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

March 20, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo Wings Vs Fort Wayne Komets

Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan

Friday, March 20, 2015 7:30 PM

Game Preview

Finishing up a two-game home stand, the Kalamazoo Wings will host the Fort Wayne Komets. Tonight is the 14th of 15 regular season encounters between the teams. On the season, the K-Wings are 5-7-1-0 against the Komets.

Starting the week with a 5-3 victory over the Indy Fuel on Tuesday, the K-Wings are looking to grow their lead for third place in the North Division. With 65 points, Kalamazoo holds a five-point lead for third over the Cincinnati Cyclones and Wheeling Nailers.

With Cincinnati losing last night, Fort Wayne has clinched a postseason berth. Despite punching their ticket to the playoffs, the Komets still have some work to do. With 86 points, Fort Wayne is tied with the Toledo Walleye for first place in the North and trail the Florida Everblades by two points in the conference.

Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Fort Wayne Komets

Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand (26 Goals) Shawn Szydlowski (26 Goals)

Assists: Gergo Nagy (30 Assists) Mike Embach (37 Assists)

Points: Matt Caria (47 Points) Mike Embach (58 Points) +/-: Isaac Macleod (+9) Drew Daniels (+37)

Penalty Minutes: Ben Wilsion (86 Minutes) Cody Sol (110 Minutes)

Power Play Goals: Ludwig Blomstrand, Dane Fox (7 Goals) Shawn Szydlowski (7 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 (136 Shots) Mike Embach (184 Shots)

Shooting Percentage: Michael Neal (21.3%) Mitchell Heard (28.6%)

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 (0.919)

All-Time/ Season Series

All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All -Time Series: 179-177-47 (Includes ECHL, IHL and UHL )

All-Time ECHL Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time ECHL Series: 23-17-2-1

Season Series: K-Wings Trail Season Series: 5-7-1-0

Last Meeting: K-Wings Won 8-3 on March 11th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Next Meeting: Friday, April 10th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Nearing a Milestone

With his first shift of the game, forward Lane Scheidl will reach a personal milestone. Tonight will be Scheidl's 100th career game

Kessel Makes Debut

On Thursday, Kalamazoo signed former Western Michigan University Broncos forward Will Kessel. Kessel, who will be making his pro debut tonight, is the second Broncos player in a span of week (Justin Kovacs) to sign with the K-Wings.

Nearing the Century Mark

Defenseman Kane Lafranchise is closing in a personal milestone. Lafranchise needs one assist to reach 100 in his career.

Golden Goalie

Tonight goaltender Joel Martin will be wearing a special jersey to commemorate his selection to 2015 ECHL Golden Goaltender. During the season, each ECHL team will have a player and goaltender participate in ECHL Fantasy Team, with their jerseys being auction off at echl.com.

Playoff Bound

With Cincinnati losing last night to Greenville, Fort Wayne has clinched a post season berth. The Komets can now focus their attention to the division crown, as they start the night tied with the Toledo Walleye for first place in the North Division.

Comfortable on the Road

With 20 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 108-91 in road games.

Great Against Their Own

Fort Wayne has played well against the North Division. The Komets are 30-10-2-3 against North Division foes.

Generating Scoring Chances

So far this season, the Komets are averaging 33.13 shots on goal per game. The average is the second most in the Eastern Conference and third overall in the league behind Orlando (33.62) and Idaho (33.17).

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, March 21st @ Toledo 7:15 PM

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)

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