ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Toledo Walleye

Published on March 1, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings @ Toledo Walleye

Huntington Center Toledo, Ohio

Sunday, March 1, 2015 5:15 PM

Game Preview

Today will be the third straight meeting in as many days between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Toledo Walleye. This will be the ninth of 13 encounters between the teams this season. On the season, the K-Wings are 3-4-0-1 versus the Walleye.

After posting a season-high tying eight goals against the Walleye in a victory on Friday, the K-Wings surrendered a season-tying tying seven goals allowed in a 7-4 loss last night. This afternoon is second of a four-game road swing for Kalamazoo.

It has been home sweet home for Toledo. Yesterday's victory extended a seven-game home winning streak for the Walleye, who have posted 19 goals in their last two home games. After today, the Walleye will leave the Huntington Center to commence a three-game road trip.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Dane Fox (21 Goals) Kyle Bonis (24 Goals)

Assists: Eric Kattelus (29 Assists) Tyler Barnes,

Anthony Luciani (34 Assists)

Points: Eric Kattelus (35 Points) Anthony Luciani (55 Points)

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

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (76 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (104 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Dane Fox (5 Goals) Kyle Bonis (7 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, Sam Ftorek (124 Shots) Kyle Bonis (162 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Matt Caria (18.9%) 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 ( 2.13)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.910) Neil Conway (0.928)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 43-22-4-5

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season: 3-4-0-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 7-4 on February 28th @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Saturday, March 21st @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Six Pack

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

Lafranchise Returns

Earlier this morning defenseman Kane Lafranchise was reassigned to the K-Wings by the Utica Comets. Lafranchise has three assists in five games this season with Kalamazoo.

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.

Roll Reversal

A night after tying a season-high for goals in a game with eight the K-Wings allowed seven goals last night against the Toledo Walleye. The seven goals tied the team's season-high for goals surrendered in a game this season.

Rolling Along

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

Scoring at Home

Recently, the Walleye haven't had any trouble scoring at home. Toledo has posted 24 points in their last three home games, including 19 in their last two games at the Huntington Center.

Stingy Defense

Toledo has been a tough team to score against. The Walleye rank second in the ECHL for fewest goals allowed averaging 2.60 per game.

Seventh Heaven

Toledo enters tonight looking to extend a streak. The Walleye are riding a seven-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

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)

Sunday, March 13th @ Wheeling 7:35 PM

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