The Bombers would tie things up in the second as Greg Labenski netted his 6th of the year, this time on the power play from fellow veteran Kelly Perrault. Knotted at three after two periods, shots still favored Dayton 25-22.
In the third the Cyclones would regain the lead when Jimmy Kilpatrick scored his 21st of the year. Tomas Zaborsky would get the equalizer for the Bombers at 14:44, assisted by Danny LaPointe and Ryan Smyth. Cincinnati, however, would pull away in the closing minutes, scoring two more goals in the final four minutes.
Drew was 23 of 28 in net for Dayton, while Cincinnati’s Loic Lacasse went 30 of 34. The Bombers were 1 of 8 on the power play and 4 of 6 on the penalty kill.
Next up for the Bombers is a meeting with the Reading Royals on Wednesday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nutter Center.