Wings Spoil Third Period Evansville Comeback
November 13, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
KALAMAZOO, MI - The Evansville IceMen overcame a 2-0 deficit on the road heading into the third for the second time this season Friday, but saw the comeback effort spoiled in a 4-2 loss to the Kalamazoo Wings at the Wings Event Center.
The IceMen outshot Kalamazoo 14-7 in the opening period, as newcomer Alex Guptill generated a few good quality scoring chances to lead the way. Evansville's best chance came on a breakaway set-up by Michael Trebish, who head-manned a pass that sprung Daultan Leveille free. Leveille tried to beat Wings goalie Joel Martin with a backhander through the five-hole, but was turned away, and the teams entered the first break scoreless.
Kalamazoo scored the game's first goal 1:34 into the second period when Lane Scheidl fed a pass out front from behind the net for Tyler Shattock, who deflected the puck past IceMen goalie Christoffer Bengtsberg. The Wings struck again after killing off a major penalty, when Tanner Sorenson hopped out of the box and beat Bengtsberg on a wraparound.
Tyson Fawcett put Evansville on the board 2:29 into the third period, when he capitalized on a broken play by burying a loose puck that trickled through the crease to him on the backdoor. The IceMen then tied the game at 2-2 on a power-play just over two minutes later when Chris Rumble blasted a shot past Martin from the point after a Nathan Moon shot clanked off the post seconds earlier.
But Kalamazoo answered right back while the teams skated 4-on-4 shortly after Rumble's goal. Dane Fox split the Evansville defense right through the slot and ripped a wrist shot past Bengtsberg to give the Wings a 3-2 advantage. Alexandre Mallet added an empty-net goal in the final minute to seal the 4-2 victory. Martin made 33 saves for his fifth win, while Bengtsberg stopped 26 in the loss.
Evansville travels to Wheeling overnight and will face the Nailers at 7:35pm EDT Saturday at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, WV. The IceMen and Nailers then play a Sunday afternoon tilt at 4:05 EDT to wrap up the weekend. Both games will be broadcast on ECHL.TV and www.evansvilleicemen.com, with coverage starting 15 minutes prior to game time.
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WEDNESDAY IS COLLEGE NIGHT
Every Wednesday home game throughout the season is College Night at the Ford Center. Students with a college I.D. can purchase tickets at the Ford Center Ticket Office for as low as $10. There are five remaining Wednesday home games, starting with November 18, when Evansville welcomes the Alaska Aces for the only time this season. One lucky student will win a free iPad, courtesy of Computers Plus. The IceMen and Aces will face-off at 6:15pm, which is the new start time for all Evansville home games scheduled Monday through Thursday.
WALL FLAG GIVEAWAY
Friday, November 20, the IceMen host the Orlando Solar Bears for the only meeting this season. The first 3,000 fans into the Ford Center receive and IceMen Wall Flag. Gates open at 6pm. The Evansville IceMen front office is also putting on a special Friday Night Hat Pack for that game only. Fans who purchase the hat pack through an IceMen Account Executive receive a ticket to the game and an IceMen hat for just $20. This is the only time that there will be no group minimum to take advantage of this special offer.
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