Listowel, ONT.- Logan MacMillan made 27 saves, and four different Cyclones scored as Listowel defeated the Elmira Sugar Kings 4–1 in the Battle of 86 on Friday night at Steve Kerr Memorial Arena.
MacMillan was busiest in the opening period, stopping all 12 shots he faced as Elmira held a 12–8 edge in shots. His performance helped the Cyclones carry a lead into the first intermission.
Trent Houghton opened the scoring at 12:41 with his second goal of the season, assisted by William Kueneman and Ryan Cranny. Kueneman collected his third assist of the campaign, while Cranny added his fourth as Listowel moved ahead 1–0.
The Cyclones doubled their advantage early in the second period. Shayne Keefe scored his sixth goal of the season at 4:56, with Thomas Paleczny earning his seventh assist and Grayden McKnight adding his fourth to make it 2–0.
Listowel outshot Elmira 11–9 in the middle frame, but the visitors cut the lead to 2–1 at 14:52. The Cyclones held that one-goal advantage through the second intermission before pulling away early in the third.
Lyndon Cabral restored the two-goal lead just 1:03 into the final period with an unassisted goal, his fifth of the season.
Clark deBoer followed at 4:16 with an unassisted power-play goal, also his fifth of the campaign. The two goals, scored 3:13 apart, extended Listowel’s lead to 4–1 and completed the scoring.
MacMillan stopped all seven shots he faced in the third to finish with 27 saves on 28 shots over the full 60 minutes. The Cyclones outshot Elmira 11–7 in the final period and 30–28 overall, with eight different Listowel players recording a point in the victory.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 AT STRATFORD
Lyndon Cabral scored Listowel’s lone goal as the Cyclones fell 6–1 to the Stratford Warriors in the Battle of Perth County on Saturday night.
Stratford scored at 9:58 and 13:50 of the opening period to take a 2–0 lead. Listowel was outshot 12–3 in the frame, with Jack Bree making 10 saves.
The deficit grew to 3–0 just 1:15 into the second period. Listowel increased its shot production in the middle frame, recording 12 shots after its three-shot opening period and finishing with a 12–11 edge in the second.
Cabral put the Cyclones on the board at 12:14 with a power-play goal, his sixth of the season. Roman Shtefan earned his fifth assist of the campaign, while Hudson Wiles picked up his fourth as Listowel cut the deficit to 3–1.
Stratford answered at 14:07, just 1:53 after Cabral’s goal, and scored again at 16:53. Those two goals left the Cyclones facing a 5–1 deficit at the second intermission.
Listowel generated its highest shot total of the game in the third, outshooting the Warriors 13–6, but was unable to add to Cabral’s marker. Stratford scored the final goal at 5:24 to complete the 6–1 result.
Bree played the full 60 minutes and finished with 23 saves on 29 shots. The Cyclones outshot Stratford 25–17 over the final two periods, bringing the final shot count to 29–28 in the Warriors’ favour.
The Cyclones return to action on Wednesday, October 21, when they visit the London Nationals at Western Fair Sports Centre. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., with coverage available on FloHockey.
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