Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Morgan Adams-Moisan carries the puck during the second period against Wichita at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets forward A.J. Jenks carries the puck against Wichita at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets defenseman Mathieu Brodeur carries the puck during the first period against Wichita at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Brandon Hawkins carries the puck during the first period against Wichita at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
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Komets goalie Dylan Ferguson keeps his eye on the puck during the first period against Wichita at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
Defense rules, as K s defeat Nailers 2-1
Lekkas cannot rejoin Fort Wayne, but Hawkins expected Monday
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
Defense had been the focal point for the Komets coming into Friday night. And the defense was improved, as Fort Wayne defeated the Wheeling Nailers 2-1 in front of an announced crowd of 2,419 at Memorial Coliseum.
“I was pleased from the start of the game, right till the end,” Fort Wayne coach Ben Boudreau said. “Even going back to Thursday’s practice habits, I thought we were committed to our craft, knowing we’d laid an egg (in a 4-3 loss to Wheeling) on Wednesday.”