With backs against the wall and facing possible elimination, the Connecticut Oilers defeated the Northern Cyclones 3-1 at the SoNo Ice House in Norwalk, Conn., and evened the EHL playoff championship series at two games each.  For the second straight year the EHL finals will be decided in a Game Five, and this one will be played Wednesday, March 25 at 6pm at Cyclones Arena in Hudson, N.H.  The winner will not only get the EHL playoff trophy, but earn a trip to this weekend's USA Hockey National Tournament in Simsbury, Conn.

Ludvig Steenberg opened the scoring late in the first period, giving the Oilers a 1-0 lead at intermission.  Joe Pizzimenti put Connecticut up 2-0 just 2:49 into the second stanza before the Cyclones got their lone goal at the 6:49 mark from Nick Felan.  Sebastian Foster put the game out of reach with just under three minutes to go in the game.  Jimmy Poreda stopped 40 shots for the Cyclones while Michael Bastone kicked away 33 for the Oilers.

The Cylcones are the defending EHL playoff champions after knocking off the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs last year in a five-game set.