BISON WIN ON FLAWLESS PERETS PERFORMANCE
By: Andy Zilch, Bloomington Bison
Cincinnati, Ohio – Yaniv Perets turned aside all 29 shots as the Bloomington Bison shutout the Cincinnati Cyclones 3-0 on Saturday at Heritage Bank Center.
The first period saw no scoring, and each team had an unsuccessful power play. Cincinnati outshot the Bison 10-5 in the frame.
At 11:45 of the second period, Maxim Barbashev opened the scoring with a rebound goal on a Carter Berger shot. Barbashev’s second of the season was also assisted by Brett Budgell, who extended his point streak to eight games. Just 2:45 later, Berger scored his fourth of the season on a wrist shot from the slot. Gavin Gould assisted to extend the Bison lead to 2-0. Bloomington closed the period outshooting the Cyclones 10-8.
The Bison established strong puck possession, preventing any Cyclone’s comeback in the majority of the period. Cincinnati pulled goaltender Jon Gilles in the closing minutes for the extra attacker. Eddie Matsushima converted on the empty net to seal the 3-0 victory for the Bison. Gould and Chongmin Lee assisted his 16th of the season.
Perets improved his record to 6-3-1 in the performance. Jon Gillies suffered the loss with 23 saves, moving his record to 3-5-1. The Cyclones outshot the Bison 29-26. Bloomington went 0-for-1 on the powerplay and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
The Bison continue their nine-game road trip tomorrow at Wings Event Center against the Kalamazoo Wings. The faceoff is set for 2 p.m.
Single-game pricing starts as low as $20! Group pricing with benefits and suite options are also available. Visit bloomingtonbisonhockey.com or call (309) 965-HERD for more information.
