MOLINE, Ill. – Chad Painchaud scored twice and added an assist, Calin Wild provided what proved to be the game winning goal in the third period and Grant Rollheiser made 32 saves as the Brampton Beast (9-15-1) survived the host Quad City Mallards’ (14-10-5) comeback bid to claim a 4-3 victory Sunday night.
Wild jammed the puck in from the doorstep at 3:49 of the third to give Brampton a 4-1 lead. Wild’s goal proved vital after the Mallards scored twice in 14 seconds to cut the gap to 4-3. Jeff Lee crashed the net and scored the Mallards’ second goal on the power play at 4:48. At 5:02 Mario Lamoureux’s wrist shot from the left wing circle narrowed the Brampton lead to one, but the Mallards were unable to complete the rally
The Beast took control with three straight second period goals after the Mallards’ Nicholas Rioux opened the scoring by rifling in a power play goal from the left wing circle at 5:03 of the second. Painchaud tipped in the equalizer at 7:02 and scored the tie breaker just 30 seconds later from the slot. Tyson Fawcett’s wrist shot from the right wing circle stretched the margin to 3-1 at the 12:24 mark and led to Parker Milner replacing Evan Mosher in goal for the Mallards.
The Mallards return to action tomorrow night on the road against the Fort Wayne Komets. The Mallards next play at home Friday evening at 7:05 p.m. against the Missouri Mavericks. Friday also brings the return of $1 Dog/$1 Beer Night presented by 97X and MetroLINK. Fans can 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.
Tickets for all remaining Mallards regular season home games- including Friday night’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)
