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Schaafsma Overtime Goal Gives Komets 5-4 Overtime Victory

December 22, 2017 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


MOLINE, Ill - Jamie Schaafsma scored at 2:43 of overtime to give the Fort Wayne Komets (16-7-2) a 5-4 victory over the host Quad City Mallards (8-15-2) Wednesday night. The Mallards, who took the lead three times, did earn one point for the sudden death setback.

Schaafsma scored the game winner on a 2-on-1 rush by roofing a feed from Artur Tyanulin, whose third period equalizer had forced the game to overtime.

Tyanulin charged into the Mallard goalmouth to knot the score at four at 9:54 of third- just 44 seconds after Josh MacDonald's close range power play goal goal had given the Mallards a 4-3 advantage.

The Komets overcame a one goal deficit in the third after battling back from two down in the second. It was the Komets who scored the first of five second period goals when Mason Baptista jammed the puck in on the power play and squared the contest at one at the 4:14 mark. Triston Grant put the Mallards back on top from the slot at 9:33. The gap widened to 3-1 with Ryan McGrath's tip in at 12:41. The Komets rebounded with back-to-back goals of their own separated by less than three minutes. Garrett Thompson deflected home Fort Wayne's second at 15:18. Louick Marcotte evened it up with a wrist shot from the left wing circle at 17:57.

The Mallards had first moved in front with Kyle Bigos' drive from the point seven minutes, thirty-seven seconds into the game.

The Komets claimed the win despite a 42-save effort in goal from Matt O'Connor in his Mallard debut.

The Mallards return to action at home Friday night at 7:05 p.m. against the Cincinnati Cyclones. The first 1,000 fans through the TaxSlayer Center's doors for Friday's game will receive free Mallards winter caps courtesy of KWQC-TV6. Friday night also brings the return of $2 Dog/$2 Beers presented by 97X. Fans can enjoy $2 hot dogs and beers from TaxSlayer Center concession stands during every Friday home game. After the game, fans who bring their skates can join Santa Claus himself on the ice.

Tickets for Friday night's contest and all Mallards regular season home games are now on sale at the TaxSlayer Center box office, Ticketmaster toll free charge-by-phone ( 1-800-745-3000 ) and ticketmaster.com . 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.



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