Walleye Pull Away from Komets 5-2
May 2, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release
(Toledo, OH) Troy Schwab had a pair of goals and Neil Conway had 35 saves to lead the Walleye to a 5-2 win over Fort Wayne on Saturday night. Toledo leads the best of seven series 2-0 with game three coming Tuesday night in Fort Wayne.
Justin Mercier (4th) gave the Walleye a 1-0 lead at 6:27 of the first period as he deflected the Justin Daniels pass through Fort Wayne goaltender Roman Will. The Komets tied the game when Eric Faille deflected a shot past Neil Conway at 7:45. Troy Schwab (4th) slammed a rebound in at 9:50 to give Toledo a 2-1 lead after the first period.
In the second period, Schwab was at it again tipping in a perfect pass from Tyler Barnes at 10:08 for a 3-1 advantage. Fort Wayne pulled to within one when Matthew Pistilli wristed in a shot at 15:56 of the period.
Fort Wayne controlled much of the third period until Scott Czarnowczan set up Justin Mercier on a breakaway and he scored at 13:05. At 16:27, Tyler Barnes found Shane Berschbach (4th) at the side of the Komets net for a deflection that finished the scoring.
Walleye Notes: Goaltender Neil Conway made his first start since March 21 and had 35 saves on 37 shots. 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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