Mallards Battle Past Allen 3-2

Published on March 6, 2012 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


ALLEN, Texas (March 6, 2012) - David McKee made 26 saves, Mickey Lang provided a pair of early goals just 15 seconds apart and Jason Kostadine scored what proved to be the game winner as the Quad City Mallards built a 3-0 lead before holding off a third period comeback bid to defeat the host Allen Americans 3-2 Tuesday night. With the win, the fifth place Mallards improve to 32-23-2 (66 points) and remain two points behind fourth place Rapid City in the race for the final Turner Conference playoff spot.

Lang scored twice in 15 seconds early in the first period to give the Mallards a 2-0 lead. Lang opened the scoring when his blue line blast broke off Allen goaltender Rejean Beauchemin and trickled over the goal line at 2:50 of the first. Mere moments later, Lang fired Brandon Marino's centering pass in under the cross bar.

Kostadine extended the Mallard lead to 3-0 by burying the puck in a goalmouth scramble at 2:31 of the second period.

Victory, however, would not come easy for the Mallards as Allen battled back with a pair of third period goals. Colton Yellow Horn swooped into the goalmouth and handed the puck off to Jim McKenzie who roofed it from point blank range to get the Americans on the scoreboard for the first time at 4:54 of the third. At 10:52, Allen was on the power play when Dylan King's drive from the point cut the Mallard lead to 3-2.

McKee and the Mallard bounced back to hold off the Americans the rest of the way- even when Allen created a series quality chances after pulling Beauchemin for an extra attacker with just over a minute and a half remaining.

Marino assisted on each of Lang's goal to reach 79 points on the season and pull within a single point of joining league leader Todd Robinson as the second player in the Central Hockey League to reach the 80-point plateau this year.

The Mallards battle the Americans again Thursday night. The Mallards next play at home Saturday evening at 7:05 p.m. against the Tulsa Oilers. The Mallards will welcome area church and youth groups to the i wireless Center for Faith Night next Saturday evening. Also on Saturday, the Mallards will team with Quad Cities firefighters for "Hockey for Hailey". "Hockey for Hailey" will raise funds for Rock Island second grader Hailey Briggs, who is suffering from a rare form of brain cancer. A benefit hockey game between Quad Cities firefighters and Chicago firefighters at 3:00 p.m. will precede the Mallards' match-up with Tulsa. Tickets to the Quad City-Chicago firefighters' game also include a seat for the Mallards' game later in the evening and are available for just $14. "Hockey for Hailey" tickets can be purchased before 5:00 p.m. Friday by calling the Mallards at 309-277-1392. Tickets will also be available at the door of the firefighters' game Saturday.

Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season home contests- including Saturday night's game- are now available. Fans can contact the Mallards at (309) 277-1364 or tickets@myqcmallards.com for more information about tickets.

Single game tickets are also available at the i wireless Center box office, at Ticketmaster outlets, through www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free. The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period. Individual game tickets are available for $12 in the upper level and $17 in the lower level and $25 for the first row along the glass for adults. Tickets for kids 12 and under are available for $5 off adult rates. In addition, tickets are available to military personnel for $2 off the regular adult rate.

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