ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

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

March 11, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings Vs Fort Wayne Komets

Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 7:00 PM

Game Preview

Finishing up a two-game home stand, the Kalamazoo Wings will host the Fort Wayne Komets. Tonight is the 13th of 15 regular season encounters between the teams. On the season, the K-Wings are 4-7-1-0 against the Komets.

Tonight starts a busy week for the K-Wings. Kalamazoo will play five games in a span of seven days. With 59 points, the K-Wings are in third place in the North Division, one point ahead of the Cincinnati Cyclones, two points in front of the Wheeling Nailers and three points ahead of Indy Fuel.

Racking up points, the Komets enter tonight on a nine-game (6-0-1-2) unbeaten streak in regulation. With 80 points, the Komets own the most points in both the North Division and are tied with the Florida Everblades and Reading Royals for most points in the Eastern Conference.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets

Goals:

Ludwig Blomstrand, Shawn Szydlowski (25 Goals) Dane Fox (21 Goals)

Assists: Eric Kattelus (29 Assists) Mike Embach (35 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria (36 Points) Mike Embach (55 Points) +/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Drew Daniels (+36)

Penalty Minutes: Ray Kaunisto (76 Minutes) Cody Sol (101 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand (6 Goals) Shawn Szydlowski (6 Goals),

Short Handed Goals: Justin Taylor (3 Goals) Mike Embach, Eric Faille (2 Goals)

Game Winning Goals: Dane Fox, Justin Taylor (4 GW) Mathew Pistilli (6 GW)

Shots: Dane Fox (137 Shots) Mike Embach (170 Shots)

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

Michael Neal (17.6%)

Overtime Goals: Dane Fox, Eric Kattelus, Shawn Szydlowski (2 Goals)

Zach McCullough, Justin Taylor (1 Goal)

Shootout Goals: Gergo Nagy, Nathan Longpre Mathew Pistilli,

Justin Taylor (1 Goal) Shawn Szydlowski (4 Goals)

Shootout Percentage: Gergo Nagy, Nathan Longpre (50%) Paul Crowder (66.7 %)

Goals Against Average: Scott Munroe (2.53 ) Pat Nagle ( 2.35)

Save Percentage: Scott Munroe (0.910) Roman Will (0.918)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All -Time Series: 178-177-47 (Includes ECHL, IHL and UHL )

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time ECHL Series: 22-17-2-1

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 4-7-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 3-0 on March 6th @ Allen County Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Next Meeting: Friday, March 20th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

K-Wings Complete Trade

Earlier today, the K-Wings completed a trade with the Evansville IceMen for the ECHL rights of forward Patrick Kennedy. In return, Kalamazoo will send Evansville Ray Kaunisto and future considerations.

Living Up to His Name

Kane Lafranchise has made an impact for the K-Wings. Lafranchise has earned points in seven out his nine games with Kalamazoo.

Busy Stretch

The K-Wings will have a busy week ahead of them. Starting this evening, Kalamazoo will play five games in seven days.

Minuteman

Joel Martin has been logging in a lot of minutes. Dating back to January 30th, Martin, who leads the league in minutes with 2,590 and saves with 1,235, has appeared in 20 straight games for Kalamazoo.

Sudden Impact

Fort Wayne will have their two leading scorers back in the lineup. Both Mike Embach and Shawn Szydlowski return to Fort Wayne from AHL call-up's to the Norfolk Admirals.

Comfortable on the Road

With 19 wins away from Allen County Memorial Coliseum, the Komets are tied for the second most road victories in the ECHL. Fort Wayne has outscored their opponents 99-79 in road games.

Great Against Their Own

Fort Wayne has played well against the North Division. The Komets are 27-8-2-3 against North Division foes.

Scorching Komets

The Komets head into tonight's game looking to extend a streak. Fort Wayne is unbeaten in regulation in their last nine (6-0-1-2) games.

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 13th @ Wheeling 7:35 PM

Saturday, March 14th @ Reading 7:05 PM

Sunday, March 15th @ Reading 5:05 PM

Tuesday, March 17th Vs Indy 7:00 PM (34th Annual "World Famous" St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts)

Friday, March 20th Vs Fort Wayne 7:30 PM (Celebration! Cinema Night and 3, 2, 1 Countdown to Fun! featuring $3 Beer, $2 Pepsi Products and $ 1 Hot Dogs)

Saturday, March 21st @ Toledo 7:15 PM

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