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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Evansville IceMen

March 4, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
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Kalamazoo Wings @ Evansville IceMen

Ford Center Evansville, Indiana

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 7:15 PM (CST)

Game Preview

Tonight will be fourth and final regular season encounter between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Evansville IceMen. On the season, Kalamazoo is 2-1-0-0 versus their North Division rivals, including 2-0-0-0 at the Ford Center.

This evening will be the third game of a four-game road swing for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo began March with a 4-2 victory on Sunday against the Toledo Walleye. With 55 points, the K-Wings are in fourth place in the North Division, just one point ahead of the Indy Fuel.

Spending some time at home, tonight is game two of a four-game home stand for the IceMen. Evansville hits the ice looking to snap a four-game losing streak at the Ford Center. The IceMen are 1-9-0-0 in their last 10 games with their lone victory occurring against the K-Wings on February 21st.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Evansville IceMen

Goals: Dane Fox (21 Goals) Braden Primm (19 Goals)

Assists: Eric Kattelus (29 Assists) Braden Primm,

Troy Rutkowski (18 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria, Eric Kattelus (35 Points) Braden Primm (37 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Braden Primm (+13)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (76 Minutes) Daniel Johnston (76 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox (5 Goals) Braden Primm (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Entire Team (0 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Dane Fox (4 GW) Braden Primm (2 GW)

Shots: Dane Fox (128 Shots) Braden Primm (138 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Matt Caria (18.4%) Robin Soudek (14.5%)

Overtime Goals: Dane Fox, Eric Kattelus Entire Team (0 Goals)

Zach McCullough (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy, Thomas Frazee (2 Goals) Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy (50%) Thomas Frazee (50 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.53 ) Branden Komm ( 2.92)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.910) Branden Komm (0.912)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 8-7-2-1

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 2-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 7-3 on February 21st @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Seventh Heaven

Forward Michael Neal is on a scoring tear. Neal starts the night on a seven-game point streak.

Lighting the Lamp

Forward Lane Scheidl is finding his scoring touch. Scheidl is riding a three-game goal and point streak.

Road Work

Tonight will be the K-Wings third game of a four-game road trip. Eleven of the K-Wings final 19 games of the regular season will be away from Wings Stadium.

Get Shorty

Kalamazoo has six of their nine shorthanded goals this season on the road. The six road shorthanders tie the K-Wings for second most in the league.

Rolling Along

Evansville's Braden Primm starts the night on a six-game point streak. Primm has 11 points (6 goals, 5 assists) over the streak.

Roster Moves

Yesterday Chris Driedger was reassigned to Evansville from the Ottawa Senators, while Danny Hobbs and Troy Rutkowski were recalled to the Binghamton Senators. Back on February 17th, Driedger became the first IceMen's player ever called up to the NHL.

At the Break

When Evansville leads at an intermission they usually are victorious. The IceMen are 9-2-1 when leading after two periods and 7-3 when leading after the first.

Home Stand

Tonight is game two of a four-game home stand for Evansville. The IceMen hit the ice looking to snap a four-game home losing streak.

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase tickets at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office, any Ticketmaster location or at kwings.com.

Get On-Line

This season, the best way to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto the team's website at www.kwings.com . The site has player profiles, video on your hometown team, and much, much more.

K-Wings on the Net

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Broadcast Network at www.echl.tv . Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 72 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pregame coverage begins with the Kalsee Credit Union Pre-Game Show 15 minutes prior to face-off. For the most complete coverage of the K-Wings from the opening face-off to the final buzzer, keep your smart phones, tablets and computers logged onto the K-Wings Broadcast Network.

Upcoming Games

Friday, March 6th @ Fort Wayne 8:00 PM

Saturday, March 7th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Special Olympics Polar Plunge and Autism Awareness Night presented by Sam's Club with support from Consumer's Credit Union)

Sunday, March 8th Vs Indy 3:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'Zoo, Kibbles and Sticks Day)

Sunday, March 13th @ Wheeling 7:35 PM

Saturday, March 14th @ Reading 7:05 PM

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