KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Wings (35-26-3-0) used stellar goaltending and four multi-point performances to defeat the Cincinnati Cyclones (28-31-6-0) in front of a sellout crowd (5,086) at Wings Event Center Friday, 4-1.
Goaltender Jonathan Lemieux (16-16-2-0) was stellar and made 28 saves on 29 shots against. The rookie’s efforts earned him the game’s first star.
Cincinnati opened the scoring with a power-play goal at the 8:46 mark of the first period.
Josh Passolt (22) tied the game with a tap-in from the crease at the 10:51 mark. Brad Morrison (32) hit Passolt with a backhand pass from below the net after carrying into the zone and Erik Bradford (48) recorded the secondary assist.
Morrison (12) netted the game-winner by picking the top right corner from the left circle at the 4:01 mark of the second period. Morrison converted on a juicy Bradford (49) rebound while Derek Daschke (17) also assisted the goal.
Ayden MacDonald (11) made it 3-1 with a tip-in from the slot at the 12:37 mark. Michael Joyaux (22) took the initial shot from the right point and Luke Morgan (12) notched the secondary helper.
Jordan Seyfert (4) put it away at the 19:02 mark of the third with an empty-netter courtesy of Daschke (18) and MacDonald (7).
The K-Wings finished the game scoreless on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill. Kalamazoo took the final shot total, 32-29.
Kalamazoo is back in action Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT against the Fort Wayne Komets (32-27-2-3) at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
Broadcast time on 590/106.9 WKZO is set for 7:05 pm.
THIS REPORT WRITTEN BY CHRIS CADEAU, VOICE OF THE K WINGS
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