Mallards beat Thunder in OT
Mario Lamoureux scored a power-play goal 1:53 into overtime, giving the Quad City Mallards a 4-3 win over the Thunder on Wednesday night in Moline, Ill.
The game-winning goal came 10 seconds after Wichita’s Eric Meland was sent to the penalty box for interference with the goalie.
The Thunder trailed 3-0 entering the third period, but tied the score with three goals two-and-a-half minutes. RG Flath broke the ice with a goal at 13:18. Todd Hosmer made it 3-2 with a goal at 14:50, and Ian Duval tied the score at 15:47.
Wichita | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 |
Quad City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 |
First period — 1, QC, Fox 10 (Pusa, Lamoureux), 3:27. 2, QC, Fox 11 (Pusa), 19:30. Penalties — Milan, Wichita (cross-checking), 10:34; Miller, Wichita (high sticking), 14:47.
Second period — 3, QC, Fiddler 9 (Rioux, Rogic), 18:07. Penalties — Miller, Wichita (cross-checking), 12:17; Perry, QC (slashing), 13:53; Wilson, Wichita (holding), 14:52; Monfredo, QC (roughing), 14:52; McMillan, QC (holding), 18:49.
Third period — 4, Wichita, Flath 6 (Walker, Meland), 13:18. 5, Wichita, Hosmer 9 (Lowe, Miller), 14:50. 6, Wichita, Duval 3 (Meland, Walker), 15:47. Penalties — Milan, Wichita (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:09; Tulupov, Wichita (roughing), 2:09; Perry, QC (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:09; Lamoureux, QC (tripping), 5:28; Meland, Wichita (roughing), 8:33; Lamoureux, QC (hooking), 8:33; Lamoureux, QC (roughing), 8:33; Walker, Wichita (roughing), 11:06; Hosmer, Wichita (interference), 16:15.
Overtime — 7, QC, Lamoureux 12 (Duffy, Fiddler), 1:53 (pp). Penalty — Meland, Wichita (goalie interference), 1:43).
Penalty shot — QC, Fox, 2:56 third period, missed.
Power plays — Wichita 0 for 5, Quad City 1 for 7.
Shots — Wichita 7-14-16-2—39, Quad City13-11-4-1—29.
Goalies — Wichita, Boron 29 shots, 25 saves; Quad City, Parker 39-36.
T — 2:32. A — 1,786.
This story was originally published January 7, 2015 at 11:07 PM with the headline "Mallards beat Thunder in OT."