Bloomington, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison staged a third-period rally but suffered a 3-2 loss against the Cincinnati Cyclones on Friday night at Grossinger Motors Arena.
6:15 into the first period, Eddie Matsushima scored on a wrist shot to help the Bison take an early lead. Danny Katic assisted Matsushima’s thirteenth goal of the season. The goal extended Matsushima’s point streak to eight games and his goal streak to four games. The Cyclones evened the score at 14:29 as Lincoln Griffin snuck the puck past Bison goalie Yaniv Perets. Chas Sharpe and Dante Sheriff assisted Griffin for his seventh goal of the season. Ultimately, Cincinnati led shots on goal by a 15-11 margin.
Early in the second frame, Cincinnati took a 2-1 lead on the powerplay. Braeden Kressler scored on a wrist shot in the slot for his second goal of the season. At 15:19, Ty Voit and Kressler assisted Griffin with his second goal of the night, which came on the power play. With Griffin’s eighth on the season, Cincinnati extended the lead by a 3-1 margin…