ECHL’s Fort Wayne Komets (via ducks.nhl.com)

North Charleston, SC - The Fort Wayne Komets look continue their playoff push tonight for a two game set against the Boston Bruins’ affiliate the South Carolina Stingrays. This will be the Komets first game against the Stingrays.

The K’s are coming off of a 5-4 overtime win versus the Toledo Walleye on Wednesday. The offensive production is still a little suspect. Jeff Deslauriers is expected to be in net tonight versus the team in the final playoff spot. The power play unit is anemic to say the least. They rank 22nd in the 23 team league.

The Stingrays are coming off of a 2-1 overtime loss to the Gwinnett Gladiators Tuesday. The Bruins affiliate is looking to hold onto the the final spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They are currently five points ahead of the Kalamazoo Wings for the spot.

The puck will drop at 7:05 p.m. EST.

Team Stats:

Fort Wayne Komets	Stats	South Carolina Stingrays
58	GP	60
28	W	30
28	L	24
2	OT	6
58	P	66
0.500	P%	0.550
164	GF	164
194	GA	151

Last Four Head-to-Head Match-ups:

*First ever meeting*

Team Records:

Fort Wayne Komets: 28-28-2, 58 points (4th in the North Division, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

South Carolina Stingrays: 30-24-6, 66 Points (4th in the South Division, 8th in the Eastern Conference)

Broadcast Info:

TV:

Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette
Komets goaltender Jeff Deslauriers has stopped 95.5 percent of the shots he has faced.

Fort Wayne, IN - The Fort Wayne Komets (28-28-2) looked like they would cruise to a victory after two periods, but the defense went soft and Jeff Deslauriers allowed the Toledo Walleye (30-19-8) to tie the game up late in the third. Jean-Michel Rizk notched the game winner with 1:55 left in the extra frame for his 18th of the season.

First Period:

The opening frame saw the K’s score within the first two minutes. Jamie Milam netted his second goal of the season. The Walleye answered with just under seven minutes left in te period, when Byron Froese netted his eighth of the season.

Second Period:

The middle frame Brandon Marino netted his 20th of the year on the power play. Kaleigh  Shrock notched his eighth of the year near the four minute mark. The Walleye were undeterred, and started their comeback. Willie Coetzee netted his 22nd of the season at the 7:22 mark. The Komets pushed it back to a two-goal lead off of Tomas Beauregard’s 21st of the season.

Third Period:

The third period saw the Walleye wake-up. They scored twice to even up the score. Trevor Parkes scored first at the 5:46 mark. Coetzee notched his second ten minutes later.

Overtime:

Rizk’s goal in the waning minutes gave the Komets the victory.

Team Statistics:

Score by Period:

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
Toledo Walleye	1	1	2	0	4
Fort Wayne Komets	1	3	0	1	5

 SOG:

SHOTS	1	2	3	OT	Total
Toledo Walleye	15	11	9	0	35
Fort Wayne Komets	9	9	8	4	29

 Power Play Efficiency

Prd	Toledo Walleye	Fort Wayne Komets
1st	0-2	0-2
2nd	0-1	1-2
3rd	1-3	0-1
OT	0-0	0-0
Total	1-6	1-5

Three Stars:

Star	Team	Pos/Name	Stats
	Fort Wayne Komets	RW Brandon Marino	1 G, 1 A, -1, 8 Shots, 4 PIM
	Toledo Walleye	F Willie Coetzee	2 G, 1 A, +2, 2 Shots, 2 PIM
	Fort Wayne Komets	RW Jean-Michel Rizk	1 G, 1 A, +2, 1 Shot, 0 PIM

The Komets return to action Friday to take on the South Carolina Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. EST.