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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Cincinnati Cyclones

February 4, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight will be the ninth and final scheduled regular season encounter between the Kalamazoo Wings and Cincinnati Cyclones. The K-Wings, who are 5-3-0-0 against the Cyclones, have won their last four encounters versus Cincinnati.

The month of February will be a tough stretch for the K-Wings, who will hit the ice 14 times in the 28 days this month. Kalamazoo enters this evening looking to extend a season-long six-game (5-0-0-1) road unbeaten streak.

Winless in their last four games, the Cyclones are looking to snap their second longest losing drought this season. With 42 points, Cincinnati begins the night in third place in the North Division, just one point ahead of Kalamazoo and two points more than the Wheeling Nailers.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Cincinnati Cyclones

Goals: Matt Caria, Dane Fox (13 Goals) Josh Shalla (15 Goals)

Assists: Eric Kattelus (24 Assists) Josh Shalla (18 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (30 Points) Josh Shalla (33 Points)

+/-: Sacha Guimond (+12) Chris Reed (+13)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (65 Minutes) Jaynen Rissling (67 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox (4 Goals) Josh Shalla (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Matt Caria, Eric Kattelus, Bryon Froese, Geoff Irwin (2 Goals)

Nathan Longpre, Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Justin Taylor (3 GW) Seven Players Tied (2 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (102 Shots) Josh Shalla (143 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Matt Caria (18.1 %) Andrew Yogan (33.3%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus, Zach McCullough (1 Goal) David MacDonald (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy, Kevin Sullivan, Shayne Taker, Justin Taylor (1 Goal) Stephan Vigier (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Gergo Nagy (100%) Kevin Sullivan (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.53 ) Rob Madore (2.71)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.911) Branden Komm (0.912)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: All-Time Series is Tied: 61-61-4-9 (Includes ECHL/IHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL All-Time Series: 37-25-4-5

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 5-3-0-0

Last Meeting : K-Wings Won 5-2 on January 24th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting : Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Heating Up

Forward Matt Caria is heating up. Caria enters the week on a four-game point streak.

A January to Remember

Kalamazoo finished the month of January with a record of 9-1-0-1. It was Kalamazoo's best January since the 2004-05 season, when the team went 12-4-0 in the United Hockey League,

Solid Between the Pipes

Goaltender Joel Martin was spectacular between the pipes in January. Martin finished the month with a record of 5-1-0-0, a goals-against average of 1.84 and a save percentage of 0.984.

Road Tested

Kalamazoo begins the night on a six-game (5-0-0-1) road unbeaten streak. The six-game road unbeaten streak is the longest this season for the K-Wings.

Tough to Shoot On

Through 41 games, opponents of the Cyclones are averaging 27.24 shots per game. The average places Cincinnati second in the Eastern Conference and third overall in the league,

Staying Out of the Box

Like the K-Wings, the Cyclones are one of the least penalized teams in the ECHL. Averaging 13.22 minutes per game, Cincinnati is the third least penalized team in the league.

Stingy in the Second

Defensively the second period is where Cincinnati shines. So far this season, the Cyclones have allowed a league-low 27 goals in the middle stanza.

Snapping a Streak Cincinnati enters tonight looking to snap a four-game losing streak. The four-game streak is just one game shy of tying the Cyclones longest winless streak of the season set November 8th-November 18th.

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, February 6th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (USA Olympic Curling Night and 3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun!, featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $ 1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, February 7th @ Fort Wayne 7:30 PM

Sunday, February 8th @ Indy 3:05 PM

Thursday, February 12th @ Orlando 7:00 PM

Friday, February 13th @ Florida 7:30 PM

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