Countdown to Face-Off
March 19, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release
For the final time in the regular season, the Kalamazoo Wings will face-off against their division rivals, the Wheeling Nailers. The K-Wings have won three of their past four encounters over the Nailers and as a result lead the season series over Wheeling with a record of 4-3-0-1.
After dropping two straight games, the K-Wings got back to their winning ways by earning their third shutout of the season with a 5-0 victory over the Trenton Devils. With 77 points, Kalamazoo leads the North Division by six points over Wheeling.
Like the K-Wings, the Nailers come into today's action fresh off a shutout victory of their own, a 3-0 decision last night over the South Carolina Stingrays. Winners of three straight, Wheeling finds themselves in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, one point behind the fifth place Florida Everblades.
Team Leaders: Kalamazoo Wings Wheeling Nailers
Goals: Andrew Fournier (35 Goals) Nick Petersen, Ben Street (24 Goals)
Assists: Trent Daavettila (44 Assists) Nick Petersen (33 Assists)
Points: Kory Karlander (74 Points) Nick Petersen (57 Points)
+/-: Trent Daavettila (+27) Ben Street (+21)
Penalty Minutes: Darryl Lloyd (124 Minutes) Ryan Schnell (158 Minutes)
Power Play Goals: Patrick Asselin, Nick Petersen (10 Goals)
Kory Karlander (11 Goals)
Short Handed Goals: Aaron Clarke (3 Goals) Kris Vernarsky (2 Goals)
Game Winning Goals: Andrew Fournier (9 GW) Sam D'Agostino, Mikael Bedard,
Andrew Lord (3 GW)
Shots: Trent Daavettila (205 Shots) Ben Street (184 Shots)
Shooting Percentage: Dean Strong (33.3%) Alex Smigelski (17.9%)
Overtime Goals: Patrick Asselin, Andrew Fournier, Andrew Lord, Andrew Orpik (1 Goal)
Sam Ftorek, Kory Karlander (1 Goal)
Shootout Goals: Darryl Lloyd (2 Goals) Nick Petersen (2 Goals)
Shootout Percentage: Darryl Lloyd (50%) Nick Petersen (66.7%)
Goals Against Average: Ryan Nie (2.84) Peter Delmas (2.06)
Save Percentage: Ryan Nie (0.915) Peter Delmas (0.929)
All-Time/ Season Series
All-Time Series: K-Wings Lead All-Time Series: 9-6-1-1
Season Series: K-Wings Lead Season Series: 4-3-0-1
Last Meeting: K-Wings Lost 5-3 on March 13th @ Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Next Meeting: Last Meeting of the Regular Season
Hooked on a Thelen
Defenseman A.J. Thelen has been productive at the blue-line. Thelen enters today on a three-game point streak
Scorching Hot
Forward Patrick Asselin enters this afternoon on a four-game point streak. Besides the point streak, Asselin has earned at least one point in 12 of his last 14 games.
Rolling Along
Forwards Trent Daavettila and Darryl Lloyd each enter this afternoon on eight-game road scoring streaks. The eight-game streaks are the longest current road scoring streak in the ECHL.
Road Warriors
Kalamazoo enters today on a three-game road winning streak and on an eight-game road unbeaten streak (6-0-0-2). Both streak are season-highs for the K-Wings.
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 calling the Wings Stadium Ticket Office at (269) 345-5101.
Get On-Line
This season, the best way to keep track of the K-Wings is to log onto www.kwings.com . The site has player profiles, information about Wings Stadium events, and much, much more.
Clarke and Coutu on the Radio
Join special guests forward Aaron Clarke and defenseman Justin Coutu as they join Head Coach Nick Bootland and the "Voice of the K-Wings", Mike Modugno this Monday on "K-Wings Live" presented by Miller Lite. The show is on The Classic Hits Station WLKM (95.9 FM) and online through www.kwings.com from 7-8 p.m. at Old Burdick's Wings West on Sports Drive.
K-Wings on Radio
Catch all the K-Wings games, home and away, on the K-Wings Radio Network (95.9 FM WLKM & B-2 Networks 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 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 radio tuned this season to the K-Wings Radio Network.
Upcoming Games
Wednesday, March 23rd Vs Cincinnati 10:30 AM (Education Day, Presented by Rx Optical)
Friday, March 25th @ Trenton 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 26th @ Elmira 7:35 PM
Sunday, March 27th @ Elmira 4:05 PM
Wednesday, March 30th Vs Cincinnati 10:30 AM (Education Day, Presented by Rx Optical)
Friday, April 1st @ Cincinnati 7:30 PM
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