ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

K-Wings dethrone Royals

Published on March 14, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


READING - Tied after 40 minutes, the Kalamazoo Wings responded with three goals in the final 20 minutes to skate past the Reading Royals 5-2 Saturday night at the Santander Arena.

Trying to set the tone early, the K-Wings jumped ahead 37 seconds into the game with a goal from Ludwig Blomstrand. Battling in front of the Royals net, Blomstrand registered his team-leading 24th goal of the season on a backhander.

Finding the puck in a scrum in front of the K-Wings crease, Olivier Labelle tied the game late in the period with his 22nd goal of the season.

Taking a page from the K-Wings, the Royals struck early in the second period with a tally from Sean Wiles (22nd) 1:26 into the period.

The Royals lead would be short lived, as just 34 seconds later, Lane Scheidl recorded the equalizer with a slap shot from the right circle.

The third period started the same way as the previous two with a quick goal. Standing in front of the Royals net, Michael Neal deflected in the eventual game-winner 1:56 into the third.

Holding on to the one goal lead, Kalamazoo finally added some insurance with less than five minutes remaining with Blomstrand's (25th) second goal of the game. Receiving a Dane Fox pass off of his skate, Blomstrand quickly gathered it to his stick and scored on a backhander.

Gergo Nagy (13th) capped of the victory by adding an empty-netter in the final minute.

Kalamazoo will conclude their three-game road swing tomorrow Sunday, March 15th with a 5:05 p.m. encounter at the Santander Arena against Reading.

The K-Wings will return home to Wings Stadium on Tuesday, March 17th with a 7 p.m. face-off versus the Indy Fuel during the 34th Annual "World Famous" St. Patrick's Day Green Ice Game, presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts.

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are currently on sale at Wings Stadium Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, including www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000.

Fans that plan on attending multiple games can avoid service fees plus enjoy a discount from the single-game price by purchasing a 12, 24 or 36-game flexi-plan. These plans along with group (15 or more people) ticket packages may be ordered through the K-Wings front office by calling (269) 743-6011.

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