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Game Recap: K-Wings Topped by Komets in Back-And-Forth Clash

October 21, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


KALAMAZOO, MI- Beginning the home portion of their schedule Friday night at Wings Event Center, the Kalamazoo Wings and Fort Wayne Komets played a high-paced, highly-contested tilt that saw the visiting Komets escape with a 2-1 victory.

The Komets carried much of the play through the first portion of the opening period, and were rewarded in the closing minutes with the game's first strike. Cody Sol loaded a slap shot from the blue line that caromed off the pad of Joel Martin, and directly onto the tape of David Friedmann, who buried his first of the season, making it 1-0 after one.

The K-Wings recoiled at the break and came out of the dressing room with sustained pressure and an offensive burst. Despite their best efforts- including a post-ringing slap shot from Adam Comrie- Kalamazoo couldn't best Fort Wayne's Pat Nagle during the middle period.

Pushing the play and making Komets' netminder Pat Nagle uncomfortable in his crease, Kalamazoo continued to step on the gas in the third frame. Nagle stood up to the test and his team extended their lead to 2-0, midway through the period. Curtis Leonard fired a shot that trickled off the body of a Wings' defender and to the stick of Kyle Thomas. With an open goal, Thomas chopped the puck over the line and built upon Fort Wayne's edge.

Proving they were unfazed by the deficit, Justin Taylor slung a faceoff back to the line, where Charlie Vasaturo hauled it in, and quickly released a wrist shot that wove through traffic and over the glove of Nagle.

Trailing by a goal and with Martin on the bench in favor of an extra attacker, Kalamazoo created a series of chances around the goal, but none were capitalized, as Fort Wayne swiped the two points on the road.

Next: Kalamazoo @ Fort Wayne- Saturday, October 22, 7:30 p.m., Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

Broadcast information: Tomorrow's game will air on Z96.5 FM in Kalamazoo. It can be streamed via http://player.listenlive.co/29291.

Notes: Kalamazoo went 0/6 on the power play and are 0/17 to start the season with the man advantage. Kalamazoo faced a 12-2 shot deficit during the first period, but eventually outshot the Komets, 34-28, by the end of the game. Kalamazoo has outshot their opponents in all three games played this season. Taylor led Kalamazoo with seven shots on goal and was one of two Wings (Tyler Biggs) who finished the night with a 'plus' rating.

Stats: http://www.echl.com/game-summary?game_id13836

Single-game tickets are on sale! Tickets start as low as $10 and can be purchased at www.kwings.com/tickets/schedule or at the Wings Event Center Box office.

Wings Event Center, owned and operated by Greenleaf Hospitality Group, is home to the minor league hockey team Kalamazoo Wings and a full entertainment venue offering concerts, sporting events, family shows and trade shows. Built in 1974, Wings Event Center values partnerships with the community to bring events and attractions that enrich the lives of residents in the Kalamazoo area.

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