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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Fort Wayne Komets

February 26, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Tonight will be the 10 meeting out of 14 between the Kalamazoo Wings and Fort Wayne Komets. Kalamazoo leads the season series with a record of 6-3-0-0; however, the K-Wings are 2-2-0-0 against the Komets at Allen County Memorial Coliseum with both of their victories occurring in overtime.

Hitting the road, Kalamazoo will begin a stretch of four straight games away from Wings Stadium. The K-Wings enter tonight first place in the North Division, one point ahead of the Cincinnati Cyclones, who sit in second place and two points ahead of the third place Komets.

After playing three straight on the road, the Komets are set to begin a brief two-game home stand. Besides trying to pull into a first place tie with Kalamazoo, Fort Wayne will also try to extend a streak. The Komets are unbeaten in regulation in their last five home games, earning a record of 2-0-2-1 during the stretch.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets

Goals: Matt Caria (18 Goals) Chris Auger (23 Goals)

Assists: Sam Ftorek (26 Assists) Brandon Marino (46 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria, Sam Ftorek (37 Points) Brandon Marino (67 Points)

+/-: Eric Kattelus (+19) Scott Fleming, Simon Danis-Pepin (+13)

Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (94 Minutes) Kaleigh Schrock (140 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (8 Goals) Brandon Marino,

Jordan Southorn (5 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Chris Auger (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Sam Ftorek, David Pacan (4 GW) Brandon Marino (5 GW)

Shots: Sam Ftorek (148 Shots) Brandon Marino (162 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Cody Beach (33.3%) Mike Embach (16.9%)

Overtime Goals: Five Players Tied (1 Goal) Mike Embach, Dean Ouellet (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (4 Goals) Dean Ouellet (5 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Justin Taylor (66.7%) Shawn Szydlowski (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.33 ) Ben Meisner ( 2.41)

Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.924) Ben Meisner (0.914)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Trail All -Time Series: 169-170-45 (Includes ECHL, IHL and UHL )

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time ECHL Series: 13-10-1-0

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 6-3-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-2 on February 15th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Saturday, March 8th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Rolling Along

Forwards Justin Taylor and Yannick Veilleux have been racking up points. Taylor is tied for the K-Wings season-high for consecutive games with a point at eight games, while Veilleux is riding a seven-game point streak and team season-high five-game goal streak.

Heading Towards the Century Mark

Forward Nick Sirota is closing in on a personal milestone. Sirota is one goal shy of 100 in his career.

Powering Up

Kalamazoo has earned at least one power-play goal in each of their last six games. The K-Wings have gone 9-for-26 during the stretch for a percentage of 34.6%.

On the Road Again

The K-Wings will begin a four-game road swing tonight night against the Fort Wayne Komets. On the season the K-Wings are 12-10-0-1 away from Wings Stadium.

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 Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno on Monday, March 10th 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, February 28th @ Orlando 7:30 PM

Saturday, March 1st @ Orlando 7:00 PM

Monday, March 3rd @ Orlando 7:00 PM

Friday, March 7th Vs South Carolina 7:30 PM (Carnival Night)

Saturday, March 8th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Faith Night and Scout Night)

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