Fort Wayne, IN – The Komets snapped their three-game slide with wins over Toledo and Indy to even their record at 3-3-0-0 after six games. The team hosts Bloomington on Friday for Military Appreciation Night starting at 7:30 p.m. before heading to Toledo on Saturday and Sunday in Kalamazoo. Tickets for all regular season home games are on sale now at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum ticket office and at komets.com. 

ECHL STANDINGS

Last week’s results 

Fri. 10/30 vs WHL 4-1 L

Sat. 10/31 vs TOL 2-1 W

Sun. 11/1 @ IND 4-3 OTW

About last week – 

The Komets tangled with the Wheeling Nailers on Friday, looking to end their two-game slide.  

In the first period, Hunter Johannas kept up his hot start with his fourth goal of the season at 1:29, assisted by newly acquired defenseman Xavier Lapointe, to put the Komets up 1-0.  Rookie goaltender Eemil Vinnie turned away all 12 shots he faced as his team couldn't add to the lead despite a 5-on-3 power play late in the period.

The Nailers’ Dante Sheriff tied it in the second period with a strike at 16:54, then took the lead with another goal at 19:26.

The Komets couldn't rally in the third as the Nailers scored twice into an empty net to make it 4-1 final. Vinni made 33 saves in the loss.

GAME SHEET

The Komets faced Toledo on Saturday, hoping to snap their three-game winless streak.

Mitch Hults scored the only goal of the first period with a wrist shot that sailed past Toledo goaltender Carter Gylander at 16:19 with assists from Cody Morgan and Jonny Tychonick.

Hults struck again in the second to give the Komets a 2-0 lead on a power-play at 13:45, with Toledo answering with a short-handed goal at 16:57 to make it a one-goal game heading into the second intermission.

In the third period, the Komets' defense tightened and held Toledo off the scoreboard to take a 2-1 win. Goaltender Evan Cormier got the win, making 28 saves in his Komet debut.

GAME SHEET

The Komets visited the Fuel in Fishers on Sunday and came away with a 4-3 overtime win after trailing 3-0 in the third period. 

After a scoreless first period, Indy’s Kyler Kupka scored shorthanded at 3:45 of the second period to break the stalemate and take a 1-0 lead, as the Komets outshot the Fuel 23-16 through two periods.

In the third period, the Fuel struck twice to take a three-goal lead until Mitch Hultz scored his third goal of the weekend at 6:39 to get the Komets on the board. Hultz's goal was followed by an Arnaud Durandeau tally at 10:48, with assists from Hultz and Jack Kopacka, cutting the Indy lead to one.

With time winding down, Josh Davies backhanded the puck over the shoulder of Indy goaltender Thomas Gale at 17:30 to tie the match and send it to overtime. 

In extra time, Indy had a chance to end the game, but Komet goaltender Emil Vinni stopped Jacob Perrault on a breakaway, and Jack Kopaka scored the game-winning goal at 1:45.

GAME SHEET

Komet leaders—

Points: 5 – Hunter Johannes, Mitch Hults, Arnaud Durandeau, Cody Morgan

Goals: 4 – Hunter Johannes

Assists: 5 – Cody Morgan

Power Play Goals: 1 – Jonny Tychonick, Hunter Johannes, Mitch Hults

Short-Handed Goals: 

Game-Winning Goals: 1 – Drake Rymsha, Mitch Hults, Jack Kopacka

Shots: 21 – Hunter Johannes

PIM: 18 – Josh Davies

Plus/Minus: +5 – Jonny Tychonick

Home Points: 5 – Hunter Johannes

Home Goals: 4 – Hunter Johannes

Home Assists: 4 – Jack Matier, Cody Morgan

Road Points: 3 – Arnaud Durandeau, Mitch Hults, Jack Kopacka

Road Goals: 2 – Arnaud Durandeau

Road Assists: 2 – Cole Hults, Mitch Hults, Jack Kopacka

Goaltenders

Appearances: 3 – Eemil Vinni

Wins: 1 – Nathan Day, Evan Cormier, Eemil Vinni

Saves: 81 – Eemil Vinni

Goals against: 1 – Evan Cormier

Save percentage: .966 – Evan Cormier

Icing the puck –   The Komets have killed off 10 straight power plays. The team has given up three short-handed goals in six games. The Komets have won the first two games of their season series with Toledo for the first time since 2021. The last time the Komets won a game while trailing by three goals in the third period was February 14, 2020 against Indy. The Komets do not return to Fishers to play the Fuel until March. The team has used four different goalies in six games. The Komets have outshot their opponents in all three of their wins.

Upcoming Promotions

Friday, November 6 –Join us for Military Appreciation Night! The Komets and All-American Stores would like to honor those that have served to protect our country.  All Active-Duty Military and Veterans can take advantage of a special Buy One Get One Free Offer by visiting the Coliseum Ticket Office. 

Komet hockey on WXKE — Fans can follow the action with Shane Albahrani broadcasting play-by-play on 96.3 WKXE. Game broadcasts are also streamed live at Komets.com. 

Get Komet Tickets — Tickets are available for all Komet home games at the Memorial Coliseum ticket office and Ticketmaster.com.