KALAMAZOO, MI (STS) - SATURDAYS NIGHT HOME PRESEASON OPENER KINDA WENT THE WAY HEAD COACH NICK BOOTLAND AND THE Kwings ENVISIONED IT TO BE, AN ALL OUT BATTLE BUT LOST 1-0 TO TOLEDO. NOW THEY LOOK TO REBOUND ON SUNDAY AGAINST THE BRAMPTON BEAST; THE KWINGS FELT CONFIDENT THAT THEY COULD USE THEIR STYLE OF PLAY AND SECURE A WIN. THE GAME WAS TIGHT, 0-0 THRU 1 PERIOD, BUT IN PERIOD NUMBER 2 BRAMPTON SCORED FIRST AT THE 4:14 MARK DAVID PACAN SCORES A POWER PLAY GOAL (HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON) THAT BROKE 0-0 TIE GIVING THE BEAST A 1-0 LEAD, KWINGS GET A SCORE OF THEIR OWN AT THE 10:16 AS TANNER SORENSON PUNCHED ONE THRU (HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON) RETYING THE GAME 1-1. BRAMPTON TOOK OVER EARLY IN THE 3RD PERIOD;  NICK MCPARLAND AT THE 2:25 MARK GET AT SCORE  (HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON) GIVING BRAMPTON A LEAD 2-1. BRAMPTON GOES UP 3-1 WHEN AT THE 16:32 MARK SCOTT JACKLIN TRICKLES ONE THRU  (HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON) PAST KWINGS GOALIE  NICK RIOPEL. KWINGS GOT ONE BACK LATE AT 1948 MARK BY NEWLY ACQUIRED FORMER WESTERN MICHIGAN STANDOUT JOSH PITT BUT THAT'S ALL AS THE KWINGS LOSES TO BRAMPTON 3-2. BRAMPTON'S GOALIE BRYON PITTON 28SV/30SH IN THE WIN; KWINGS NICK RIOPEL EARNS THE LOST. BOTH MARTIN/  RIOPEL COMBINED 28SV/31SH PENALTIES KILLED KALAMAZOO THROUGHOUT THE GAME 5PEN/10MIN POWER PLAY GOALS 0-2, BRAMPTON THEY WENT 1-5 KWINGS FALLS TO 0-3 ON THE PRESEASON. KWINGS HOPING TO GET THEIR FIRST VICTORY OF THE PRESEASON WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO PLAY THE NORFOLK ADMIRALS PUCK DROP TIME 7:30 PM.