Pearce Shines Again But Walleye Blanked In Kalamazoo, 3-0
2/14/2010 - Box Score | Tickets | Upcoming Schedule
The Walleye played in a shutout contest for the third straight night, but Toledo was on the losing side on Sunday. Jordan Pearce made 36 saves the night after his first career shutout, while the Wings’ Ryan Nie stopped all 18 Walleye shots in the 3-0 loss.
(Kalamazoo, MI) – The Walleye played in a shutout contest for the third straight night, but Toledo was on the losing side on Sunday. Jordan Pearce made 36 saves the night after his first career shutout, while the Wings’ Ryan Nie stopped all 18 Walleye shots in the 3-0 loss. . Toledo’s record is 26-21-1-3 on the season, and they are 9-10-1-2 on the road.
The Kalamazoo Wings would strike first tonight as Mitch Versteeg took a pass at the top of the right circle and beat Jordan Pearce with a wrist shot for the lone goal of the first period.
“After the first period, they just out worked us,” said head coach Nick Vitucci. “We played well in the first period, but they controlled the last two periods.”
Toledo had two power play chances in the second period, but continued to struggle against Wings goaltender Ryan Nie. Nie shut Toledo out on January 1st the last time the Walleye faced him (1-0).
Kalamazoo would extend their lead at 2:39 of the third when Mathieu Curadeau beat Pearce with a wrist shot from between the circles to make it 2-0 Wings. The final goal of the game of the game came on a five on three power play for Kalamazoo as Sam Ftorek blasted a one-timer past Pearce.
“Jordan played very well again for us in net,” Coach Vitucci said. “We had a couple of breakdowns in our own end that led to goals.”
Walleye Notes: Toledo is 11-11-1-2 against teams from the North Division this season. Toledo is 5-4-0-0 against Kalamazoo this season. Jordan Pearce finished the game with 36 saves and is 10-12-1-0 on the season. The Wings outshot Toledo 39-18 for the game. The 18 shots is a season low for Toledo.
The Walleye are back for the last February home game on Saturday, February 27 against Gwinnett. View the March Schedule | Box Score
