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Mallards Game Day

December 7, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


QUAD CITY MALLARDS VS. KALAMAZOO WINGS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 6:35 CT

IWIRELESS CENTER

QUAD CITY

11-8-1, 23 points

4th place, Central Division

Coach: Terry Ruskowski

KALAMAZOO

7-13-2, 16 points

7th place, Central Division

Coach: Nick Bootland

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Last Game

Tylor Spink scored and added an assist and Jake Paterson made 20 saves on the way to a shutout as the host Toledo Walleye blanked the Mallards 3-0 Saturday night.

Busy

The Mallards went 1-2-0 while playing three games in three days last week. A split in Brampton last Thursday and Friday preceded Saturday's loss to Toledo. The Mallards fell to the Beast 4-3 last Thursday before rebounding with a 6-1 win the following night.

Central

The Mallards are two points behind the third-place Fort Wayne Komets in the Central Division standings. The Komets have a game in hand on the Mallards.

Blanked

The Mallards last Saturday night in Toledo were shut out for the first time this season. They were last blanked before that game when they fell 1-0 to the Thunder in Wichita on March 29.

Shooting Gallery

The Mallards set team season lows last Saturday in Toledo by taking just 20 shots on the night and only three in the first period.

Goodbye

With last Saturday's loss, the Mallards finished their two-game series with Toledo 1-1-0.

Three-in-Three

Last Saturday's loss in Toledo left the Mallards 0-2-0 when playing for the third time in three days this season. They will play three games in three nights a total of seven times.

Third

Over their last four games, the Mallards have scored seven third period goals while allowing only one.

Home Sweet Home

The Mallards tonight play their first home game since they defeated Indy 4-3 in a shootout on November 25 at the iWireless Center.

On the Road

The Mallards return home tonight after four straight road games, a stretch during which they went 2-2-0.

Red Light District

After being held without a goal last Saturday in Toledo, the Mallards now rank twenty-first in the ECHL in goals per game (2.8).

Stingy

The Mallards rank second in the ECHL in goals against (2.6 per game). The Mallards have given up three goals or fewer in 16 of their first 20 games and have held foes to two goals or fewer ten times.

Parks and Wreck

Michael Parks' team season best four-game goal-scoring streak ended last Saturday in Toledo. Parks has scored six goals- and totaled eight points- in his last nine games.

Brady's Bunch

Brady Brassart's five-game point-scoring streak (1-4-5)- the second longest such streak for a Mallard this season- was halted last Saturday in Toledo.

Double Down

Rookie Nolan LaPorte enjoyed his first career two-goal game last Friday in Brampton. LaPorte produced four points- including a pair of assists last Thursday- over the Mallards' two games against the Beast. LaPorte's four-game point-scoring streak (4-2-6) came to an end last Saturday in Toledo.

Impact Player

A lower body injury kept captain Chris Francis out of the Mallards' losses last Thursday and last Saturday while Francis did play in last Friday's win. The Mallards have now lost each of the four games Francis has missed this season while they have gone 11-4-1 when he is in the lineup.

Between the Pipes

C.J. Motte ranks second in the ECHL in save percentage (.941), ranks fourth in goals against average (2.02) and is tied for fifth in wins (8).

Milestones

Mike Monfredo has recorded 99 career assists. Monfredo ranks sixth in Mallards history in career games played (292). If he dresses for each of the Mallards' next eight games, he will play his three hundredth game for the team on December 30 against Missouri...Chris Francis has scored 99 career goals in 394 career games...Mike Wilson has 198 career regular season assists...Donnie Harris has played 297 career games... Justin Kovacs has played 91 career games.

Special Teams

The Mallards have gone 0-for-16 on the power play and 15-for-15 on the penalty kill over their last five games. The Mallards rank fifteenth in the ECHL on the power play (16.9 percent) and eighth in penalty killing (87.3 percent).

Head-to-Head

Tonight's game is the second of eight between the Mallards and Wings. The Mallards won the season series opener 2-1 on November 12 in Kalamazoo. This evening's game is the first of five between the two teams at the iWireless Center. The Mallards went 2-2-0 against the Wings last season and won two of three on home ice against Kalamazoo. The Mallards and Wings last season were reunited for the first time since the Mallards defeated Kalamazoo 3-2 on March 30, 2007. The Mallards and Wings competed against each other in the United Hockey League between 2000 and 2007. The Mallards went 24-19-7 in 50 meetings with the Wings over those seven seasons. They went 14-9-5 at home against Kalamazoo.

Ins and Outs

Forward Nelson Gadoury was placed on the Mallards' suspended list yesterday...Defenseman Dylan Labbe returned to the lineup last Saturday night in Toledo after missing four games (lower body injury)...Forward Chris Francis missed the Mallards' games last Thursday in Brampton and last Saturday in Toledo but did play last Friday in Brampton (lower body injury)...Defenseman Donnie Harris has missed the Mallards' last six games after being placed on 21-day injured reserve retroactive to November 20 (upper body injury).

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