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Mallards Game Day

March 25, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


Last Night

Gergo Nagy scored with two seconds left in regulation to give the Mallards a buzzer-beating 2-1 victory over the host Oilers.

Tripleheader

The Mallards today go for a sweep of their three-game weekend series in Tulsa. A 3-2 win over the Oilers Friday preceded last night's victory.

Back-to-Back

The Mallards have won back-to-back games for the first time since ripping off three straight victories between February 11 and February 16.

One

The Mallards' last four wins have all been one-goal victories. The Mallards have gone 14-7-4 in one-goal games this season.

Front Runner

The Mallards have not trailed while defeating the Oilers each of the last two nights.

Road Warriors

The Mallards have matched their longest road winning streak of the season by winning the last two nights after equaling a team record set earlier this season by dropping their prior nine away games in regulation. The Mallards first endured nine straight regulation setbacks on the road between December 8 and January 6.

Hit the Road

The Mallards have gone 2-1-0 over the first three games of a six-game road trip.

Home Cooking

The Mallards have lost their last three home games. That skid is their longest home regulation losing streak this season.

Muzzled

The Mallards last night allowed fewer than two goals for the third time this season and for the first time in 49 games since they shut out the Mavericks 2-0 in Kansas City on November 26. The Mallards have given up two goals or fewer in each of their last two games after surrendering at least three in each of their previous 22 outings. Prior to this weekend, the Mallards last held the opposition to a pair of goals on February 2 when they defeated the Kalamazoo Wings 6-2.

Shooting Gallery

The Oilers took 42 shots each of the last two nights. The Mallards won both games despite being outshot 84-56 in the process.

Rebound

The Mallards won their first two games of the weekend after setting club single season records for regulation losses (40) and away regulation defeats (25) by dropping their previous game 8-0 last Sunday in Kansas City.

Buzzer-Beater

By burying the game winner at 19:58 of the third period last night, Nagy scored the Mallards' latest regulation goal of the season.

First

Rookie Dmitry Osipov last night scored his first career goal.

Double Dip

Alex Globke and Matt Pohlkamp both assisted on each of the Mallards' goals last night. Globke (1-2-3) and Pohlkamp (0-3-3) have collected three points apiece over the last two evenings.

Helping Hand

William Raskob is tied for second among ECHL rookies and tied for sixth defenseman in assists (32).

Between the Pipes

Eric Hartzell last night earned his first Mallard win in 14 games since joining the team in December. Last night's victory was Hartzell's first in the ECHL since December 4, 2016 when he made 27 saves for Fort Wayne in the Komets' 4-2 home triumph over the Utah Grizzlies. Hartzell last night stopped 41 shots to one-up C.J. Motte, who made 40 saves in Friday's victory.

Red Light District

The Mallards rank twenty-sixth in the ECHL in goals scored per game (2.7) and twenty-seventh in goals allowed per game (4.2).

Outside the Box

The Mallards are the second least penalized team in the ECHL. They average 9.7 minutes in the box per game.

Special Teams

The Mallards went 0-for-2 on the power play last night while the Oilers went 0-for-1. Friday evening and last night combined, the Mallards went 0-for-7 and the Oilers were 1-for-7. In total, the Mallards have gone ten straight man advantages over three games without converting. The Mallards are tied for sixteenth in the ECHL on the power play (16.5 percent) and rank twenty-fifth in penalty killing (77.5 percent).

Head to Head

The Mallards and Oilers wrap up their six-game season series today. The Mallards have taken four of the first five meetings between the two clubs and clinched the season series with last night's win. All-time, the Mallards have gone 21-15-0 against Tulsa overall and 7-7-0 at the BOK Center.

Ins and Outs

The Mallards Thursday signed defenseman Tommy Muratore to an amateur tryout agreement... Kyle Follmer (upper body injury) has missed the Mallards' last 11 games...Triston Grant was suspended for the Mallards' final 14 games (March 7-April 8) after being assessed a match penalty March 4 vs. Fort Wayne.

QUAD CITY MALLARDS VS. TULSA OILERS

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 4:05 P.M.

BOK CENTER

QUAD CITY

22-40-4, 48 points

7th place, Central Division

Coach: Phil Axtell

TULSA

29-26-11, 69 points

5th place, Mountain Division

Coach: Rob Murray

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