News release
20 December 2014
CINCINNATI, OH - December 20, 2014 - The Elmira Jackals, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres and AHL's Rochester Americans, are on the hunt for the three-game sweep on the road tonight in Cincinnati. The Jackals defeated Evansville 4-1 on Wednesday and beat the Cyclones 3-2 last night.
WHO: Elmira Jackals - Buffalo/NHL & Rochester/AHL (15-9-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones - Florida and
Nashville/NHL & San Antonio and Milwaukee/AHL (9-10-4)
Tonight the Jackals face Cincinnati for the second of four meetings this season and the second of three at U.S. Bank Arena. Last night the Cyclones stormed out to an early lead with a goal from Josh Shalla 45 seconds into the game. Minutes later, in an attempt to regain momentum, Justin Sawyer challenged Jaynen Rissling to a fight. Kevin Hart also dropped the gloves with Tom Serratore in the opening frame. The Jackals responded with two goals 62 seconds apart to take a 2-1 lead. First, Steven Shamanski capitalized on the power-play and Mitch Holmberg followed with his fourth goal in two games as a Jackal. Stephan Vigier tied the game late in the second period and set up an exciting final frame. Brodie Reid scored the game-winner at 6:44 of the third period with a shot from the bottom of the right circle. The Jackals played shutdown defense the rest of the way and received strong goaltending from Travis Fullerton, who made 34 saves in the 3-2. The Jackals are 21-13-6 all-time against Cincinnati.