KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Wings (21-28-4-0) threw the kitchen sink at the Tulsa Oilers (19-25-7-1) Friday night at Wings Event Center, but fell by a final score of 4-1.
The K-Wings and Oilers spent the first period feeling each other out, with no score and no penalties as Kalamazoo headed to the locker room with a 9-4 advantage in shots.
Tulsa got on the board first at the 5:21 mark of the second and scored again on the power play at the 7:08 mark.
But the K-Wings went on a shooting frenzy throughout the period, recording a season-high 26 shots in the frame, and Max Humitz (13) scored on a 5-on-3 power play at the 13:30 mark. On the play, Justin Taylor (17) sent a pass to Luke Morgan (10) for the initial shot, with Humitz pushing the rebound into the back of the net.
Another power play opportunity resulted in the Oilers’ third goal at the 17:18 mark of the third, and Tulsa scored an empty-netter with 26 seconds remaining.
Hunter Vorva (10-9-1-0) made 21 saves on 24 shots in defeat, while his counterpart Riley Morris (2-1-0-0) was strong in his Oilers debut with 47 stops on Kalamazoo’s season-high 48 shots.
The K-Wings and Oilers run it back on Saturday for ‘Scooby-Doo Night & Pucks n’ Paws.’ Puck drop will be at 7:00 p.m. EST at Wings Event Center.
Broadcast time on 590/106.9 WKZO is 6:35 pm.
THIS REPORT WRITTEN BY CHRIS CADEAU, VOICE OF THE K WINGS
