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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Toledo Walleye

February 28, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings @ Toledo Walleye

Huntington Center Toledo, Ohio

Saturday, February 28, 2015 7:15 PM

Game Preview

Tonight will be the second of three straight meetings between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Toledo Walleye. This will be the eighth of 13 encounters between the teams this season. On the season, the K-Wings are 3-3-0-1 versus the Walleye.

Packing their bags, the K-Wings will begin a four-game road swing. Kalamazoo posted a season-high tying eight goals last night in an 8-3 victory over Toledo. The K-Wings were led by three-point performances by Jean Bourbeau, Sam Ftorek, Ray Kaunisto and Joe Sova.

Having their overall four-game winning streak snapped last night, the Walleye return home trying to preserve a different streak. Toledo hits the ice looking to extend a six-game home streak. The eight goals allowed last night by the Walleye were the most they have allowed in a single-game this season.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Dane Fox (20 Goals) Kyle Bonis (23 Goals)

Assists: Eric Kattelus (29 Assists) Tyler Barnes (32 Assists)

Points: Eric Kattelus (35 Points) Anthony Luciani (52 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Cody Lampl (+22)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (74 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (104 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox (5 Goals) Kyle Bonis (6 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Kyle Bonis (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Dane Fox (4 Goals) Tyler Barnes, Kyle Bonis (4 GW)

Shots: Dane Fox (122 Shots) Kyle Bonis (157 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Matt Caria (18.5%) Martin Frk (27.7%)

Overtime Goals: Dane Fox, Eric Kattelus, Shane Berschbach (1 Goal)

Zach McCullough (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy Troy Schwab (3 Goals)

Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy (50%) Joel Chouinard, Kyle Rogers (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.53 ) Neil Conway ( 1.97)

Save Percentage: Joel Martin, Scott Munroe (0.910) Neil Conway (0.932)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 43-21-4-5

Season Series: Season Series is Tied: 3-3-0-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 8-3 on February 27th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 1st @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Five Alive

Forward Michael Neal is on a scoring tear. Neal starts the night on a five-game point streak.

Movin' on Up

Defenseman Sam Ftorek is once again moving up the K-Wings all-time list for games played. Tonight will be Ftorek's 390th game in a K-Wings uniform surpassing Neil Meadmore (1979-1987) in seventh place overall.

Nearing the Century Mark

Forward Justin Taylor are closing in a on a personal milestone. Taylor needs one assist to reach 100 in his career.

Lighting the Lamp

Kalamazoo posted eight goals in last night's victory. The eight goals ties Kalamazoo's season-high for most goals in a single game, which was established on October 25th against the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Rolling Along

Toledo's Anthony Luciani has been collecting points. Luciani has registered points in five straight games.

Top of the List

Walleye forward Tyler Barnes has had an impressive rookie season. Barnes leads all ECHL rookies with 50 points (18 goals, 32 assists).

Dubious Honor

The Walleye allowed a season-high eight goals in last night loss. The eight goals surrendered matches the combined total of what Toledo allowed in their previous six games.

Six Pack

Toledo enters tonight looking to extend a streak. The Walleye are riding a six-game home winning streak.

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

Sunday, March 1st @ Toledo 5:05 PM

Wednesday, March 4th @ Evansville 7:15 PM (CST)

Friday, March 6th @ Fort Wayne 8:00 PM

Saturday, March 7th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Special Olympics Polar Plunge and Autism Awareness Night presented by Sam's Club with support from Consumer's Credit Union)

Sunday, March 8th Vs Indy 3:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'Zoo, Kibbles and Sticks Day)

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