CINCINNATI CYCLONES (15-14-5-2) vs. WHEELING NAILERS (20-14-0-2)

DATE: Saturday, January 14, 2011
TIME: 8:05pm
SITE: WesBanco Arena – Wheeling, WV
RADIO: None
WEBCAST: CyclonesHockey.com (American One)

NHL AFFILIATES
Cincinnati Cyclones: Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators
Wheeling Nailers: Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens

NEXT HOME GAME
Tuesday, January 18 vs. Wheeling - 7:30pm.
Big Beer Tuesday - $2 24-ounce Molson and Labatt Blue, $1 City Barbeque Pulled Pork Sandwiches.

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:  Tonight the Cyclones will look to rebound from last night’s 6-3 loss against the Nailers by returning the favor on Wheeling’s home ice, as the two teams meet for the second time in as many nights.  Cincinnati is 3-3 this year against their division rivals, with a 1-1 mark at WesBanco Arena.

SCOUTING THE NAILERS: With the victory last night, Wheeling has padded their lead in the North Division standings - and now hold a five-point cushion over the Cyclones.  Nick Petersen and Ben Street added to their rookie-leading totals.  The pair of first-year players each posted three-point nights against Cincinnati last night and now lead all ECHL rookies with 39 points (17 goals, 22 assists) a piece.  The dangerous duo also remains, by far, the biggest Cyclones killers this season - combining for 25 points in just six meetings against Cincinnati.  The Nailers have benefited from some great goaltending this season as well; rookie Patrick Killeen picked up his 15th win of the year last night, ranking him second among all ECHL goalies.  His 2.64 goal-against average is good for 8th place.

EGGO'S RUN FOR ANOTHER RECORD: The Cyclones captain is just about to climb up the ladder in two of the team’s All-Time records.  He needs just one point to pass Todd Simon for fourth on the Cyclones All-Time point leaderboard.  Last night, he passed Jeff Wells for fourth on the All-Time games played list...including tonight, he now has 306.  Both of these categories include Cyclones players dating back to the 1990 season.

ALL-STAR NUMBERS:  Brian O’Hanley continues to show why he was named to the 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic.  The third year defenseman has four points in five games and is on pace to shatter his offensive numbers from last season.  At this rate, he will earn 42 points this year...which would be more than he has scored in his two previous years combined.

MULTI-POINT MACHINE: Despite spending the first month of the season playing overseas, Cyclones forward Dustin Sproat has been one of the team’s most consistent point-getters.  He had a three-assist game vs. Wheeling last night.  He ranks second on the team with four multi-point games this season - two of them have been three-point games.

SEASON SERIES (11 Meetings - 5 Remaining)
Oct. 30 Wheeling 7 at Cincinnati 3 Final
Nov.  6 Cincinnati 2 at Wheeling 0 Final
Dec. 17 Wheeling 1 at Cincinnati 2 Final
Dec. 18 Wheeling 7 at Cincinnati 2 Final
Dec. 26 Cincinnati 4 at Wheeling 5 Final
Jan. 14 Wheeling 6 at Cincinnati 3 Final
Jan. 15 Cincinnati at Wheeling 8:05 pm EST
Jan. 18 Wheeling at Cincinnati 7:30 pm EST
Feb.  4 Wheeling at Cincinnati 7:30 pm EST
Feb.  5 Cincinnati at Wheeling 8:05 pm EST
Mar.  4 Cincinnati at Wheeling 7:35 pm EST