Mallards Weekly Update

Published on December 29, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


THIS WEEK

Monday, December 29, 6:30 p.m.

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne

Quad City Mallards vs. Fort Wayne Komets

Wednesday, December 31, 7:15 p.m.

Ford Center, Evansville

Quad City Mallards vs. Evansville IceMen

Friday, January 2, 7:05 p.m.

iWireless Center, Moline

Missouri Mavericks vs. Quad City Mallards

Saturday, January 3, 7:05 p.m.

INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita

Quad City Mallards vs. Wichita Thunder

LAST WEEK

Monday, December 22

Quad City 4 Missouri 3 (SO)

Saturday, December 27

Quad City 4 Brampton 3

Sunday, December 28

Brampton 4 Quad City 3

Quad City

14-10-5, 33 points

2nd place, Central Division

Coach: Terry Ruskowski

Fort Wayne

22-5-1, 45 points

1st place, North Division

Coach: Gary Graham

Evansville

9-14-4, 22 points

tied 5th place, North Division

Coach: Dwight Mullins

Missouri

13-12-2, 28 points

5th place, Central Division

Coach: Richard Matvichuk

Wichita

13-10-5, 31 points

tied 3rd place, Central Division

Coach: Kevin McClelland

QUACK TRACKS

Stop Sign

Last night's loss to Brampton halted the Mallards' three-game winning streak. That streak matched the Mallards' longest win streak of the season. The Mallards have gone 6-2-0 in their last eight games.

Second

The Mallards remain in second place in the EHCL's Central Division, two points ahead of the third place Wichita Thunder and Tulsa Oilers.

Home Sweet Home

Last night's loss was just the Mallards' second regulation defeat in their last nine home games (6-2-1).

On the Road

The Mallards have won three straight road games.

Red Light District

The Mallards were held to three goals last night after scoring at least four goals in each of their prior three games. The Mallards rank eleventh in the ECHL in goals per game (3.1). The Mallards last night allowed four (non-shootout) goals for just the third time in their last 19 games. They are fifth in the ECHL in goals against per game (2.7).

Special Teams

The Mallards went 2-for-5 on the power play last night and now rank thirteenth in the ECHL on the man advantage (17.7 percent). The Mallards have gone 9-for-9 on the penalty kill in their last two games. The Mallards are tied for tenth in the league in penalty killing (83.3 percent).

Tight

Last night's setback was the Mallards' third straight one-goal game.

Outgunned

The Mallards fell last night despite outshooting the opposition (35-31) for the first time in four games.

Decentralized

Tonight's game is just the Mallards' third against a foe from outside the Central Division. The Mallards dropped a pair of games to the Cincinnati Cyclones- the Komets' North Division rivals- October 31 and November 1. The Mallards play their fourth and final inter-division game Wednesday night in Evansville.

Beast Mode

The Mallards last night hosted the Beast for the fifth time in 12 days. The Mallards went 3-2-0 over those five games.

Finally

Last Monday's win ended the Mallards' eight game (0-6-2) road winless streak against the Mavericks. The victory was the Mallards' first at the Independence Events Center since they defeated the Mavs 7-2 on March 8, 2013.

Shootout

With last Monday's win the Mallards improved to 4-2 in the shootout this season. They are now 4-5 in games decided in either overtime or the shootout.

300

Mallard captain Darren McMillan played his three hundredth game for the club last Monday at Missouri. McMillan has scored 17 goals and added 68 assists for 85 points with the Mallards since first joining the team in 2009.

100

With a goal last night against Brampton Jeff Lee reached 100 career points. He has scored 38 goals and notched 62 assists in 152 career games.

No Ordinary Joe

Joe Perry last night collected two assists for a second straight game to extend his point-scoring streak to six games (2-8-10) and move into a tie with Mario Lamoureux for the team lead in points (28). Perry is tied for tenth in the ECHL in goals (14).

St. Nick

Nicholas Rioux has piled up seven points (one goal and six assists) in his last seven games.

Whoa, Nellie!

Logan Nelson has scored six times (and added an assist) in his last six games and totaled eight points (six goals and two assists) in his last seven games.

Super Mario

Lamoureux is tied for fifth in the ECHL in assists (20). He picked up his twentieth assist in Saturday's win over Brampton.

Helping Hands

Rookie Paxton Leroux registered his first career point- an assist- last Monday at Missouri. Leroux ranks seventh in the ECHL in penalty minutes (97).

Between the Pipes

Parker Milner suffered the loss in goal last night against Brampton after entering the game in relief of Evan Mosher in the second period. Milner allowed one goal on 15 shots in 26:57. The defeat ended Milner's five-game winning streak. Milner ranks fourth in the ECHL in save percentage (.922) and fifth in goals against average (2.31) while Mosher ranks sixth in save percentage (.919).

Head to Head

Tonight's game is the first between the Mallards and Komets since March 21, 2012. The Mallards won that Central Hockey League contest 5-2 in Fort Wayne. All-time, the Mallards have gone 44-47-11 against Fort Wayne. The ECHL is the fourth different league in which the two teams have clashed. They previously competed against each other in the United Hockey League and International Hockey League as well as the CHL. Tonight's tilt is the only meeting of the season between the Mallards and Komets...The Mallards went 8-8-0 against the IceMen while both clubs were in the CHL between 2010 and 2012. The Mallards last met Evansville on March 23, 2012 when the IceMen edge Quad City 2-1 at the Ford Center. Wednesday night marks the only time the Mallards and IceMen will collide this season...The Mallards have gone 1-1-2 against the Mavericks this season. The Mallards have gone 1-1-1 on the road against the Mavs. Friday night's game will be the fifth of 15 between the two teams this season. All-time, the Mallards have turned in a 17-21-2 overall record against the Mavericks and have gone 7-9-1 at home against Missouri...The Mallards have split a pair of games in Wichita this season. The Mallards and Thunder will meet a total of 12 times this year. All-time, the Mallards have gone 7-13-1 against the Thunder and 4-8-0 in Wichita. Saturday night's game is the first of three straight for the Mallards against Wichita. The Mallards will host the Thunder January 7 and January 9.

Ins and Outs

Kevin Baker has missed the Mallards' last two games (upper body injury)...Johnny Rogic (lower body injury) has missed four games.

NEXT HOME GAME

Friday, January 2, 7:05 p.m.- Mallards vs. Missouri Mavericks

$1 Dog/$1 Beer Friday presented by 97X and MetroLINK

Fans again this season will enjoy $1 hot dogs and beers from iWireless Center concession stands during all Friday home games. 97X will follow in the spirit of the evening by presenting hot dog-themed intermission entertainment.

ON THE AIR

Fox Sports Radio 1230 is the radio home of Mallards Hockey Presented by Genesis Power Sports Performance. Mallards games broadcast on AM 1230 also stream live online at www.wfxn.net . A limited number of Mallards games will not air on Fox Sports Radio 1230 due to conflicts with University of Illinois basketball and football and Green Bay Packer football. ECHL-TV pay-per-view video webcasts and free audio webcasts of all Mallards games are also available at myqcmallards.net.

TICKETS

Single Game Tickets

Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season contests are now available. Fans can contact the Mallards at (309) 277-1364 or info@myqcmallards.com for more information about tickets. Single game tickets are also available at the iWireless Center box office, at Ticketmaster outlets, through www.ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free. The box 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.

Group Tickets

Groups of at least ten receive savings off the walk-up price and a host of group benefits. Mallards group tickets are a great fit for youth organizations, friends, co-workers, family groups, religious groups, school functions and business events. For more group ticket information, fans can contact the Mallards at (309) 277-1364 or info@myqcmallards.com .

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