KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Wings (33-29-1-0) scored three in the second period to overcome a 2-0 deficit, and beat the Iowa Heartlanders (27-27-8-1) in overtime on Wednesday at Wings Event Center, 4-3.
With the win, Kalamazoo has now moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Central Division.
Matheson Iacopelli, now with 12 goals in his last 13 games and back-to-back multi goal performances, continued his electric play of late. And Trevor Gorsuch slammed the door shut to propel the K-Wings to their ninth win in the month of March.
On the game-winner, while skating 3 aside, Erik Bradford found Olivier LeBlanc at the top of the offensive zone and skated to the bench for a change. Iacopelli replaced Bradford on the ice, accepted a drop pass from LeBlanc and sniped his second goal of the game into the back of the net from the right circle.
Yet, the win came with a little adversity, as Iowa took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission and tied it in the third.
But the second is when Kalamazoo took control. First it was Justin Taylor that deposited a second chance opportunity into the back of the net, assisting on the goal was Zach Jordan. Then, Iacopelli buried the PPG from the right circle just 1:46 seconds later, assisting on the goal was Kyle Blaney and Eric Kattleus. Finally, Max Humitz scored on a beautiful Taylor slot feed that Zach Jordan dug out of the half-boards, giving the K-Wings the lead with 1:03 left in the second period.
Gorsuch (41 saves) made multiple highlight reel stops in this one, and finished the month with a 9-3 record, a 2.44 GAA and a .931 save percentage.
With Taylor’s assist on the Humitz goal, Justin moved into a tie for No. 3 all-time with Kory Karlander for points scored in K-Wings history.
Kalamazoo now hits the road to face the Fort Wayne Komets (36-20-6-1) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Broadcast time on 590/105.9 WKZO is set for 7:05 pm.
THIS REPORT WRITTEN BY CHRIS CADEAU, VOICE OF THE K WINGS
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