K-Wings win third straight
Published on February 20, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release
KALAMAZOO - Led by a 36-save performance by Joel Martin the Kalamazoo Wings earned their third straight victory and in the process snapped the Reading Royals 14-game unbeaten (13-0-1-0) in regulation with a 4-1 victory Friday night at Wings Stadium.
An impromptu bounce nearly gave the K-Wings the lead, when Joe Sova's dump in hit the side wall and went into an unprotected net; however a Kalamazoo player was offside and negated the tally.
Kalamazoo didn't have to hold off on the goal celebration for too long. On the team's first power-play, Ludwig Blomstrand struck for his 15th goal of the season 16:32 into the period to give the K-Wings the advantage.
Finishing off a two-on-one odd man rush to extend their lead, Matt Caria found Michael Neal for his 10th goal of the season 6:07 into the second period.
The K-Wings have earned the first two goals of the contest in each of their last three games; that's compared to Kalamazoo's first 44 games of the season, when they registered the first two goals in just seven of them.
Cutting the deficit back to a single goal, David Marshall (17th) scored from the slot midway in the period.
Kalamazoo held on to the one goal lead throughout the third period and finally broke away with a pair of empty-net goals in the waning moments.
Justin Taylor (8th) recorded his third shorthanded of the season into an empty-net with less than two minutes remaining in regulation. Just 26 seconds after Taylor sealed the victory; Jake Chelios chimed with another empty-netter to close out the scoring.
The K-Wings will continue a four-game home stand with the third-leg tomorrow Saturday, February 21st, as Kalamazoo hosts the Evansville IceMen during the 15th Annual Pink Ice Game and the 4th Annual Susan G. Komen Night presented by Eaton Corporation. The K-Wings will don special Susan G. Komen jerseys that will be auctioned off during the game. The K-Wings will honor breast cancer survivors during a pregame ceremony.
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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