Flint,
MI – The Kalamazoo Wings dug themselves
out of a three-goal deficit to snap a three-game
winless
streak with a 8-5 victory on the road against the
Flint Generals.
The Generals marched their way to a lead in the opening
period scoring three times to grab an early advantage. Michel Beausoleil (25th) knocked in a rebound nearly six
minutes in to give Flint a 1-0 lead. Five minutes later,
while on a power-play, Justin Depretis (3rd) scored from
just in front of the crease. Extending their lead to 3-0, Mike Alexiou was opportunistic
pushing the puck over the goal line on a rebound for his
9th goal of the season. Kalamazoo lit the lamp for the first time late in the period
with a power-play strike from Nick Bootland (32nd), which
cut the Generals lead to 3-1.
The
K-Wings power-play erupted like Mount St. Helen in the
second, striking on four of their five chances. On a 5-on-3
advantage, Jamie Vanderveeken's (9th) blast from the high slot
cut the K-Wings deficit to 4-3. Moments
later, Ryan Markham (5th) tickled the twine with another power-play
marker to knot the contest at 4-4. Gaining
their first lead of the night, Kory Karlander (30th) rebound
goal propelled the K-Wings ahead 5-4. Flint
pulled even later in the period with a breakaway tally from
Jaroslav Cesky (7th) at the 13:53 mark of the second. Less
than two minutes later, Vanderveeken (10th) recorded Kalamazoo’s
only even-strength marker with a wrist shot from between
the circles. Kalamazoo
concluded the scoring in the period with Bootland's (33rd)
league leading 15th power-play tally of the season.
In
the third period, Flint cut Kalamazoo’s
lead to 6-5 with a power-play goal from DePrestis (4th),
his second
of the night.
But that is as close as the Generals would get, as the K-Wings
added tallies from Lucas Drake (9th) and an empty-netter from
Glenn Detulleo (14th) to finish off Flint 8-6.
For Game Stats: http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=533935.
The K-Wings return home to Wings Stadium tomorrow, Saturday,
March 1st for a 7:30 p.m. versus the Generals on Trading
Card Night presented by The Maurer Group, WKFR and WRKR.
The first 1,000 fans into the building will receive a FREE
complete set of K-Wings trading cards.
The K-Wings return home to Wings Stadium on Saturday, March
1st for a 7:30 p.m. versus the Generals on Trading Card Night
presented by The Maurer Group, WKFR and WRKR. The first 1,000
fans into the building will receive a FREE complete set of
K-Wings trading cards.
Single
game tickets for the entire K-Wings 2007-08 home schedule
are currently on sale at the Wings
Stadium Ticket
Office. Tickets range from $9-$14. Prices for K-Wings games
will increase $1 for premium game nights (Orange Ice, Pink
Ice, Green Ice & New Years Eve). Fans are also encouraged
to purchase their game tickets in advance, as they will save
$1 per ticket by getting their seats prior to a game day.
Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and
Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, call the
Wings Stadium Ticket Office during regular business hours
at (269) 345-5101.
For
more information about tonight’s
game, please contact Director of Public Relations/Broadcaster
Mike Modugno
at (269) 349-9772 extension 220.
