DULUTH, Georgia – The Gwinnett Gladiators (41-25-2-1) scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Cincinnati Cyclones (40-19-5-3) by a 5-3 final score in front of 3,343 at Gwinnett Center on Wednesday night.

The Cyclones got on the board early as Mathieu Aubin buried a rebound past Louis Domingue (W, 24 saves, 21-9-1-1) at the 4:15 mark to give his team a 1-0 lead. Gwinnett answered less than two minutes later as Joey Haddad blasted a high slap shot over Michael Houser (L, 30 saves, 15-7-1-1) to even things at one. Toward the end of the frame, the Cincinnati power play capitalized to take back the lead; after a Josh McFadden point shot rebounded out in front, Justin Vaive stuffed home his first ECHL goal of the season to push Cincinnati ahead 2-1 through 20 minutes.

The Gladiators knotted things at two with 7:35 gone in the middle period when Doug Jones teed up a power play point shot that beat Houser through a screen. And despite some great chances for both sides the rest of the way, the teams remained deadlocked at the second intermission.

Aubin once again gave his team a lead with a power play goal at 10:16, making it a 3-2 game. Unfortunately, though, the Gladiators potted three unanswered goals in the final eight minutes to rally and win by a 5-3 final score. Justin Bowers, Ryan Donald, and Andy Brandt all found the net in the third.

The Cyclones Radio Network Stars of the Game are as follows:

First Star: Ryan Donald (Game-wining goal for Gwinnett)
Second Star: Justin Bowers (1 goal, 2 assists)
Third Star: Mathieu Aubin (2 goals)

Cincinnati continues its season-long road trip on Friday night against the Florida Everblades at 7:30pm. Fans can hear all the action of the game on the Cyclones Radio Network (FM 100 The FAN, America One, CyclonesHockey.com) beginning at 7:10pm.

The Cyclones will return to the ice at U.S. Bank Arena on Friday, March 29 when they host the Evansville IceMen at 7:30pm! The game will also feature Cincinnati’s Largest Fish Fry! Call 513.421.PUCK or visit CyclonesHockey.com to reserve your seats! Fans can also get the latest team updates throughout the season on Facebook and Twitter (@CincyCyclones).

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