INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – The Missouri Mavericks defeated the Quad City Mallards , 6-3 in front of a sellout crowd of 5,800 fans Saturday night at Independence Events Center.
Brandon Coccimiglio scored two goals for the second consecutive game. Dale Mahovsky, Andrew Courtney, Sebastien Thinel and Mike Wakita all added goals for the Mavericks in their fourth consecutive victory.
The Mallards struck first two minutes into the opening period on a goal from Eric Giosa. John Snowden and Mickey Lang assisted on the goal.
The Mavericks countered right back just over a minute later on Mike Wakita’s second goal of the season. Ed McGrane was credited with the assist on Wakita’s goal.
Sebastien Thinel gave the Mavericks the early lead on a goal at the 13:20 mark of the period. John-Scott Dickson and Dale Mahovsky assisted on the goal.
The Mavericks exploded for three goals in the first seven minutes of the second period. Dale Mahovsky, Andrew Courtney and Brandon Coccimiglio all registered tallies for the Mavericks. Assisting on the goals were Thinel, McGrane, David Simoes, Ryan Jardine and Patrick Schafer.
After Coccimiglio’s goal, the Mallards pulled goaltender David McKee and replaced him with David Brown. The Mallards brought the score within three with a goal from Eric Giosa with five seconds left in the period.
The Mavericks pushed the lead back to four on Brandon Coccimiglio’s second goal of the night. Schafer notched his second assist of the night with Carlyle Lewis earning the secondary assist on Coccimiglio’s tally.
Quad City got back within three goals on a goal from Brandon Marino, but the deficit was too much to overcome and the Mavericks skated to the 6-3 victory.
Pro Hockey News’ Daniel Russell recorded all the action at the Independence Events Center on Saturday night and has submitted the following images from the contest.
Levente Szuper %2335 of the Missouri Mavericks readies himself in goal during the game.
Quad City%27s Taylor Vichorek shoots.
The Mavericks%27 Brandon Smith (%234) of the Missouri Mavericks battles for the puck with Obi Aduba (%2312) of the Quad City Mallards.
Andrew Courtney %2327 of the Missouri Mavericks fights for the puck with Shane Lovdahl %2320 of the Quad City Mallards.
Mike Wakita %238 of the Missouri Mavericks checks Mickey Lang %2314 of the Quad City Mallards into the boards.
Mike Wakita %238 of the Missouri Mavericks checks Mickey Lang %2314 of the Quad City Mallards into the boards.
Jared Brown %2311 of the Quad City Mallards controls the puck against David Pszenyczny %235 of the Missouri Mavericks.
Scott Hillman%2C Head Coach of the Missouri Mavericks leaves the ice after the game.
Missouri%27s Brandon Coccimiglio salutes the crowd after being voted the games%27 MVP.
Mac the mascot of the Missouri Mavericks waves the victory flag following the game.
Contact the photographer at daniel.russell@prohockeynews.com
Contact the editor at robert.keith@prohockeynews.com
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