TOLEDO, OH (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Wings (18-23-3-0) responded to a strong Toledo Walleye (26-15-4-2) second period to tie the game in the third, but the Walleye punched back at the end and won Friday at Huntington Center, 4-2.
The K-Wings struck first at the 10:45 mark of the first period as Justin Taylor (10) went to the backhand for the goal. On the play, Ole Julian Bjørgvik-Holm (2) attempted a one-time blast but his stick broke, sending the puck softly toward the crease, where Raymond Brice (2) pushed it along to Taylor for the lead.
Toledo responded with a pair of power play goals just 13 seconds apart at the 3:49 and 4:02 marks of the second period and skated to the third with the 2-1 advantage.
Matheson Iacopelli (12) then drew Kalamazoo even with a power play goal of his own on a no-doubt shot from the left circle at the 9:06 mark. Justin Murray (15) and Carson Focht (13) assisted on Iacopelli’s game-tying blast.
The Walleye, however, answered with the game-winning goal at the 11:29 mark. Toledo added an empty-netter with 38 seconds remaining to seal the victory.
Hunter Vorva (8-6-1-0) was stout, making 36 stops in the loss.
Kalamazoo immediately heads home to face the Indy Fuel (30-15-2-0) Saturday at 7:00 p.m. EST for ‘Pink Ice,’ presented by Bronson.
Broadcast time on 590/106.9 WKZO is 6:35 pm.
THIS REPORT WRITTEN BY CHRIS CADEAU, VOICE OF THE K WINGS
