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Rush Down Mallards 5-1 in Playoff Opener

April 4, 2014 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


RAPID CITY, SD - Scott Brannon score a goal and added three assists to pile up four points, Scott Wray scored twice and picked up an assist and Kyle Stroh provided a goal and two assists while Tim Boron made 26 saves as the host Rapid City Rush defeated the Quad City Mallards 5-1 in the opener of the best-of-seven first round of the Central Hockey League President's Cup playoffs Friday night.

Wray buried Brannon's centering feed to open the scoring with first of five straight Rapid City goals at 5:02 of the first period.

Jesse Schultz doubled the Rapid City lead by scoring from the doorstep just one minute and 19 seconds into the second period. The gap stretched to 3-0 when Brannon fired the puck home from the high slot at 8:48 of the second.

The Rush pulled away by scoring two more goals in the third period. Stroh pounced on a rebound just 31 seconds into the third and Wray jammed in Brannon's centering pass at 10:56.

The Mallards' Jeff Lee crashed the net to spoil Boron's shutout bid with just a minute and 19 seconds remaining in the contest, but by then the issue was no longer in doubt.

The Mallards and Rush play game two tomorrow night in Rapid City. The Mallards return home for game three next Wednesday 7:05 p.m. and game four next Friday at 7:05 p.m. If a fifth game is necessary, it will be played next Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. at the iWireless Center. Should a sixth game be required, the series will shift back to Rapid City on Tuesday, April 15. If the series goes to a seventh game, the Rush would host the deciding contest on Wednesday, April 16.

Tickets for Mallards home playoff games can be purchased in person at the iWireless Center box office, online at ticketmaster.com, at Ticketmaster outlets or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000 . The ticket office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period.

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