WILD THIRD PERIOD DOWNS K-WINGS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 11, 2021

WILD THIRD PERIOD DOWNS K-WINGS

Box Score

KALAMAZAOO, MI— A rough third frame saw the Kalamazoo Wings (10-8-0-0) fall to the Fort Wayne Komets (12-6-2-0) on Elf Night at Wings Event Center on Saturday.

The K-Wings opened the scoring just 2:42 into the contest. In a shorthand situation, Kalamazoo forced a turnover in the Komets zone. Kalamazoo Forward Erik Bradford beat the goalie with a nice move to push the K-Wings in front 1-0.

The scoring flood gates opened in the second frame. K-Wings forward Logan Lambdin tapped a goal top shelf on a nice pass from Kyle Blaney giving Kalamazoo a 2-0 lead. Fort Wayne would respond with a 5-on-3 power-play goal from defensemen Connor Corcoran. Fellow Komet defensemen Blake Siebenaler would add another goal to tie it up at two to finish off the period.

In the third period, Blaney sent the puck onto the stick of Zach Jordan, who promptly sent a snapper top shelf to give Kalamazoo the 3-2 lead. The Komets would respond with five unanswered goals, including an unassisted goal from center ice by Komets defenseman Zach Tolkinen.

Kalamazoo Goaltender Trevor Gorsuch stopped 25 of the 32 shots he faced in the 7-3 loss.

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The Kalamazoo Wings are a professional hockey team located in southwest Michigan that has been a staple in the Kalamazoo, MI professional sports landscape since 1974. The K-Wings compete in the ECHL and are the AA affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets and American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters. Kalamazoo plays their 36 regular season home games at Wings Event Center from October through April.

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