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K-Wings stay perfect in the preseason with a 5-2 win over the Komets

October 11, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Kalamazoo, MI- Forward Matt Caria continued his scoring touch, notching his second and third goals of the preseason, to help guide the Kalamazoo Wings to a 5-2 victory over the Fort Wayne Komets Friday night in The Annex.

Just as they did on Wednesday, the K-Wings started the game's scoring with a slap shot from Chris Lawrence (1st) 9:30 into the opening period.

Fort Wayne evened the game at 1-1 later in the stanza with a backhanded marker from John Dunbar (1st).

Reclaiming momentum 40 seconds after the Dunbar tally, Caria scored his first of two in the contest with an unassisted goal. After intercepting a pass in the neutral zone, Caria drove the attack zone and beat Fort Wayne goaltender Cody Reichard over his blocker.

Kalamazoo pushed their lead to two goals in the second period with the eventual-game winning goal from Ray Kaunisto (1st). The forward utilized a screen by Brett Lysak to score on a right-circle slap shot to give the K-Wings a 3-1 advantage.

Battling back with just less than four minutes remaining in the period, Chris Auger brought the Komets back to within a single goal; scoring his team-leading second of the preseason.

Pulling away in the third period, the K-Wings received a goal from John Armstrong (1st) 48 seconds into the third period. Armstrong's goal was setup by a long outlet pass from Steve Whitely, who finished the contest with two assists.

Caria closed out the scoring midway in the period with his, team-best, third of the preseason.

Earning the victory between the pipes was Jordan Binnington, who made 28 saves in his K-Wings debut.

Closing out their preseason schedule on Saturday, October 12th the K-Wings will travel to the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio for a 7:15 p.m. encounter versus the Walleye.

The K-Wings will drop the puck for their home opener on Saturday, October 26th with a 7:30 p.m. face-off versus the Evansville IceMen during the 10th Annual Orange Ice Game presented by Meijer and WZUU (92.5 FM). Fans are encouraged to dress in costumes for Halloween festivities including a chance to win $100 for both an adult and child in the K-Wings' best costume contest.

Tickets for all 36 K-Wings home games and two preseason games are currently on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, including www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. Ticket office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturdays.

Regular season ticket prices for home games are $13 and $17.50 for adults and only $7 for kids ages 12 and under. The price for all K-Wings premium night games (all colored ice games and the New Year's Eve game) are just $1 more. Fans can save money by purchasing K-Wings single-game tickets in advance. Tickets purchased on the day of a game increase by $2 (adults only).

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 full-season and group ticket packages may be ordered through the K-Wings Sales office by calling (269) 743-6011.

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