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March 28, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release


Toledo, OH- If the Toledo Walleye don't make it the playoffs, they certainly gave their fans something to cheer about in their last regular season home game with a 6-3 victory over the Kalamazoo Wings.

Early in the opening period, Kalamazoo had the opportunity to jump ahead when Simon Danis-Pepin hog-tied forward Andrew Fournier down to the ice, which led to a penalty shot chance for the K-Wings.

In the ensuing penalty-shot, goaltender Jordan Pearce poked the puck away from Fournier to eliminate the chance.

On their second power-play opportunity of the night, Chris Robertson won the draw back to former K-Wing, Sal Peralta (13th), who one-timed it past Ryan Nie.

Flooding Pearce with shots in the first part of the second period, Toledo regrouped and dished out their own offensive arsenal in the second period.

Getting free from between the circles, Maxime Tanguay (25th) gave the Walleye a 2-0 lead 9:15 into the second.

Peralta (14th) extended Toledo's advantage to three goals netting his second-goal of the game.

Portage, Michigan native, Evan Rankin earned his team-leading 29th tally of the season 14:27 into the period to push the Walleye ahead 4-0.

Adding salt into the K-Wings wounds, Scooter Smith (12th) scored from between the circles with 28 seconds left in the period, which led to a goaltending change for Kalamazoo.

Nie was pulled in favor of Riley Gill. Nie finished the game allowing 5 goals on 29 shots.

Attempting to make a comeback in the third period, Rick Cleaver (30th) and Mathieu Curadeau (22nd) each scored 58 seconds apart to bring the K-Wings back to within three goals.

Any chance of a K-Wings comeback would be erased midway in the stanza with a goal from Tony Romano, his 14th of the season.

Kalamazoo added a shorthanded tally from Curadeau (23rd), but it wouldn't be enough for the K-Wings, who ended a five-game unbeaten streak with the loss.

The K-Wings out-shot the Walleye 56-40 for the game, the 56 shots, a season-high for Kalamazoo.

Despite the loss, Kalamazoo remains two points ahead of the Cincinnati Cyclones for first place in the North Division and one point ahead of the South Carolina Stingrays for first place overall in the American Conference.

The victory for Toledo, coupled by a loss by the Gwinnett Gladiators, knocks the Walleye magic number to clinching a playoff berth down to one point.

For Game Stats: http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id7858.

The K-Wings will return to Wings Stadium to start a three-game home stand this Wednesday, March 31st with a 7p.m. face-off versus the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Single-game tickets for any of the K-Wings 36 regular season home games are currently on sale at the Wings Stadium Ticket Office. Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, call Wings Stadium Ticket Office during regular business hours at (269) 345-5101.

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