Overall Record: 6-2-0-0, 2nd in Central Division, Current Streak: 3 Wins

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Wednesday, November 4 at Kalamazoo (3-2 W) 

Friday, November 6 at Kalamazoo (4-3 W) 

Saturday, November 7 vs. Fort Wayne (6-4 W) 

THIS WEEK’S GAMES (All Times Eastern)

Friday, November 13 at Wheeling (7:10 p.m., 1230 Fox Sports Radio, FloSports) 

Saturday, November 14 at Fort Wayne (7:35 p.m., 1230 Fox Sports Radio, FloSports) 

Sunday, November 15 at Indy (4 p.m., 1230 Fox Sports Radio, FloSports) 

Walleye Notes

Taking Care of Business: The Toledo Walleye won all three of their games this week, beating the Kalamazoo Wings twice at the Wings Event Center, then coming home to beat the Fort Wayne Komets at the Huntington Center. The Walleye beat the Wings 3-2 on Wednesday, as Quinn Preston and Kyle Gaffney each had a goal and an assist, Brandon Hawkins scored, and Mitch Lewandowski notched two assists. They returned to Wings Event Center on Friday to beat the K-Wings again, this time 4-3, with Nick Nardecchia scoring his second game-winning goal of the year. Marcus Crawford and Nick Andrews each had two assists on the night. The Walleye beat the Komets 6-4 at the Huntington Center, with Reilly Funk opening up the scoring 4:05 into the first. Hawkins notched the game-winning goal, Chris Terry scored his first goal as a Walleye, Lewandowski had a three-point night (1 G, 2 A), and Andrews recorded another two-point night. Jonathan Lemieux got all three starts in net, earning the wins in each game.  

Unbeatable: Goaltender Jonathan Lemieux has won each of his first six starts as a Toledo Walleye, becoming only the second netminder in Walleye history to do so. Cal Heeter holds the longest win streak to begin a Walleye career, earning wins in each of his first eight starts as a Walleye back in the 2016-17 season, keeping the streak alive between 10/15 and 11/23/2016. Matt Jurusik was the last Walleye goaltender to go at least six starts before taking his first regulation loss, going 4-0-1-1 after he joined the team last season. Pat Nagle owns the record for the most starts without a regulation loss to begin a Walleye tenure, starting 12 times and posting a 10-0-2-0 record to begin the 2017-18 season. Lemieux currently holds the second-most wins in the ECHL after Saturday’s games, one short of Florida’s Cam Johnson’s seven wins.  

Welcome Back, T-Town: The Walleye opened up their home slate on Saturday night with a high-scoring affair against the Fort Wayne Komets, taking the victory to win their fourth straight home opener. The Walleye have fared extremely well in their last eleven home openers, posting an 8-2-1-0 record, outscoring opponents 42-25 (+17), and shutting out opponents twice in that span. Toledo posted a 20-9-5-2 record at the Huntington Center last season, tying Fort Wayne for the best home record in the Central Division. Toledo had the league's best power play on home ice last season, converting on 28 of 94 chances (29.8%). 

Shorthanded Strength: In addition to having their fourth straight win in a home opener, the Walleye picked up a shorthanded goal in their second consecutive home opener (scoring three in last season’s home opener), the team’s third on the young season. Kaden Bohlsen and Nolan Moyle had the team’s first shorthanded strikes, against Wheeling and Fort Wayne respectively on the road. Quinn Preston notched the SHG at home on Saturday night, 4:24 into the second period to take the lead for the Walleye. Toledo set a franchise record for shorthanded goals in a season with 15 last season, leading the league season-long in the stat. Moyle and Will Hillman each had three shorthanded goals for the Walleye last season, which is tied for the single-season franchise record.  

Central Division Vacation: The Walleye are set to make a few in-division stops on the road this week, visiting the Wheeling Nailers on Friday, the Fort Wayne Komets on Saturday, and the Indy Fuel on Sunday. Toledo has a chance to take advantage of Wheeling’s penalty kill, which is running at 69.6% (30th) entering Sunday. Mitch Lewandowski has 23 points (6 G, 17 A) in as many games in his career against Fort Wayne. Toledo holds the league’s second-highest goal differential in the second and third periods, outscoring opponents 25-14 (+11), while Indy has been outscored 29-23 (-6) in the same timeframe entering Sunday’s games. 

Walleye Player of the Week: 

Mitch Lewandowski (3 GP, 1 G, 5 A, 6 Pts, +3) 

Walleye Goaltender of the Week: 

Jonathan Lemieux (3-0-0-0, 52 SV, 3.01 GAA)