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Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Fort Wayne Komets

November 28, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings Vs Fort Wayne Komets

Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan

Friday, November 28, 2014 5:00 PM

Game Preview

Two teams that are no strangers with one another will square off tonight at Wings Stadium as the Kalamazoo Wings host the Fort Wayne Komets. Tonight is the sixth of 15 regular season encounters between the teams. On the season, the K-Wings are 1-3-1-0 against the Komets.

After two straight on the road, the K-Wings return to Wings Stadium to commence a four-game home stand. Kalamazoo returns home looking to snap a season-long five-game (0-3-0-1) winless streak. With 14 points, the K-Wings are currently tied for fifth place in the North Division.

With a road record of 7-2-0-0, the Komets are tied for second place in the Eastern Conference for most road victories. With 24 points, Fort Wayne comes into tonight's game in first place in both the North Division and the Eastern Conference.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand, Mitchell Heard (10 Goals)

Lane Scheidl (5 Goals)

Assists: Sasha Guimond (11 Assists) Shawn Szydlowski (11 Assists)

Points: Curtis Valk (13 Points) Shawn Szydlowski (17 Points)

+/-: Sacha Guimond, Isaac Macleod (+7) Drew Daniel (+11)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (29 Minutes) Shawn Szydlowski (24 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: 10 Players Tied (1 Goal) Cody Sol (3 Goals)

Short Handed Goals: Entire Team (0 Goal) Mike Embach (1 Goal)

Game Winning Goals: Eric Kattelus, Lane Scheidl, Eric Faille, Mathew Pistilli (2 GW)

Curtis Valk (1 GW)

Shots: Nathan Longpre (38 Shots) Shawn Szydlowski (49 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Ludwig Blomstrand (27.8%) Mitchell Heard (28.6%)

Overtime Goals: Eric Kattelus (1 Goal) Shawn Szydlowski (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Nathan Longpre (1 Goal) Paul Crowder, Eric Faille,

Brent Perlini, Shawn Szydlowski (2 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Nathan Longpre (50%) Eric Faille (100 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.00 ) Pat Nagle ( 2.32)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.920) Pat Nagle (0.913)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All -Time Series: 175-173-47 (Includes ECHL, IHL and UHL )

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time ECHL Series: 19-13-2-1

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

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-1 on November 21st @ Allen County Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN

Next Meeting: Friday, December 19th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Home Sweet Home

The K-Wings will be home for the holidays. Starting tonight, Kalamazoo will begin a four-game home stand.

Sharing the Puck

Kalamazoo is spreading the wealth on the man-advantage. So far this season, the K-Wings have scored 10 power play goals, all of which have come from 10 different players.

Moving Up the List

Last week was a milestone weekend for forward Justin Taylor. Last Friday, Taylor played in his 200th career game for Kalamazoo and on Saturday he surpassed former K-Wings forward Andrew Fournier (142 points) for fourth place (143 points) on the team's All-Time ECHL Scoring List.

Ending a Streak

Kalamazoo will head into this week looking to snap a streak. The K-Wings are winless (0-4-0-1) in their last five games.

Shutting the Door

Fort Wayne has been able to lock down Kalamazoo. In their last six periods the Komets have only surrendered one goal to the K-Wings.

Road Warriors

The Komets come into Wings Stadium with a road record of 7-2-0-0. The seven road wins ties Fort Wayne with the Florida Everblades for second most in the Eastern Conference and just one behind the Orlando Solar Bears for the conference lead.

Limiting Shots

Fort Wayne has been able to limit their opponents to 25 or fewer shots in five games this season. The Komets are a perfect 5-0-0-0 when they have been able to accomplish the feat.

Extra Time

Last night the Komets defeated the Indy Fuel 2-1 in a shootout. So far this season, Fort Wayne is undefeated in games that end in either overtime (1-0) or a shootout (3-0).

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

Saturday, November 29th Vs Toledo 7:30 PM (Movember Mustache Party Night to benefit Men's Health)

Sunday, November 30th Vs Orlando 3:00 PM (Family Hockey Day in the 'Zoo and 'Zoo Superhero Day)

Wednesday, December 3rd Vs Florida 7:00PM (Wacky Wednesday with Pack the Car Night)

Friday, December 5th @ Evansville 7:15 PM (CST)

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