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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Cincinnati Cyclones

April 9, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


In a game that will help decide who captures the North Division crown, the Kalamazoo Wings will travel to the US Bank Arena to take on the Cincinnati Cyclones. This will be the 11th and final regular season meeting of the season between the teams. On the season, the K-Wings are 5-3-1-1 against the Cyclones.

For the K-Wings tonight isn't only a big divisional matchup, but it is also huge in regards to the Eastern Conference. Kalamazoo leads Cincinnati by two points for the division lead and trails the idle South Carolina Stingrays by three points for second place in the conference.

The Cyclones are returning home to start a three-game home stand. Cincinnati is heating up at the right time. Unbeaten in regulation in the their last three (2-0-1-0) games, the Cyclones are 7-2-1-0 in their last 10 games and trail the Orlando Solar Bears by a single point for fourth place in the conference.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Cincinnati Cyclones

Goals: Matt Caria (24 Goals) Anthony Luciani (25 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek, Elgin Reid (32 Assists) Taylor Aronson,

Paul Crowder (30 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria (54 Points) Anthony Luciani (53 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus (+18) Taylor Aronson (+28)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (129 Minutes) Mike Dalhuisen (125 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (9 Goals) Anthony Luciani (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Byron Froese (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Matt Caria (5 GW) Byron Froese, Jonathan Hazen (3 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (176 Shots) Anthony Luciani (197 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Shane Berschbach ( 50%) Wade Megan (26%)

Overtime Goals: Six Players Tied (1 Goal) David MacDonald,

Josh McFadden (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (4 Goals) Paul Crowder (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Justin Taylor (57.1%) Paul Crowder (57.1 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.33 ) Scott Darling (2.61)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.922) Michael Houser (0.924)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All-Time Series: 55-58-4-9 (Includes ECHL/IHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL All-Time Series: 31-22-4-5

Season Series: K-Wings Lead the Season Series: 5-3-1-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-3 on February 17th @ US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Good Things Come in Threes

Kalamazoo's Ryan Del Monte enters tonight looking to extend a streak. Del Monte has recorded a point in each of his last three games.

Taylor Moves to Second

Last Friday, Justin Taylor earned his 68th goal in his K-Wings career. The 68 goals places Taylor one goal ahead of Sam Ftorek for second in K-Wings' ECHL history and just one goal behind former K-Wing Trent Daavettila, who is the team's ECHL all-time leader with 69 goals.

Starting the Week

The K-Wings have been tough to beat in weekday games. Kalamazoo is 13-4-0-0 in games played Monday-Thursday this season.

Snapping a Streak

While it doesn't seem that long, the K-Wings start the week looking to snap a season-tying tying two-game losing streak. Kalamazoo is 2-4-0-2 in their last eight games.

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.

What's Going On

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 including our current promotional schedule .

K-Wings Live

Join special guests, Sam Ftorek, Eric Kattelus and Elgin Reid along with head coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno this Monday, April 14th for the next edition of "K-Wings Live". The show is on WZUU (92.5 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 6-7 p.m. at Brewster's in Portage, Michigan.

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, April 11th @ Toledo 7:15 PM

Saturday, April 12th Vs Evansville 7:30 PM (Fan Appreciation Night, Featuring Player Post-Game Award Ceremony)

-End of the Regular Season-

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