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Quad City Mallards Game Day

October 21, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


QUAD CITY MALLARDS VS. RAPID CITY RUSH

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 7:05 P.M.

RUSHMORE PLAZA CIVIC CENTER

QUAD CITY

0-2-0, 0 points

tied 6th place, Central Division

Coach: Terry Ruskowski

RAPID CITY

0-2-0, 0 points

tied 4th place, Mountain Division

Coach: Mark DeSantis

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Last Game

Brady Vail scored twice while Sam Warning provided the Mallard goal as the Fort Wayne Komets claimed a 3-1 win over the Mallards last Saturday night in the Komets' home opener.

Sweep

The Mallards dropped both ends of a season-opening home-and-home series with the Komets last weekend. The Mallards opened the season with a 6-2 home loss last Friday before falling again last Saturday.

Double Dip

The Mallards have started the season with consecutive losses for the first time since they dropped the first three games of the 2010-11 Central Hockey League campaign.

Road Show

The Mallards last Saturday fell in their first road game of the season after winning each of their last two away openers and going 4-0-1 in their last five. Prior to last Saturday, the Mallards last lost their first road game when they fell to the St. Charles Chill in Missouri 6-5 in a shootout early in their final CHL campaign on October 27, 2013. Last Saturday was also the first time the Mallards failed to pick up a point in their away curtain-raiser since they were edged 3-2 in regulation by the Gems in Dayton on October 22, 2010 in the Flock's first ever CHL away game.

Doubling Down

Alex Petan last weekend picked up assists in each of his first two ECHL games. Linemates Justin Kovacs and Sam Warning both had a goal and an assist last weekend.

Between the Pipes

C.J. Motte last Saturday made 26 saves while suffering the loss in his first Mallard start.

Letter Man

New Mallard captain Chris Francis has returned to the team after missing last weekend's games while on bereavement leave.

Old Friend

Former Mallard forward Anthony Collins joined the Rush in the offseason after spending a season and a half with the Mallards following the February, 2015, trade that brought him to the Quad Cities from the South Carolina Stingrays. Collins scored three goals and added four assists while picking up 94 penalty minutes in 52 games with the Mallards last season.

On the Road

Tonight's game is the second of three straight on the road for the Mallards and also the second in a stretch that will see them play five of seven away from home.

Special Teams

The Mallards both scored and allowed one power play goal in each of their first two games. They went 2-for-7 on man advantage last weekend while Fort Wayne went 2-for-5.

Head to Head

The Mallards will see the Rush just once more after this weekend's two-game set in Rapid City. The Rush will make its lone visit of the season to the iWireless Center on February 4. The Mallards last season went 4-2-0 against the Rush and split a pair of games in Rapid City. All-time, the Mallards have gone 24-13-3 against the Rush and 10-8-2 at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

Ins and Outs

The Mallards last Saturday signed defenseman Mike Wilson...Forward Chris Francis missed last weekend's games after being placed on bereavement leave Thursday.

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