Heartlanders visit Cyclones again Wednesday

Cincinnati, OH – The Iowa Heartlanders (23-14-4-3, 53 points) visit the Cincinnati Cyclones (16-21-7-0, 39 points) for the fourth time this season Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. Iowa is looking for their second win of the season series vs. Cincinnati; all four games of the season series have been at Heritage Bank Center. 

The Heartlanders are coming off a much-needed 4-1 victory Sunday at home against Kalamazoo, helping Iowa finish last weekend 1-1-0-1. Yuki Miura, Nico Blachman, Zeteny Hadobas and Zach Dubinsky scored in the win. 

Cincinnati has points in three straight games and is on a 10-3-3-0 tear since Dec. 29. In their most-recent game last Saturday vs. Toledo, Kyle Bollers tied the game late to help the Cyclones earn a point vs. the Walleye. 

Iowa is tied for second in the Central Division and Cincinnati is sixth in the Central Division, two points back of Indy. 

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Need To Know:
- The Heartlanders are also in the midst of five games out of six against Kalamazoo; Wednesday is the lone game over the last two weeks Iowa earns a reprieve against the K-Wings.

- Yuki Miura extended his season-high point streak to seven games Saturday.

- The Heartlanders have gone 14-for-14 on the penalty kill in the last two games.

Yuki’s career streak

Captain Yuki Miura scored four minutes into the first period in Sunday’s 4-1 win over the K-Wings, giving Iowa an early lead they would not surrender. With the goal, Miura set a new career high in goals for a season (13) and now has points in seven straight games (also a career high). 

Prior to this streak, Miura’s previous longest points streak was six, established in games 2-7 of his Heartlanders career in Iowa’s inaugural season (Nov. 20, 2021 – Dec. 1, 2021). Miura debuted with Iowa at Toledo, went without a point, then proceeded to earn at least a point in his next six games of his rookie season.

The Toyko, Japan native is six points away from matching a single-season best in points (32, set in 2023-24). 

Nico time

Nico Blachman scored his first game-winning goal of the season, and second of his career, in Iowa’s Sunday win against Kalamazoo. With the goal, Blachman is up to five goals and nine points with Iowa this season. He has matched a single-season high in goals and is two points away from tying his season best in points (both from 2022-23 season). 

The 6-foot-2, 195-lb., right-ha----nded shot is wearing an “A” this season and has been with the Heartlanders for nearly a calendar year; Iowa signed him in early March 2024. 

Quick series recap

The Heartlanders are 1-2-0-0 in the first three games of the series. The last two games have been tied or within a goal in the third period. Iowa’s first win of the series came on an overtime goal from Jules Boscq Dec. 18. 

These teams last played Jan. 24 and the Heartlanders nearly tied it at two late, but the Cyclones potted an empty-netter with 1:17 to go to win, 3-1.

Iowa faces the Cyclones next Wed., Feb. 12 at home and then returns to Cincinnati a week later for a Feb. 21 road matchup at Heritage B+-ank Center. After that, the series takes a seven-week hiatus until Apr. 9-12 at Xtream Arena for a three-game homestand.

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