WHEELING — The Wheeling Nailers tied history on Sunday afternoon, as they wrapped up a stretch of four games in five days at WesBanco Arena against the Cincinnati Cyclones.

The Nailers came up short, 2-1, as Elijah Vilio scored for Cincinnati at the 41-second mark of overtime. However, the point brought Wheeling to 12-2-1 in November to match the best month in team history. The Wheeling Thunderbirds also went 12-2-1 in February 1995.

Jake Smith made 32 saves for the Nailers, as he played in his third game in less than 48 hours.

Both teams got on the scoreboard in the first period. Cincinnati struck first with the power play at the 7:08 mark. Ryan Kirwan took three shots on the man advantage, and his third try was the charm, as he whipped in a wrist shot from the left circle.

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