FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2024
K-WINGS DROP OT GAME 1 TO WALLEYE
Kalamazoo establishes itself in the series opener but falls in extra time to Toledo.
TOLEDO, OH – The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, played physical hockey throughout but ultimately fell to the Toledo Walleye in Game 1 of the Central Division Semifinals at Huntington Center Friday, 3-2 in overtime.
The Walleye scored the game-winner at the 2:29 mark of overtime.
Ayden MacDonald (1) opened the scoring with a tip-in from the slot at the 9:50 mark of the first period. Evan Dougherty (1) took the initial shot from the right point while Michael Joyaux (1) notched the secondary assist.
MacDonald (2) struck again with a one-timer from between the circles on the power play at the 12:58 mark. Pristine extra-man puck movement from David Keefer (1) and Erik Bradford (1) opened up the middle to give MacDonald shooting space.
Toledo got on the board at the 13:25 mark and tied the game 2-2 at 18:29.
Goaltender Hunter Vorva (0-1) was fantastic and made 37 saves on 40 shots faced.
The K-Wings finished the game 1-for-3 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill. Toledo took the final shot total, 40-27.
No. 4 Kalamazoo is back in action Saturday at 7:15 p.m. EDT against No. 1 Toledo for Game 2 of the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs in the Central Division Semifinals at Huntington Center.
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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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