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Mallards Game Day

January 4, 2017 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


QUAD CITY MALLARDS VS. FORT WAYNE KOMETS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 6:35 CT

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QUAD CITY

18-10-2, 38 points

4th place, Central Division

Coach: Terry Ruskowski

FORT WAYNE

18-9-3, 39 points

3rd place, Central Division

Coach: Gary Graham

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MALLARDS NOTES

Last Game

Josh Robinson made 32 saves to insure Rocco Carzo's second period goal stood up as the game winner after the host Missouri Mavericks survived a Mallard comeback bid fueled by goals from Sam Warning and Michael Parks to claim a 3-2 victory Saturday night.

Streak

Last Saturday's 3-2 loss in Missouri ended the Mallards' three-game winning streak

Splitsville

The Mallards split a home-and-home series with Missouri over the weekend. The Mallards defeated the Mavericks 3-2 on home ice last Friday before falling by the same score in Independence one night later.

Upswing

The Mallards have gone 7-2-0 in their last nine games. They have gone 11-4-1 in their last 16 games after going 7-6-1 in their first 14 outings.

Home Sweet Home

The Mallards have won three straight home games and play six of their next eight on home ice.

On the Road

Last Saturday's loss in Missouri ended the Mallards' four-game road winning streak. The Mallards still boast a better record on the road (11-6-0) than at home (7-4-2).

Red Light District

The Mallards are tied for second in the league in goals against per game (2.7). The Mallards rank seventeenth in goal scoring (3.1 per game).

Central

The Mallards trail Fort Wayne by just one point and would overtake the Komets for third place in the Central Division with a win tonight. The Mallards have won three straight division games and four of their last five against Central Division foes. Their lone in-division loss during that stretch was a 4-3 defeat at the hands of the Komets on December 21. The Mallards and Komets will meet again Saturday night in Fort Wayne.

Tight

Each of the Mallards' last six games (4-2-0) and nine (6-2-1) of their last ten have been decided by one goal. The Mallards have gone 11-5-2 in one-goal games on the season and are tied with Toledo for the league lead in one-goal wins.

Trailer

The Mallards have trailed in nine of their last ten games. They have gone 6-2-1 in those nine games in which they have fallen behind.

First

The Mallards have allowed the first goal in nine of their last ten games.

Happy New Year

Last Saturday's defeat was the Mallards' first New Year's Eve loss since entering the ECHL in 2014. The Mallards downed the IceMen in Evansville on December 31 in both 2015 and 2016. Prior to last weekend, the Mallards last lost on New Year's Eve as members of the Central Hockey League when they were whitewashed 4-0 by the Americans in Allen on the final evening of 2012. Each of the Mallards' last six New Year's Eve games has been played on the road. The Mallards last rang in the new year on home ice when they drubbed the Muskegon Lumberjacks 6-1 on December 31, 2009 in their lone International Hockey League campaign. All-time, the Mallards have gone 10-3-1 on New Year's Eve and 8-3-1 when spending the last night of the year away from home.

Parks and Wreck

Parks has scored six goals in his last eight games and has produced ten goals (along with seven assists) in his last 15 games. Parks took over the team lead in goals (12) by bringing the Mallards back within one late in the third period last Saturday night in Missouri.

On the Plus Side

Kevin Gibson has climbed into a tie for sixth in the ECHL in plus/minus rating (+17) by posting a +14 over his last 12 games.

Rook Roll

Parks is tied for third among ECHL rookies in goals (12), just ahead of Alex Petan (11), who is tied for seventh. Petan and Nolan LaPorte are tied for eighth among rookies in points (22). LaPorte is tied for seventh among rookies in assists (16).

Between the Pipes

C.J. Motte ranks second in the ECHL in goals against average (2.25) and save percentage (.931) and is tied for seventh in wins (11). Adam Vay has won four straight starts and gone unbeaten in regulation (4-0-1) in his last five games.

Milestones

Donnie Harris played his three hundredth career game last Saturday night... Mike Wilson has 198 career regular season assists.

Special Teams

The Mallards, who have converted just two of their last 21 power plays, rank nineteenth in the ECHL on the man advantage (15.1 percent). The Mallards rank seventh in penalty killing (85.7 percent).

Head-to-Head

The Mallards have dropped four of their first five meetings with the Komets this season. The Mallards have gone 0-2-0 at home and 1-2-0 on the road against Fort Wayne. The two clubs will meet a total of 12 times. All-time, the Mallards have gone 51-53-11 against Fort Wayne.

Ins and Outs

Goaltender C.J. Motte signed a professional tryout agreement with Charlotte (AHL) yesterday...Jake Reed was signed and released as an emergency backup goaltender yesterday...Defenseman Dylan Labbe was recalled by Iowa (AHL) Sunday... Defenseman Andrew Panzarella returned to the lineup last Saturday after serving a two-game suspension last Wednesday and Friday. Panzarella was suspended under ECHL rule #28- Supplementary Discipline- as a result of an elbowing infraction in the third period of the Mallards' December 23 game against Tulsa...Defenseman Mike Wilson has missed the Mallards' last eight games (upper body injury).



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