
Kaczperski Dazzles But Landers Fall on New Year's Eve
December 31, 2021 - ECHL (ECHL)
Iowa Heartlanders News Release
Fort Wayne, IN - The Iowa Heartlanders received 33 saves from netminder Corbin Kaczperski in his first ECHL start, but the Fort Wayne Komets scored the game's only goal to win, 1-0, Friday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Kaczperski made 10 saves in a scoreless first period, then added 14 more in the second. In the third, the Landers hung in there and netted six shots on Bailey Brkin, who earned his first ECHL shutout with 14 saves.
Matthew Barnaby tallied the game's only goal for Fort Wayne at 2:37 of the second, redirecting a left-point shot.
Box Score
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