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K-WINGS DROP GAME 2 AT WALLEYE

Saturday, April 20th
K-WINGS DROP GAME 2 AT WALLEYE

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April 20, 2024 

K-WINGS DROP GAME 2 AT WALLEYE

Jonathan Lemieux’s 48 saves not enough in Kalamazoo's loss at Toledo.

BOX SCORE

TOLEDO, OH – The Kalamazoo Wings (0-2), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, fell to the Toledo Walleye (2-0) in Game 2 of the Central Division Semifinals at Huntington Center Saturday, 5-2.

Goaltender Jonathan Lemieux (0-1) was phenomenal throughout and set a new career-high with 48 saves on 52 shots against.

Toledo opened the scoring at the 9:12 mark of the first period.

Chad Nychuk (1) tied the game 1-1 with a rip from between the circles at the 13:42 mark. Josh Passolt (1) fed Nychuk after curling around the right corner and Erik Bradford (2) recorded the secondary assist on the 4-on-4 play.

Quinn Preston (1) made it 2-1 by converting from the slot during 4-on-4 action at the 18:08 mark. Nychuk (1) hit Preston with a backhand pass from below the goal line on the right side after receiving the puck from Collin Adams (1).

Toledo tied the game 2-2 at the 3:57 mark of the second period and took the lead at the 13:47 mark of the third.

The Walleye added goals at the 18:27 and 18:42 (empty net) marks.

Kalamazoo finished the game scoreless on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Toledo took the final shot total, 53-24.

The K-Wings are back in action Wednesday against Toledo for Game 3 of the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs at 7:00 p.m. EDT in the Central Division Semifinals at Wings Event Center. Tickets to the game can be purchased HERE.

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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 Vancouver Canucks and the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks. Kalamazoo plays their 36 regular season home games at Wings Event Center from October through April.

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