Michalek, Mallards Blank Fort Wayne 2-0
January 10, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release
MOLINE, Ill. - Steve Michalek made 42 saves on the way to his first career shutout and Matt Carey- who also had an assist- and Olivier Archambault provided the goals as the host Quad City Mallards (17-15-3) blanked the Fort Wayne Komets (18-11-2) 2-0 Sunday.
With the win, the Mallards took over sole possession of second place in the ECHL's Midwest Division and closed within one point of the first place Komets.
Carey pounced on a Fort Wayne turnover in the slot to break a scoreless deadlock with just over 10 seconds left in the second period.
Archambault doubled the Mallard lead from the doorstep at 3:56 of the third period and Michalek did the rest. The rookie goaltender stopped a whopping 23 shots in the third period alone.
The Mallards return to action on home ice Friday night at 7:05 p.m. against the Kalamazoo Wings. Friday brings the return of $1 Dog/$1 Beer Night presented by 97X and MetroLINK College Night.
Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season home games- including Friday night's game- are on sale now at the iWireless Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000. The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available for $10, $16, $20 and $28.
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