Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Evansville IceMen
Published on April 12, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release
Tonight, the curtain will drop on the regular season for both the Kalamazoo Wings and Evansville IceMen. Tonight is just the fourth meeting of the season between the teams and the first for Evansville at Wings Stadium since October 26th, when Kalamazoo hosted them in their home opener.
The K-Wings are trying to close in on their fourth North Division crown in the past five seasons. Kalamazoo's magic number is down to one point. In fact, a K-Wings victory this evening would not only sew up the division title, but it would place Kalamazoo as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
Tonight is the final game of an eight-game road swing for the IceMen, who are 1-5-1-0 during the trip. Evansville heads into Wings Stadium looking for the season sweep against Kalamazoo. The IceMen (3-0-0-0) are the only North Division team with a winning record against the K-Wings.
Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Evansville IceMen
Goals: Matt Caria (24 Goals) Matt Schepke (23 Goals)
Assists: Sam Ftorek, Elgin Reid (34 Assists) Jeremy Langlois (36 Assists)
Points: Matt Caria (57 Points) Jeremy Langlois (52 Points)
+/-: Jeremie Blain, Eric Kattelus (+16) Dustin Hopfner (+8)
David Pacan, Yannick Veilleux
Penalty Minutes: Justin Taylor (131 Minutes) Matt Krug (225 Minutes)
Power Play Goals: Sam Ftorek (10 Goals) Josh Beaulieu (7 Goals)
Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Matt Lowry (3 Goals)
Game Winning Goals: Matt Caria (5 GW) Matt Schepke (6 GW)
Shots: Sam Ftorek (184 Shots) Matt Schepke (223 Shots)
Shooting Percentage: Shane Berschbach (50%) Dustin Hopfner (25%)
Overtime Goals: Eight Players Tied (1 Goal) Jeremy Langlois (2 Goals)
Shootout Goals: Justin Taylor (4 Goals) Jeremy Langlois (3 Goals)
Shootout Percentage: Justin Taylor (57.1%) Antoine Corbin, Donnie Harris (100 %)
Goals Against Average: Jordan Binnington (2.34 ) Mike Clemente (2.86)
Save Percentage: Jordan Binnington (0.921) Mike Clemente (0.903)
All-Time/ Season Series
All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 7-6-1-1
Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 0-3-0-0
Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-2 on January 20th @ Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana
Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season
Home Cooking
Forwards Matt Caria and Justin Taylor enter this evening looking to extend streaks. Caria is on an ECHL season-high 19-game home point streak, while Taylor is on a 15-game home point streak.
Nearing a Milestone
Forward David Pacan is closing in on a personal milestone. Pacan needs two points to reach 100 in his career.
Magic Number
The K-Wings need one point to clinch home ice in the first round of the playoffs and the North Division crown. The point can be any combination of a Kalamazoo victory, overtime loss, shootout loss or a regulation or overtime/shootout loss by Cincinnati; home ice can also be clinched by a regulation or overtime/shootout loss by Orlando.
Working Overtime
Kalamazoo's last two games have been overtime time victories. The K-Wings are 8-2 in OT games, with eight game-winners coming off the sticks of eight different players.
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 by stopping by the Wings Stadium Ticket Office or at any Ticketmaster location.
What's Going On
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 including our current promotional schedule .
K-Wings Live
Join special guests, Sam Ftorek, Eric Kattelus and Elgin Reid along with head coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno this Monday, April 14th for the next edition of "K-Wings Live". The show is on WZUU (92.5 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 6-7 p.m. at Brewster's in Portage, Michigan.
K-Wings on Radio
Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (92.5 FM WZUU & on kwings.com). Join the "Voice of the K-Wings" Mike Modugno for all 72 regular season games plus the playoffs. Pre-game coverage begins with the Kalsee Credit Union Pre-Game Show 20 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 radio tuned this season to the K-Wings Radio Network.
Upcoming Games
TBA (Round One, Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals)
TBA (Round One, Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals)
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