K s lose to Nailers in game capped by fracas
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
About the closest thing you’ll find to a certainty in the ECHL is the Komets beating the Wheeling Nailers when they play at Memorial Coliseum.
But tonight was the exception to the rule. The Nailers got a 4-3 victory over the Komets, who have won 20 of the last 24 games between the teams here.
The waning seconds saw Wheeling’s Austin Fyten knee the Komets’ Anthony Petruzzelli, setting off a melee and likely putting him in the crosshairs of ECHL discipline. The Wheeling players then engaged in a shouting match with Fort Wayne fans and the Nailers’ Chad Duchesne swiped at a fan with his stick.
The Komets lost 5-4 to the Indy Fuel on Saturday night. A judgment call may have changed the scope of the game, but an uncharacteristically poor defen .
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Anthony Petruzzelli chases the puck during the first period against the Indy Fuel at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Matthew Boudens carries the puck during the first period against the Indy Fuel at Memorial Coliseum.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Justin Vaive carries the puck during the first period against the Indy Fuel at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
The Komets celebrate after Anthony Petruzzelli scores the first point of the game during the first period against the Indy Fuel at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Matthew Boudens carries the puck during the first period against the Indy Fuel at Memorial Coliseum.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Anthony Petruzzelli chases the puck during the first period against the Indy Fuel at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
The Komets celebrate after Anthony Petruzzelli scores the first point of the game during the first period against the Indy Fuel at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Komets forward Anthony Petruzzelli carries the puck during the first period against the Indy Fuel at Memorial Coliseum on Friday.