KILLEEN, SOLAR BEARS TAKE DOWN CYCLONES 2-1

Home Schedule Concludes on Tuesday and Wednesday

Click here to view the box score Orlando, FL -  G Patrick Killeen stopped 31 of 32 shots to lead the Solar Bears to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Cyclones in front of 9,329 fans at the Amway Center on Sunday afternoon. Less than five minutes into the game, the Cyclones struck for their first goal. F Matt Smyth fired a puck from the right wall and F Mike Embach redirected the shot past Killeen to put Cincinnati ahead at 4:48 of the frame. The Solar Bears struck back with a power play goal 4:02 later. F Nick McParland banked a puck off the boards to D Michael Wilson, who skated into the slot and wristed the puck into the back of the cage for the 1-1 score. The two sides ended the period with one goal apiece. The Solar Bears grabbed a 2-1 lead in the second stanza. C Ryan Cruthers left the puck in the high slot for D Derick Martin, and Martin fired a shot off the crossbar and into the net at 7:33 of the period. Killeen turned aside all 12 shots he faced in the frame to help the Solar Bears hold the 2-1 lead going into the third. Cincinnati fired a barrage of shots in the final frame, but could not solve Killeen. The Solar Bears netminder turned aside all 25 shots he faced in the final two periods, including 13 in the third frame to make the 2-1 lead stand up for the eventual victory. Killeen finished the week stopping 102 of 107 shots he faced.Three Stars: 1. P. Killeen (ORL); 2. D. Martin (ORL); 3. M. Wilson (ORL)Power Plays: ORL: 1/6; CIN: 0/4Shots: ORL: 17; CIN: 32Notes:Tonight's contest marked the first time the Solar Bears have hosted the Cincinnati Cyclones at the Amway Center... Orlando will play their remaining four games of the 2012-13 season against the Florida Everblades, two at home, and two on the road... Tonight's crowd of 9,329 was the second largest crowd of the year... D Derick Martin scored his first goal of the year in the second period, it proved to be the game winner... G Patrick Killeen earned first star honors in two of the three Solar Bears games this week... The Solar Bears wore their Old Time Hockey jerseys tonight.

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