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Mallards Rally, Drop Tulsa 4-3

November 24, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


MOLINE, Ill. (November 24, 2012) - Patrik Levesque scored twice, Brett Robinson provided what proved to be the winning goal and added an assist and John Murray made 27 saves in relief without allowing a goal as the host Quad City Mallards came back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Tulsa Oilers 4-3 Saturday night.

Mike Stinziani, who also picked up an assist, kick-started the Mallard comeback and cut the Oiler lead to 3-1 with a breakaway goal at 10:57 of the first period. Levesque tipped in Obi Aduba's shot to trim the margin to 3-2 at 17:10 of the first.

Levesque then provided the equalizer by finishing off a 3-on-1 rush at 7:10 of the second period. Quad City took the lead for the first time when Robinson buried a rebound at 16:58 of the second.

The Mallards found themselves in an early hole after the Oilers struck three times in a span of three minutes and 49 seconds to chase Quad City starting goaltender Jimmy Spratt just over nine minutes into the game. Ryan Menei's goal from the right wing circle opened the Tulsa onslaught at 5:20 of the first period. At 8:04 Gary Steffes swept home Ben Gordon's centering pass to double the lead. 65 seconds later Menei struck again, shoveling a rebound in to widen the gap to 3-0 and end Spratt's evening. However, Murray would stonewall the Oilers the rest of the way to set the stage for the Mallard rally.

The Mallards return to action tomorrow on the road against the Bloomington Blaze. The Mallards next play at home next Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. against the Missouri Mavericks. Next Saturday is also free popcorn night- all fans attending the game will receive a voucher good for one free bag of popcorn.

Tickets for next Saturday night's game- as well as seats for all remaining Mallards regular season home games- can be purchased in person at the i wireless Center ticket office, at Ticketmaster outlets, through www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period.

2012-13 Mallards season tickets as well as the Mallards' new Partial Punch Plan are also still available. The Mallards offer ticket packages to meet any budget, including youth season tickets now available for as little at $165. The Partial Punch Plan provides flexibility and affordability- each Punch Plan punch card can be redeemed for ten tickets- whether those tickets are for ten different games, all for the same game or anything in between- subject to availability. Partial Punch Plans can be had for as little as $70 for youth 12 and under. For more ticket package information, fans can call the Mallards at 309-277-1364.

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