KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Wings (24-19-0-0) ran into a buzzsaw second period and lost to the Fort Wayne Komets (23-16-5-1) at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday, 6-3. 
The K-Wings looked to have just what it took to recover from falling behind 3-1, after one, when Justin Taylor (14th goal of season) netted his seventh power play tally of the season at the 4:37 mark of the second.
But over a span of 3:30 seconds, starting at the 12:31 mark in the same period, Fort Wayne scored three straight goals to put the game out of reach.
Taylor (15th goal) did score again at the 16:26 mark of the second to cut the lead to 6-3, but the K-Wings were unable to score again for the rest of the game. Tyler Kobryn (7th assist) assisted on Taylor’s second goal.
The Captain now has three multi-goal games this season.
In the first, Matheson Iacopelli (7th goal) scored at the 12:24 mark to tie the game at one. The Western Michigan product capitalized on a Komet turnover to score unassisted. Iacopelli (7th assist) also earned the assist on Taylor’s power play goal to give him two multipoint games on the season.
Trevor Gorsuch (12-12) made 22 saves in the loss. Backup goaltender Jason Palowski stopped all 13 shots he faced in relief of Gorsuch, starting after the second intermission.
Next up for the K-Wings is the Iowa Heartlanders (18-23-6-1) on ‘Home Improvement Night’ this Friday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Wings Event Center.
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