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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.
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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.
Motivated Szydlowski delivers in Komets victory
Tallies 1 goal, 1 assist after 3-game benching
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
Shawn Szydlowski, in explaining why he had been benched for three games last weekend, said he had been so frustrated with his lack of production that he would grip his sticks so hard that they would break.
Worse, he didn’t realize just how much his frustration was negatively affecting the rest of the team.
“I would say I was reacting the wrong way to not having success” said Szydlowski, the Komets’ longtime star. “I’m used to having success here on this team and I just wasn’t having it. I think I was just putting too much pressure on myself at the end of the day.”
K s frustrated by missed chances, officiating in loss
JUSTIN A. COHN | The Journal Gazette
The Komets dominated puck possession and scoring opportunities Saturday night. But when the final buzzer blared, the Indy Fuel had outscored Fort Wayne 6-3, in front of 3,111 restless fans at Memorial Coliseum.
“It s a frustrating loss,” Komets coach Ben Boudreau said. “But if you re going to lose, you want to lose playing the right way. I thought our effort was there. It seems like they capitalized on every single chance that they got. But I thought we skated them into the ground. Their goalie was pretty good, but we ve just got to find a way to regroup and win the series (today).”