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Mallards Game Day

March 10, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


QUAD CITY MALLARDS VS. TOLEDO WALLEYE

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 6:15 CT

HUNTINGTON CENTER

QUAD CITY

20-36-4, 44 points

7th place, Central Division

Phil Axtell

TOLEDO

41-14-5, 85 points

1st place, Central Division

Dan Watson

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MALLARDS NOTES

Last Night

Mike Borkowski and Austen Brassard scored two goals apiece and Pat Nagle made 17 saves as the host Walleye blanked the Mallards 8-0.

You Again

Tonight's game is the second of two in as many nights between the Mallards and Walleye in Toledo and the second of four straight overall for the Mallards against the same foe. The Walleye will visit the TaxSlayer Center next Wednesday and next Friday.

Hit the Road

The Mallards tonight complete a three game road trip that started with a 4-1 loss to the Thunder Wednesday in Wichita.

Dip

The Mallards have lost their last four games and eight of their last nine.

36

The Mallards have suffered more regulation losses (36) this season than they have endured in any campaign since going 30-39-5 over 74 Colonial Hockey League games in their inaugural season in 1995-96.

6

The Mallards' elimination number is six- any combination of available standings points the Mallards fail to earn or points the holder of the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division- currently the Kansas City Mavericks- does collect totaling six will result in the Mallards' elimination from playoff contention. The Mallards' setback last night combined with the Mavericks' overtime loss in Idaho- which earned one point for Kansas City- to drop the number from nine to six.

On the Road

The Mallards last night fell to 6-23-0 on the road and are now one away defeat shy of tying the team record for most road regulation losses (24) first set when they went 8-24-5 over 37 games on the road in 1995-96 in the Colonial League and matched when they went 7-24-7 over 38 road tilts in 2009-10 in the International Hockey League.

Bumps in the Road

The Mallards have lost their last seven road games.

Home Cooking

The Mallards have gone 7-4-0 in their last 11 home games.

Blanked

The Mallards last night were shut out for the fifth time this season.

Drought

The Mallards have gone 113:38 without scoring. Matt Pohlkamp scored the last Mallard goal at 6:22 of the first period of Wednesday's defeat in Wichita.

Fire Power

The Mallards have scored at least four goals in each of their last nine victories.

8

The Mallards last night matched a team season high by giving up eight goals in a game for the third time this year.

Onslaught

The Mallards have allowed 50 goals over their last nine games.

Muzzled

The Mallards have won the last nine times they have allowed three goals or fewer.

Red Light District

The Mallards rank twenty-fifth in the ECHL in goals per game (2.8). The Mallards remain twenty-seventh in the league in goals allowed per contest (4.2).

Outside the Box

The Mallards are the second least penalized team in the ECHL. They average 10.0 minutes in the box per game.

Lopsided

Last night's margin of defeat was the largest for the Mallards since they fell to the Thunder Bay Thunder Cats 12-2 on January 3, 1998 in the United Hockey League.

Pohl Position

Pohlkamp's four-game point-scoring streak (3-2-5) ended last night. Pohlkamp has totaled seven points (four goals and three assists) in his last seven games.

Helping Hand

Willie Raskob ranks fourth among ECHL rookies and fifth among defensemen in assists (30).

Between the Pipes

Eric Hartzell made 26 saves while suffering the loss in goal last night. The Mallards yesterday signed Kent Nusbaum as an emergency backup goaltender.

Special Teams

The Mallards went 0-for-2 on the power play last night and have converted one of their last 12 advantages. Toledo went 1-for-2 on the power play last night. Borkowski scored the first Walleye goal on a two-man advantage. The Mallards have allowed man advantage goals in each of their last two games (on a total of five power plays for their opponents).The Mallards rank seventeenth in the ECHL on the power play (16.7 percent) and twenty-sixth in penalty killing (76.8 percent).

Head to Head

The Mallards have gone 1-3-0 against Toledo this season. The Mallards have now been shut out by the Walleye and Nagle in each of their two games in Toledo this year. Nagle (23 saves) and the Walleye first blanked the Mallards 3-0 on October 21 at the Huntington Center. Tonight's game is the final meeting between the Mallards and Walleye in Toledo this season. The two clubs will wrap their seven-game season series when they meet again next Wednesday and Friday in Moline. All-time, the Mallards have gone 2-4-1 against the Walleye overall and 0-3-1 on the road.

Ins and Outs

The Mallards yesterday signed Kent Nusbaum as an emergency backup goaltender... The Mallards Thursday released Ted Florence after signing Florence Wednesday as an emergency backup goaltender... Tristan Grant Wednesday was suspended by the ECHL for the Mallards' final 14 regular season games after being assessed a match penalty in the Mallards' game Sunday against Fort Wayne...The Mallards Tuesday acquired forward Quentin Shore from the Florida Everblades along with future considerations and financial considerations in exchange for the ECHL rights to forward Sam Warning...The Mallards Tuesday acquired forward Nick Bligh and future considerations from the Wichita Thunder in exchange for forward Brayden Low...The Mallards Tuesday traded defenseman Kyle Bigos to the Jacksonville Icemen in exchange for financial considerations...Forward Huba Sekesi Tuesday signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Mallards...Goaltender Ivan Kulbakov Tuesday was recalled from the Mallards by Cleveland (AHL)... Kyle Follmer has missed the Mallards' last five games (upper body injury)



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