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Countdown to Face-Off: K-Wings at Nailers

March 20, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight will be a pivotal game in the playoff hopes of both the Kalamazoo Wings and the Wheeling Nailers, as the teams square off in an ECHL Eastern Conference Clash. This evening will be the second of three meetings between the teams. Kalamazoo is 0-1-0-0 against Wheeling this season.

Kalamazoo will look to get back on track after dropping back-to-back games, which includes their worst setback of the season, a 9-2 decision to the Greenville Road Warriors. With 69 points, Kalamazoo is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, six points behind the eighth place Toledo Walleye.

Snapping a three-game losing streak on St. Patrick's Day with a 3-2 victory over the Walleye, the Nailers return home for a game before they return to the road for three straight. With 67 points, Wheeling trails Toledo by eight points for eighth place in the conference.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Wheeling Nailers

Goals: Nick Sirota (20 Goals) Chris Barton, Paul Crowder (19 Goals)

Assists: Aaron Clarke (31 Assists) Paul Crowder (33 Assists)

Points: Aaron Clarke (50 Points) Paul Crowder (52 Points)

+/-: Darren Archibald (+6) Carl Sneep (+12)

Penalty Minutes: Nick Sirota (77 Minutes) Reid McNeill,

Zack Torquato (84 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (6 Goals) Chris Barton (8 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Nick Sirota (2 Goals) Cam Fergus (3 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Aaron Clarke (6 GW) Chris Barton, Paul Crowder (4 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (162 Shots) Paul Crowder (169 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Eric Kattelus (17.3%) Max MacKay (28.6%)

Overtime Goals: Yann Sauve (3 Goals) Chris Barton (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nick Sirota (2 Goals) Chris Barton (3 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Michael Davies, Sam Ftorek (100%) Adam Payerl (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Joel Martin (2.73 ) Peter Delmas (2.48)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.923) Peter Delmas (0.914)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 12-8-1-1

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 0-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 6-4 on March 3rd @ WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 24th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Young Heads to Albany

Yesterday, defenseman Harry Young was reassigned to the Albany Devils. Young call-up is his third this season and the K-Wings 17th.

An Army of One

Forward John Armstrong begins the day on a 16-game point streak. The 16-game streak is a season-high for the K-Wings as well as the enter ECHL.

Power Outage

Kalamazoo's power-play has struggled of late. The K-Wings have scored one power-play goal in their last 20 chances (5%) and are 4-for-41(9.4%) with a man-advantage in the month of March.

Rough Outing

While the nine goals surrendered by the K-Wings last Sunday is the most they have surrendered this season, it isn't the most they have allowed since joining the ECHL. The most goals surrendered by the K-Wings in a single ECHL contest were 10 against the Wheeling Nailers on 02/06/10 in a 10-1 loss at the WesBanco Arena.

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!!

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are now on sale. Catch all the action as your K-Wings play the very best the ECHL has to offer. Tickets are on sale now by stopping by the Wings Stadium Ticket Office or at any Ticketmaster location.

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 Radio

Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (92.5 FM WZUU & on kwings.com). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 72 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pre-game coverage begins with the Kalsee Credit Union Pre-Game Show 20 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 radio tuned this season to the K-Wings Radio Network.

Upcoming Games

Friday, March 22nd Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Military Appreciation Night and FANomenal Friday)

Saturday, March 23rd @ Evansville 7:15 PM (CDT)

Sunday, March 24th Vs Wheeling 4:00 PM (Big Brothers, Big Sisters Night, presented by Schupan & Son LLC. and a Family Hockey Day in the 'ZOO, presented by Bronson Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, Consumers Credit Union, Meijer, Charter Media and MLive)

Wednesday, March 27th Vs Evansville 7:00 PM ($5 Pack the House Night)

Friday, March 29th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (WRKR FANdamonium and FANomenal Friday, Final Home Game of the Regular Season)

Saturday, March 30th @ Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Final Game of the Regular Season)

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