ECHL Kalamazoo Wings

Kalamazoo Defeats Toledo 2-1 in a Shootout

Published on January 6, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Toledo, OH - Joel Martin (13-13-2-1) turned aside a game-high 31 shots, not including all five he would face in the shootout, as the Kalamazoo Wings (15-16-2-1) defeated the Toledo Walleye (19-13-0-4) 2-1 in a shootout Sunday evening at the Huntington Center.

Crisp passing on an odd-man rush gave the Walleye the lead late in the first period, as Willie Coetzee found Max Nicastro (2nd) for the go-ahead tally with 2:45 remaining in the period. Both of Nicastro's goals this season have occurred against the K-Wings.

Streaking up the ice late in the period, Aaron Clarke flipped a pass to Alexandre Mallet (5th), who in a single motion fired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Jordan Pearce (10-5-0-1) with 25.6 seconds remaining in the stanza to tie the game at 1-1.

A second-round draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks in 2012, Mallet, who has played in 14 games for the K-Wings, has earned five goals in his last six contests.

Neither team could figure out how to beat either goaltender in the remainder of the game, which forced a shootout.

In the extra session, Kalamazoo's Eric Kattelus notched the lone goal of shooting lifting a wrister over the glove hand of Pearce.

This season, the K-Wings have stopped 24 of the 26 (0.923) shootout attempts they have faced, the best-percentage in the entire ECHL.

The victory marks the first-time this season that Kalamazoo has won back-to-back games on the road.

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The K-Wings will return to Wings Stadium this Wednesday, January 9th with a 7 p.m. face-off versus the Reading Royals. Wednesday night will be WRKR Holiday Hangover and $5 Pack the House Night. For an additional $10, fans can turn their tickets to all-you-can seats. Wings Stadium will have a delicious buffet featuring hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, Sloppy Joes, K-Wings boneless wings, French Fries and random desserts.

Single-game tickets for the 2012-2013 season are on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office. Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday's. To charge tickets by phone, please call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000.

Tickets for all K-Wings home games are $13 and $17.50 for adults and only $7 for kids ages 14 and under. The price for all K-Wings premium night games (all colored ice games and New Year's Eve game) are just $1 more.

Fans can save money by purchasing K-Wings single-game tickets in advance because tickets purchased on the day of a game increase by $2 (adults only).

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