ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Indy Fuel

Published on February 8, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana

Sunday, February 8, 2015 3:05 PM

Game Preview

This afternoon will be the second ever meeting between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Indy Fuel. It was three and half months ago the last time the teams met. Kalamazoo won the inaugural encounter with a 5-4 overtime victory at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

Today is the second game of a season-long five-game road swing for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo began the trip last night with a 4-2 loss to the Fort Wayne Komets. With 44 points, the K-Wings are in fourth place in the North Division, two points behind the Cincinnati Cyclones for third.

No team in the ECHL has been playing better hockey than the Indy Fuel. The Fuel, who is on a three-game winning streak, is 10-1-0-0 in their last 11 games. With 41 points, the Fuel is one point behind the Wheeling Nailers for fifth place in the North Division and three points behind the K-Wings.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Indy Fuel

Goals: Dane Fox (15 Goals) Garrett Bembridge, Robert Czarnik (17 Goals)

Assists: Eric Kattelus (27 Assists) Garrett Bembridge, Justin Holl (17 Assists)

Points: Eric Kattelus (33 Points) Garrett Bembridge (34 Points)

+/-: Sacha Guimond (+13)

Pete Massar, Kyle Stoh (+10)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (70 Minutes) Vincent Arseneau (109 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox, Sacha Guimond (4 Goals) Mike Duco (6 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (2 Goals) Matt White (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Dane Fox, Justin Taylor (3 GW) Kyle Stroh (7 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (102 Shots) Garrett Bembridge (136 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Matt Caria (18.2 %) Robert Czarnik (16.8%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus, Zach McCullough (1 Goal) Kyle Stroh (0 Goals)

Shootout Goals: Gergo Nagy, Nathan Longpre Mathieu Brisebois, Robert Czarnik,

Justin Taylor (1 Goal) Kyle Stroh (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Gergo Nagy, Nathan Longpre (50%) Evan Vossen (100%)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.53 ) Mac Carruth (2.55)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin (0.911) Mac Carruth (0.912)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 1-0-0-0

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 5-4 in Overtime on October 22nd @ Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 25th @ Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana

Five Alive

Forward Eric Kattelus is riding a five-game point streak. Kattelus, who leads the team in scoring with 33 points, has recorded points in 14 out of his last 15 games.

Burning Up

Besides Kattelus, two other members of the K-Wings begin the night on impressive point streaks. Forward Matt Caria is on a seven-game point streak, while defenseman Sam Ftorek has points in four straight games.

Out of the Gates

Last night Dane Fox scored 38 seconds into the game. The goal was the quickest goal scored to start a game this season for the K-Wings.

Back Stop

Goaltender Joel Martin has made plenty of saves this week. In the K-Wings three previous contests, Martin has made 110 saves.

Good Things Come in Threes

Indy's Justin Holl has been racking up points. Holl starts the day on a three-game point streak.

Staying Out of the Box

The Fuel hasn't spent much time this season in the penalty box. Averaging 13.96 minutes in penalties per game, Indy is fourth least penalized team in the entire ECHL.

Heating Up

Indy starts the day on a three-game winning streak. The Fuel have been scorching hot going 10-1-0-0 in their last 11 games and they have earned points in 12 out of their last 13 contests (11-1-1-0)

Mac Daddy

Fuel goaltender Mac Carruth has been tough to beat. Carruth has earned victories in his last eight appearances.

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

Thursday, February 12th @ Orlando 7:00 PM

Friday, February 13th @ Florida 7:30 PM

Saturday, February 14th @ Florida 7:00 PM

Wednesday, February 18th Vs Gwinnett 7:00 PM (Wacky Wednesday: 10-Cent Hot Dogs)

Friday, February 20th Vs Reading 7:30 PM (World Record Night/Social Media Night presented by the U.S. Army and 3,2,1 Countdown to Fun featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $1 Hot Dogs)

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