ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Kalamazoo defeats Elmira 2-1 in a shootout

November 8, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


KALAMAZOO - It was a different night, but the same hero for the Kalamazoo Wings, as

Alex Mallet recorded the shootout game-winner giving the K-Wings a 2-1 victory Saturday night against the Elmira Jackals on Military Night presented by AmeriFirst Home Mortgage.

A night prior it was Mallet's heroics that seized a win over Elmira with 20.6 seconds remaining. On Saturday Mallet secured the K-Wings' first shootout victory of the season.

Scoreless through 20 minutes, the K-wings broke the gridlock midway in the second period, when Matt Caria (2nd) tipped in a Sam Ftorek rebound past Travis Fullerton.

Forcing overtime the Jackals evened the score midway through the third stanza with a power play goal from Justin Kea (2nd). Camped out in front of the net Kea redirected a Steven Shamenski centering pass.

After being stopped through the first two rounds of the shootout, the K-Wings found the back of the net as Mallet used a deked and lifted the puck past Fullerton. Adding insurance Nathan Longpre ended the game with a wrister in the fifth round.

Joel Martin (5-2-1-0) earned his fifth victory of the season stopping 19 shots in regulation and overtime. In the shootout, Martin turned aside all four shots he faced.

The K-Wings will play the third-leg of a season-long five-game home stand this Wednesday, November 12th will a special Education Day game presented by United Healthcare and RX Optical.

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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