Walleye Take Game One 4-1
May 1, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release
(Toledo, OH) Kyle Bonis scored twice as the Walleye ran away from Fort Wayne 4-1 Friday night at the Huntington Center. Toledo leads the best of seven series 1-0 with game two coming Saturday night in Toledo.
After a scoreless first period, Toledo struck first when Tyler Barnes (2nd) sent a one-timer past Fort Wayne goaltender Roman Will at 2:48. Justin Daniels collected his first of the playoffs at 15:23 when he finished off a pass from A.J. Jenks.
The Komets closed to within one as they picked up a shorthanded goal at 16:40 of the second. At 9:55 of the third period Kyle Bonis (4th) deflected a Jenks shot that went under the arm of Will to give the Walleye a 3-1 lead. Bonis also collected the empty net goal with 12 seconds left to finish the scoring.
Walleye Notes: Goaltender Jeff Lerg had 21 saves on the 22 shots he faced as Toledo out shot Fort Wayne 30-22 in the game. Kyle Bonis has 4 goals in the last two games. The shorthanded allowed was the third surrendered this postseason for Toledo, they allowed just one in the regular season.
Our Fish, Our Fight
Toledo Walleye 2015 Kelly Cup Playoff Tickets are on sale now. Get yours by calling 419-725-WALL or online at www.toledowalleye.com. The Toledo Walleye play all of their home games at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo. You can catch every Walleye hockey game live on Fox Sports radio 1230 and all 36 home games live on BCSN.
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