With the chance to return to Toledo tied at two games a piece in their best of seven series, the Kalamazoo Wings withstood a late rally by the Walleye to win 8-5 on home ice. For the second night in a row, the K- Wings sealed the game with an empty net goal that brought hats flying onto the ice from the hometown fans. Tuesday night it was Peter Schneider with the hattrick, on Wednesday it was Josh Pitt delighting the crowd with a trio of goals.
Despite the barrage of goals by both sides, a strong argument could be made that the number one star of the night for Kalamazoo was Nick Riopel.