Fort Wayne, IN-- The Komets collected seven points in four games for week 18 of 2017-18 to extend their point streak to seven games (6-0-1) and improved to 32-13-3 and 67 points after 48 games.  The Komets hold second place in the Central division trailing first-place Toledo by three points with 24 games and eight weeks remaining in the campaign.

The week began with the Komets silencing the Thunder from Wichita 9-3 in Fort Wayne Wednesday night.  Eight different Komets contributed to the most goals scored in a game this season for Fort Wayne including Mason Baptista, Shawn Szydlowski, Marco Roy, Cody Sol, Trevor Cheek, Justin MacDonald, Louick Marcotte and Gabriel Desjardins (2).  The last time the Komets reached nine goals in a game was on Feb. 5, 2010 when the Komets thrashed the Port Huron Icehawks 9-1 in an IHL game in Fort Wayne.  Goaltender Garrett Bartus earned the Komet win making 34 saves on 37 shots in his fourth straight start.

Friday the Komets doubled-up the Thunder 8-4 to sweep the two-game home stand.  This time seven different players added to their goal totals.  Garrett Thompson notched a pair of markers while Baptista, Cheek, Justin Hodgman, Roy, Marcotte and Desjardins also scored.  Netminder Michael Houser earned the victory in his first appearance in two weeks stopping 24 of 28 shots.  The Komets out-scored Wichita 17-7 during the two-game set in Fort Wayne.

Saturday the Komets traveled to Quad City for the first of a home-and-home series against the Mallards. The Komets scored the first goal of the game for the third straight game and went on to take a 5-1 win.  Baptista netted two goals while Cheek, MacDonald and Dennis Kravchenko also scored.  Houser earned his second straight win in his second straight start allowing only one goal on 30 shots to match his career season high of 20 wins.

Sunday the Komets and Mallards returned to Fort Wayne and completed the second half of a home-and-home series with the Mallards scoring a 4-3 shootout victory over the Komets.  The Komets directed a season high 63 shots at Quad City goaltender C.J. Motte and registered a season high 29 shots in the second period.  But only Roy, Cheek and Kravchenko could solve the Mallard goalie on this night.  Bartus suffered the loss in the Fort Wayne net stopping 23 of 26 shots in regulation and overtime.  Quad City was 1-for-3 in the shootout for the win as Motte held the Komets scoreless on three shootout attempts.  The Komets earned a point to extend their point-scoring streak to seven games as their winning streak was snapped at a season high six games.