shane Willis (33) (Byron Ritchie, Craig MacDonald), 17:34.
Second Period: 3. Chi, Gord Dineen (1) (Steve Larouche, Glen Featherstone), 0:58. 4. Cin, Todd Hawkins (14) (Len Esau, Erik Cole), PPG, 7:29. 5. Cin, Todd Simon (18) (Nikos Tselios, Craig Adams), 9:27. 6. Cin, Shane Willis 2 (34) (Byron Ritchie, Craig MacDonald), 11:17. 7. Chi, Niklas Andersson (18) (Guy Larose, Bob Nardella), SHG, 15:12. 8. Chi, Chris Marinucci (31) (Bob Nardella, Steve Larouche), ppg, 17:42.
Third Period: 9. Chi, Steve Maltais 2 (42) (Bob Nardella, Chris Marinucci), 14:39. 10. Cin, Byron Ritchie (7) (Shane Willis, Gilbert Dionne), 19:06.
Shootout Goals: Chi, Niklas Andersson, Brian Noonan; Cin, Shane Willis, Todd Simon, Pat MacLeod. Shots On Goal: Cyclones 43 (19-15-9), Chicago 28 (12-6-10). Power Plays: Cyclones 1-5, Chicago 1-5. Goalies: Randy Petruk (Cin) (23 svs.), Derek Wilkinson (Chi) (38 svs.).
NOTABLE: Cincinnati recalled defenseman Tom Nemeth from the ECHL Dayton Bombers. Carolina defenseman David Tanabe is expected to rejoin Cincinnati later in the week. Both are on the playoff roster.
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