MOLINE, Ill. – Logan Nelson and Matt Duffy both had a goal and an assist, Yannick Christensen piled up three assists and the host Quad City Mallards (11-8-5) jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead on the way to a 4-1 win over the Brampton Beast (7-12-1) Wednesday night.
Nelson wristed in the first of three Mallard power play goals from the left wing circle just 2:05 into the game. At 15:19 of the first Todd Fiddler broke in behind the Brampton defense to double the lead. Mike Monfredo converted a Mallard two-man advantage and stretched the gap to 3-0 with just 25 seconds left in the opening period by snapping the puck home from the right wing circle.
The Beast used the power play to get on the scoreboard for the first time at 14:43 of the second period. Matthew Maione’s wrist shot from the blue line trimmed the Mallard lead to 3-1. The Mallards responded with yet another man advantage goal of their own. Duffy’s blast from the left wing circle capped off the victory at 12:07 of the third.
The Mallards and Beast meet again at the iWireless Center Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. The first 1,000 fans through the doors for that game will receive free Mallards scarves.
Tickets for all remaining Mallards regular season home games- including Saturday evening’s contest- 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., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period. Tickets are available for $10, $16, $20 and $28.
With Quad City Mallards team release
Photos courtesy of Rich Guill (Sean Flynn Photography)
