Mallards Game Day

Published on February 12, 2016 under ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


Mallards Notes

Last Game

Troy Bourke and Alex Belzile provided a goal and an assist apiece and Pat Nagle made 30 saves while Brady Brassart scored the Mallard goal as the host Fort Wayne Komets defeated the Mallards 3-1 Saturday night.

Stop Sign

The Mallards' loss last Saturday came on the heels of back-to-back wins over Rapid City. Last Saturday's defeat also halted the Mallards' four-game regulation unbeaten streak (2-0-2).

Playoff Picture

The Mallards are among a group of teams battling for Western Conference playoff berths. The Mallards are in tenth place in the conference, one point behind the ninth place Colorado Eagles and two points behind the Cincinnati Cyclones, who currently hold the eighth and final postseason spot in the west. Tulsa is tied with the Indy Fuel for sixth place.

On the Road

Last Saturday night's loss kicked off a four game road trip for the Mallards, who meet the Oilers again tomorrow night and visit Wichita next Tuesday. The Mallards are 0-4-2 in their last six away games. They last won on the road when they defeated the IceMen 2-1 in Evansville on January 16.

Let's Make a Deal

The Mallards acquired goaltender P.J. Musico from the Greenville Swamp Rabbits Tuesday in exchange for future considerations. Musico arrives after netminder Steve Michalek was recalled by the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild last week.

Between the Pipes

Brody Hoffman has appeared in eight of the Mallards' last 10 games.

Top Trio

A member of the line of Brassart, Matt Carey and Kevin Henderson has scored in each of the Mallards' last six games. Carey has eight points (three goals and five assists) over those six contests while Brassart is on a six-game point-scoring streak (2-4-6) and Henderson is in the midst of a five-game point-scoring streak (1-4-5).

Special Teams

The Mallards went 8-for-8 on the penalty kill last week and have now killed off 14 of their opponents' last 15 power plays and 28 of their foes' last 30 man advantages. They are tied for third in the ECHL penalty killing (86.8 percent). The Mallards are tied for sixteenth on the power play (16.4 percent).

Head to Head

The Mallards have split two meetings with the Oilers this season. The Mallards are 13-12-0 against the Oilers all-time and have gone 4-5-0 in Tulsa. The two clubs will wrap up their five-game season series April 1 at the iWireless Center.

Milestones

Darren McMillan has played 389 games for the Mallards, fourth most in club history. He is four games behind Mark McFarlane (393) and third place in team history...Monfredo has played 248 career games for the Mallards an is now three games away from tenth place in team history. Glen Stewart and Frederick Jobin both played 251 games for the Mallards

Ins and Outs

P.J. Musico was acquired from Greenville in exchange for future considerations Tuesday... Jake Reed was released last Saturday after being signed as an emergency backup goaltender last Friday...Tanner Eberle (upper body) returned to the Mallard lineup last Friday after missing seven games before then missing last Saturday's game... Olivier Archambault (upper body) has missed the Mallards' last nine games...Zach Pochiro (upper body), who has missed the Mallards' last 17 games, is on 21-day injured reserve.

?Friday, February 12, 7:05 p.m. CST

Quad City Mallards vs. Tulsa Oilers

BOK Center, Tulsa

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Quad City Mallards

21-20-5, 49 points

4th place, Midwest Division

Coach: Terry Ruskowski

Tulsa Oilers

23-17-4, 50 points

3rd place, Central Division

Coach: Jason Christie

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