ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Elmira Jackals

November 8, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


It's only been a month into the season, but this evening will be the fourth and final regular season encounter between the Kalamazoo Wings and the Elmira Jackals. With a 3-2 victory last night at Wings Stadium, the K-Wings lead the season series over the Jackals with a record of 2-1-0-0

Alex Mallet's goal with 20.8 seconds last night propelled the K-Wings to victory. The tally was Mallet's team-leading second game-winner of the season. With 11 points the K-Wings are in second place in the North Division and are just three points behind the division leaders, the Fort Wayne Komets.

Last night's loss snapped a season-high four-game winning streak for Elmira. This will be the final game of a three-game road swing for the Jackals, who are 1-1-0-0 on the trip. The Jackals (11 points) enter tonight in second place in the East Division, two points behind the Florida Everblades.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Elmira Jackals

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand, Brayden Irwin (6 Goals)

Curtis Valk (4 Goals)

Assists: Sacha Guimond (10 Assists) Brayden Irwin, Taylor Stefishen (8 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (12 Points) Brayden Irwin (14 Points)

+/-: Sacha Guimond (+8) Brayden Irwin (+8),

Penalty Minutes: Sam Ftorek (17 Minutes) Andrew Conboy (37 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Eight Players Tied (1 Goal) Taylor Stefishen (2 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Alex Mallet (1 Goal) Matt Tassone (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Alex Mallet (2 GW) Brayden Irwin (2 GW) Shots: Josh Brittian (24 Shots) Brayden Irwin (27 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Ludwig Blomstrand, Eric Kattelus (25 %) Matt Tassone (35.7%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Brayden Irwin (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Entire Team (0 Goals) Brodie Reid (1 Goal)

Shootout Percentage: Entire Team (0%) Brodie Reid (100%)

Goals Against Average: Peter Mannino (1.66 ) Travis Fullerton (2.86)

Save Percentage: Peter Mannino (0.944) Sam Marotta (0.923)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 39-15-0-2 (Includes ECHL and UHL)

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead ECHL Series: 20-9-0-2

Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 2-1-0-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 3-2 on November 7th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season

Scoring in the Clutch

Forward Alex Mallet notched his team-leading second game-winning goal of the season last night. Mallet's goal also extended his point streak to four games.

Eight isn't Enough

Forward Curtis Valk enters tonight on a K-Wings' season-high eight-game point streak. Valk is also tied for the league-lead in scoring among rookies with 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists).

High Octane Offense There has been no better scoring team in the Eastern Conference than Kalamazoo. The K-Wings, who have scored 33 goals this season, are averaging 4.13 goals per game.

Firing the Puck Out shooting the opposition has meant victories for Kalamazoo. So far this season the K-Wings are 4-0-0-0 when they have out shot their opponents.

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 stopping by 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 to the K-Wings Broadcast Network.

Upcoming Games

Wednesday, November 12th Vs Fort Wayne 10:30 AM (Education Day presented by United Health Care, Rx Optical)

Friday, November 14th Vs Reading 7:30 PM (Zoetis Night and Scout Night)

Saturday, November 15th Vs Reading 7:30 PM (2nd Annual Bell's Winter White Blue Ice Game)

Friday, November 21st @ Fort Wayne 8:00 PM

Saturday, November 22nd @ Cincinnati 7:35 PM

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