FT WAYNE IN (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Wings (24-19-0-0) ran into a buzzsaw second period and lost to the Fort Wayne Komets (23-16-5-1) at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday, 6-3.
The K-Wings looked to have just what it took to recover from falling behind 3-1, after one, when Justin Taylor netted his seventh power play tally of the season at the 4:37 mark of the second.
But over a span of 3:30 seconds, starting at the 12:31 mark in the same period, Fort Wayne scored three straight goals to put the game out of reach.
Justin Taylor scoreD again at the 16:26 mark of the second to cut the lead to 6-3, but the K-Wings were unable to score again for the rest of the game. Tyler Kobryn assisted on Taylor’s second goal.
Taylor now has three multi-goal games this season.
In the first, Matheson Iacopelli scored at the 12:24 mark to tie the game at one. The Western Michigan product capitalized on a Komets turnover to score unassisted. Iacopelli also earned the assist on Taylor’s power play goal to give him two multipoint games on the season.
Trevor Gorsuch made 22 saves in the loss, leaving at the end of the second period due to an injury. Backup goaltender Jason Palowski stopped all 13 shots he faced in relief of Gorsuch.
Next up for the K-Wings is the Iowa Heartlanders (18-23-6-1) on ‘Home Improvement Night’ this Friday. It’s also a $2 Friday, and fans can enjoy $2 beers, sodas and hot dogs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Wings Event Center.
Broadcast time Friday on the flagship station of the K Wings, 590/106.9 FM WKZO, is 6:40 pm
THIS REPORT WRITTEN BY CHRIS CADEAU, VOICE OF THE K WINGS
