The Cincinnati Cyclones host the Fort Wayne Komets on Saturday night at 7:35 PM ET in the second half of a back-to-back between the two teams.
Cincinnati is looking to respond after falling 3-2 in overtime on Friday, a game in which the Cyclones surrendered two power-play goals in regulation before Harrison Rees buried the OT winner past Ken Appleby.
Related: Cyclones Fall 3-2 In OT to Komets
Below are each team’s projected lineups for tonight’s game:
Cincinnati Cyclones Lineup
Adam Kydd – Sam Stevens – Max Helgeson
Gunnar Fontaine – Marko Sikic – Jaxson Murray
Nick Rheaume – Liam Kidney – John Jaworski
Justin Vaive – Jordan Kaplan – Shawn Kennedy
Jake Johnson – Max Smolinski
Elijah Vilio – Aaron Bohlinger
Kurtis Henry – Griffin Ludtke
*Kaidan Mbereko*
Tommy Scarfone
Gabriel Bernier is a healthy scratch tonight. Jordan Kaplan returns to the lineup after being out on Friday.
Fort Wayne Komets Lineup
Bloom – Brown – Janicke
Tyutyavev – Magera – Copponi
Stonehouse – Murray – Aleardi
Richards – Deakin-Poot – Petruzzelli
Inamoto – Feist
Krebs – Harsch
Smereck – Rees
*Nathaniel Day*
Samuel Jonsson
Standings Update
Indy, Kalamazoo, and Bloomington all won on Friday night. As a result, Cincinnati enters Saturday in fifth place. Bloomington holds the tiebreaker with both teams sitting at 62 points, while Kalamazoo is now just two points back of fourth and fifth. The Cyclones also trail Indy by five points for third place in the Central Division.
All three teams in the playoff race with Cincinnati, Indy, Bloomington, and Kalamazoo are back in action Saturday against the same opponents as last night, making it important for the Cyclones to keep pace with a full two points. Cincinnati has 13 games remaining in the regular season.
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