Mallards Drop Weekend Opener in Worcester
January 27, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release
WORCESTER, Mass. - Matthew Gaudreau scored twice and Barry Almeida provided a goal and two assists as the host Worcester Railers (16-19-5) defeated the Quad City Mallards (11-24-4) 5-2 Friday night.
Gaudreau struck for the first two goals of the night. The Railers were on the power play when he tipped in the opener at 16:39 of the first period. It was during another Worcester power play that Gaudreau swept the puck home from the left wing circle at 3:14 of the second period.
The Railer lead stretched to 3-0 when Brian Bowen put the puck in the gaping Mallard net at 13:17 of the second.
Triston Grant got the Mallards on the scoreboard by pouncing on a rebound at 1:32 of the third period but Almeida would reestablish the three goal Worcester advantage on a breakaway at 5:36 of the third. Woody Hudson backhanded the Railers' fifth goal from the slot at 10:35. The Mallards' Keegan Kolesar raced in on goal alone to reduce the gap to 5-2 at 15:38, but that goal did nothing to affect the outcome.
The Mallards next play on home ice next Wednesday night at 6:35 p.m. against the Cincinnati Cyclones.
About the Quad City Mallards: One of the winningest teams in all of minor league hockey, the Mallards competed in the United Hockey League from 1995 through 2007; in the International Hockey League in 2009-10; and in the Central Hockey League from 2010 through 2014. The Mallards' proud history has seen them capture the UHL's Colonial Cup Championship three times (1997, 1998, 2001) and secure that league's Tarry Cup four times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002) for the best overall regular season record. In 2001, the Mallards made professional hockey history, recording their sixth consecutive season with 50 or more wins, a feat that has yet to be matched. The TaxSlayer Center provides a unique environment for hockey and features one-of-a-kind seating areas such as the Nest for groups and functions and the exclusive Drake Club.
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