Tag Bertuzzi scored 2:31 into overtime, and the Toledo Walleye rallied from two goals down to beat the Kalamazoo Wings 3-2 on Friday night at Wings Event Center, spoiling the K-Wings’ home opener in front of 4,125. It was Toledo’s third straight win.
How it happened
Kalamazoo scored 17 seconds into the game, when Sean Chisholm finished a play from Andre Ghantous and Cooper Walker, and Ghantous made it 2-0 at 14:42 of the first. Toledo took over from there. Kaden Bohlsen scored on the power play at 12:05 of the second, set up by Cooper Zech and Tanner Dickinson, and Zech tied it at 18:42, from Mitch Lewandowski and Bohlsen. After a scoreless third, Bertuzzi ended it in overtime with his fourth goal of the season, assisted by Brandon Kruse.
In goal and by the numbers
The Walleye outshot Kalamazoo 54-19, including 21-8 in the second period. Aku Koskenvuo made 51 saves for the K-Wings and was named the game’s third star. Jonathan Lemieux, last week’s ECHL Goaltender of the Week, made 17 saves on 19 shots for Toledo and stayed unbeaten in his first three Walleye starts. Toledo went 1-for-6 on the power play, and Kalamazoo went 0-for-3. Bertuzzi and Bohlsen were the first and second stars.
What’s next
The Walleye play again Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Fort Wayne Komets. Kalamazoo hosts the Bloomington Bison on Saturday night.
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