ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings at Toledo Walleye

Published on March 21, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings @ Toledo Walleye

Huntington Center Toledo, Ohio

Saturday, March 21, 2015 7:15 PM

Game Preview

North Division rivals will square off as the Kalamazoo Wings travel to the Huntington Center to battle the Toledo Walleye. This will be the 10th of 13 encounters between the teams this season. On the season, the K-Wings are 4-4-0-1 versus the Walleye.

Tonight will start a four-game road swing for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo is 13-14-1-2 away from Wings Stadium. With 67 points, the K-Wings are currently in third place in the division, five points ahead of the Wheeling Nailers and seven points in front of the Cincinnati Cyclones.

The Walleye have been heating up at the right time. Toledo enters tonight on a five-game (4-0-1-0) unbeaten streak in regulation. With 88 points, the Walleye are in first place in the North, two points ahead of the Fort Wayne Komets.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Toledo Walleye

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand (28 Goals) Kyle Bonis (29 Goals)

Assists: Gergo Nagy (30 Assists) Tyler Barnes (36 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria (47 Points) Tyler Barnes (60 Points)

+/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Cody Lampl (+20)

Penalty Minutes: Dane Fox, Ben Wilson (86 Minutes) Tyler Elbrecht (104 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand (9 Goals) Tyler Barnes, Kyle Bonis (9 Goals)

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

Game Winning Goals: Justin Taylor (5 Goals) Kyle Bonis (5 GW)

Shots: Dane Fox (161 Shots) Kyle Bonis (192 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Ludwig Blomstrand (20%) Martin Frk (27.4%)

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

Zach McCullough, Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy Troy Schwab (5 Goals)

Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre, Gergo Nagy (50%) Troy Schwab (71.4 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.53 ) Neil Conway ( 2.10)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.910) Neil Conway (0.929)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 44-22-4-5

Season Series: Season is Tied: 4-4-0-1

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 4-2 on March 1st @ Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

Next Meeting: Friday, April 3rd @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Lighting the Lamp

Forward Ludwig Blomstrand has been on a scoring spree. Blomstrand has recorded 21 goals in his last 24 games, which includes a span of 17 goals in his last 17 contests.

Kennedy Reassigned

Earlier this morning forward Patrick Kennedy was reassigned to the Utica Comets. Kennedy becomes the 24th member of the K-Wings to be reassigned this season.

Streak Comes to an End

Goaltender Joel Martin's impressive run of consecutive starts is slated to come to an end. Martin has started every game for Kalamazoo since January 30th, a span of 26 games.

On the Road Again

Tonight will start a four-game road swing for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo is 13-14-1-2 away from Wings Stadium.

Rolling Along

Toledo's Troy Schwab has been collecting points. Schwab has registered points in four straight games.

Playoff Bound

On Thursday, the Walleye punched their ticket to the playoffs. Toledo will now focus on securing a top seed in the division, as they enter tonight in first place in with a record of 41-13-4-2.

Isn't that Special

Toledo's special teams are the best in the league. The Walleye lead the league in both power-play (24.4%) and on the penalty-kill (88.8%) percentage.

Five Alive

Toledo enters tonight looking to extend a streak. The Walleye are riding a five-game (4-0-1-0) unbeaten streak in regulation.

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, March 27th @ Colorado 7:05 PM (MDT)

Saturday, March 28th @ Colorado 7:05 PM (MDT)

Sunday, March 29th @ Colorado 3:05 PM (MDT)

Friday, April 3rd Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Karnival Night presented by Airzoo and 3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun! featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $ 1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, April 4th Vs Wheeling 7:30 PM (Autism Awareness Night, presented by Sam's Club)

Wednesday, April 8th @ Indy 7:05 PM

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