Fort Wayne, IN - The Toledo Walleye fell in their season opener vs the Fort Wayne Komets, a storied matchup dating back to their first game in 1952, with a final score of 6-3. Sam Craggs scored the first goal of the Walleye season, followed by a pair of goals by Tanner Dickinson. The Komets got off to a hot start, scoring 2 goals in the first, and a pair in both the second and third period.
How it Happened:
The Walleye came off to a strong start, killing the first power play of the game with 14:58 left in the first period, and held the Komets to zero shots on goal in the first 10 minutes. The Komets opened the scoring with their first goal by #29 Hunter Johannes at 8:30, and added onto their lead with #17 Jonny Tychonick putting it in for the Komets second goal of the night. The Walleye ended the period trailing 2-0, with 10 shots on goal against the Komets 8.
The Walleye wasted no time in the second period, scoring their first goal at 4:39. #7 Sam Craggs scored the first goal of the season, assisted by #67 Mitch Lewandowski and #25 Cooper Zech. Minutes later, #12 Tanner Dickinson added a second goal to the total, bringing Toledo within one goal. They carried this momentum through a 5 on 3 power play where Dickinson scored his second of the game, evening it out at 3-3 with 10:04 left to play in the second period.
Towards the end of the second period, Fort Wayne tacked on another goal scored by #29 Hunter Johannes, his second of the night and assisted by #71 Josh Davies and #22 Jack Matier. Only :41 seconds later the Komets jumped ahead yet again with a goal scored by #86 Drake Rymsha, assisted by #4 Noah Carroll and #13 Cody Morgan, making it 4-3 entering the third period.
Both teams got off to a slow start in the third period. A small scrum resulted in Fort Wayne picking up a pair of 2 minute minor penalties, with Toledo catching one of their own at 7:57 in the third. Following the penalties, the Komets added to their lead with a goal by #86 Drake Rymsha, assisted by #22 Jack Matier and #13 Cody Morgan. In the final two minutes, the Komets added their final goal of the night scored by #20 Jack Gorniak, assisted by #43 Patrick Guzzo. Fort Wayne scored 4 straight goals, ending the night with a score of 6-3.
Local 245 Three Stars:
1. FW - D. Rymsha
2. FW - H. Johannes
3. FW - C. Morgan
The Toledo Walleye travel to Fishers, Indiana to take on the Indy Fuel on October 23rd, then move to Wheeling, West Virginia to take on the Wheeling Nailers on October 24th.
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