Elite squad defeat Cyclones 4 - 3

Box Score
The Pics defeated the Cyclones 4 - 3 Saturday afternoon, notching their first win of the season.

The Cyclones struck first early in the 1st period when Matt JaJoie was able to sneak it past Ray Picard to make it 1 - 0. Chase Burnell was credited with the assist.

Braeden Humphrey was able to even up the score when Zack Fox went behind the goal and into the near corner, spun around and found Humphrey right in front of the net, and deposited it to make it 1- 1. Bryce St. Martin was credited with the secondary assist.

Burnell was able to make it 2 - 1 just 5 minutes later when he got it past Picard. Alexander Nisevich and Lajoie were credited with the assists.

Zack Fox was able to make it 2 - 2 as he was able to pick up the loose puck when it got away from Hayden Manning while on the power play. James Delaney and Brandon Shuman were credited with the assists.

Simon Higgins got the Pics the lead for good as he was able to get a breakaway chance and went top shelf glove side to make it 3 - 2. Tyler Genovese and Brigham Dubey got the assists.

Chris Foster was able to make it 4 - 2 when he was able to take the pass from Fox in a set play on the power play. Humphrey was credited with the secondary assist.

The Cyclones put one more on the board with 6 minutes remaining in the 2nd, but the Pics held strong in the 3rd period, not allowing any goals to be scored.

Picard stopped 33 out of 36 shots for the win, while Cyclones goaltender Manning stopped 29 out of 33 for the loss.