Mallards Fall to Chill 3-2
December 18, 2013 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (December 18, 2013) - Ryan Berard, Martin Hlinka and Kyle O'Kane scored for the host St. Charles Chill and Robert Moss made 36 saves as the Chill defeated the Quad City Mallards 3-2 Wednesday night.
The Chill ripped off three straight goals after Matt Boyd swooped in on goal to bury Gergo Nagy's centering pass and give the Mallards a 1-0 lead just two minutes and 19 seconds into the game. Berard evened the score at one by rifling the puck in under the crossbar from the slot exactly nine minutes later.
Hlinka tipped in a Steve Makway blast to give the Chill a 2-1 lead at 3:38 of the second period. O'Kane scored the third consecutive Chill goal- and what would prove to be the game winner- on the power play from the slot at 14:34 of the second.
Thomas Frazee sparked Mallard comeback hopes with a shorthanded goal from the right wing circle with just over four minutes left in the third period, but Moss and the Chill held off the Mallards the rest of the way, even after Quad City pulled goaltender Ty Rimmer for an extra skater late in the contest.
The Mallards return to action Friday night in Tulsa against the Oilers. The Mallards next play at home Saturday evening at 7:05 p.m. against the Chill. The first 1,000 fans through the doors for that game will receive free Mallards knit caps courtesy of CBS 4 and the Bier Stube.
Tickets for Saturday's tilt and all Mallards regular season home games can be purchased at t he iWireless Center ticket office, Ticketmaster outlets, through ticketmaster.com 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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