GAME SHEET On Friday, the Komets played the Toledo Walleye in Toledo and lost 3-1. The lead was short-lived, as veteran Erik Bradford scored on a breakaway at 18:50. In the third, with the score tied 2-2, rookie Hunter Rees scored his first goal at 3:13, followed by Xavier Cormier’s goal at 7:42 to push the lead to two. With goaltender Hunter Vorva pulled for the extra skater, Kalamazoo pulled within one at 17:51, but Komet goaltender Ryan Fanti put an end to the Wings rally.
Fort Wayne, Indiana:The Komets play two crucial games this weekend at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum with eight games left in the regular season. On Friday night at 8:00 p.m., Indy will make a visit, and on Saturday, Kalamazoo will do the same. The Komets are currently two points behind Kalamazoo in fifth place in the Central Division, outside of a postseason berth, following two losses last weekend.
ECHL APPEARANCES
The outcomes from last week
Wednesday, March 20 vs. Kalamazoo FW 4-KAL 3 W
Friday, March 22nd, at Toledo FW 1 – TOL 3 L
Saturday, March 23, at Wheeling FW 1-WHL 3 L
Regarding the previous week –
The Komets hosted the Kalamazoo on Wednesday in a crucial Central Division game. Initial phase player Jack Gorniak scored his first goal.
The lead was short-lived as veteran Erik Bradford scored on a breakaway at 18:50. In the third, with the score tied 2-2, rookie Hunter Rees playing in his pro debut netted his first goal at 3:13 to give the Komets the lead. Rees’ score was followed by Xavier Cormier scoring at 7:42 to push the lead to two. With goaltender Hunter Vorva pulled for the extra skater, Kalamazoo got within one at 17:51, but Komet goaltender Ryan Fanti snuffed out the late Wings rally to get the win.
GAME SHEET
Friday, the Komets matched up with the Toledo Walleye in Toledo and left with a 3-1 loss.
The Walleye scored the game’s first goal just two minutes into the contest, but the Komets countered in the second period as Nolan Volcan netted his 16th of the season in the second to tie the game. In the third, Matt Anderson scored the game-winning goal for Walleye on the power play. Toledo added an empty net goal to end the scoring. Brett Brochu took the loss, making 26 saves.
GAME SHEET
On Saturday in Wheeling, West Virginia, the Komets were again unable to grab an early lead as former Komet Jordan Martel scored twice, and another former Komet, William Provost, scored the game-winning goal to drop the Komets 3-1. The newest Komet, Zack Andrusiak, scored the Komet’s only goal in the second period. Brett Brochu again got handed the loss, making 30 saves
