Hughes, Schwab Clutch in Road Win
Published on March 17, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
MOLINE, IL- The Wichita Thunder defeated the Quad City Mallards 6-4 at the iWireless Center on Thursday night.
Bobby Hughes broke a 4-4 tie with a shorthanded goal with 2:54 left in regulation to propel the Thunder to the win. Hughes and Troy Schwab each had two goals.
With Quad City on a power play, Hughes picked up a loose puck that trickled through the neutral zone. Hughes grabbed the puck in the slot and drove closer to the net before beating Mallards' goaltender David Brown with a wristshot to his left. Jesse Bennefield iced the game with an empty net goal with 1:02 left in the game.
Schwab scored his second of the night at 3:57 in the third to snap a 3-3 tie, tapping in his own rebound to the left of Brown. Brandon Marino made it a 4-4 game at 10:41, dragging the puck around the left post and beating Marc-Antoine Gelinas with a high backhand shot.
Jared Brown scored the first goal of the night at 4:03 in the first period, beating Gelinas on a wrist shot from the right circle during an odd-man rush. Later in the period, the Mallards went ahead 2-0 when Jake Riddle tipped the puck past Gelinas at 17:23 on a scramble in front of the crease. Hughes cut the lead in half at 18:44, taking a drop pass from Jesse Bennefield and shooting past Brown from the slot.
Schwab tied the game at 2-2 at the 4:42 mark in the second. Outnumbered by the Mallards' defense, Schwab beat Brown from the top of the right circle with a high shot that rang down under the crossbar. Kory Scoran gave Wichita its first lead of the night with a power play goal at 7:26. Hughes passed from behind the net where Scoran shot past Brown from close range. Adam Maccarone re-tied the game at 9:09 in the second with a slapshot from the left circle.
Gelinas was 25 of 29 for the win. Brown saved 28 of 33 in the loss. Wichita was 9 for 9 on the penalty kill, including Hughes' shorthanded goal, while going 1 for 5 on the power play.
The win allowed the Thunder to sweep the regular season series from Quad City 4-0-0.
The Thunder plays at Missouri on Friday at 7:05 p.m. All the action can be heard locally on Sports Radio 1550 KKLE and worldwide at www.kleyam.com Wichita returns home on Friday, March 25th when they host the Tulsa Oilers. For tickets, call the arena box office at (316) 755-SEAT or visit the Thunder's official website at www.wichitathunder.com For information on Thunder playoff tickets, call the Thunder office at (316) 264-GOAL.
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