The Toledo Walleye beat the Fort Wayne Komets 6-4 in their home opener Saturday night before a sellout crowd at the Huntington Center. Seven different Walleye players figured in the scoring in a three-goal second period, Chris Terry scored his first ECHL goal, and Mitch Lewandowski finished with a goal and two assists. Toledo outshot Fort Wayne 29-16.

How it happened

Reilly Funk opened the scoring at 4:05 of the first period, assisted by Terry and Brandon Hawkins. Rymsha tied it for the Komets at 15:58. Funk later drew a five-minute major and a game misconduct.

Toledo scored three times in less than four minutes early in the second period. Quinn Preston scored at 4:24 from Lewandowski and Nick Andrews, Sam Craggs followed at 6:48 from Lewandowski and Garrett Van Wyhe, and Terry made it 4-1 at 8:13, set up by Preston and Dylan Moulton. Fort Wayne answered with goals by Kopacka at 8:54 and Johannes at 10:10.

Hawkins restored the two-goal lead at 12:50 of the third period, from Cooper Zech and Brandon Kruse. Johannes scored again at 16:00 to make it 5-4, but Lewandowski hit the empty net at 18:30, assisted by Kyle Gaffney and Andrews.

In goal

Jonathan Lemieux made 12 saves on 16 shots for the win. Cormier made 23 saves for Fort Wayne. Hawkins, Johannes, and Preston were the game’s three stars.

What’s next

The Walleye go back on the road for three games at Wheeling, starting Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:10 p.m. at WesBanco Arena. Their next home game is Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 10:35 a.m. against Rapid City.

Earlier on Mitten Hockey: Walleye finally come home for Opening Night against Fort Wayne and Walleye Game Recap: at K-Wings (Nov. 6).

Sources

• Toledo Walleye: Walleye defeat rival Komets in 6-4 home opener showdown
• Toledo Walleye: Opening Night box score, Nov. 7, 2026