MOLINE, Ill. – Sam Warning’s end-to-end rush gave the host Quad City Mallards (38-24-4) a 2-1 overtime victory over the Wichita Thunder (18-40-6) Sunday.
The third-place Mallards now lead the fourth-place Kalamazoo Wings by four points and trail the second-place Fort Wayne Komets by six points in the Central Division standings.
Warning, who also had an assist, scored the spectacular game winner at 2:42 of sudden death.
The Mallards first took the lead while on the power play when Alex Petan buried Warning’s centering pass 16 minutes into the first period.
It was during a Thunder man advantage that Jerermy Beaudry tied the score at one with a blast from the high slot at 16:22 of the second period.
The Mallards visit Wichita Tuesday night before returning home to meet the Alaska Aces Friday evening at 7:05 p.m. The Mallards will wear special edition military-themed jerseys against the Aces. Those jerseys will be auctioned off after that game to benefit VFW Post 1303 in Rock Island. Friday also brings the return of $2 Dog/$2 Beer Night presented by 97X. Fans can enjoy $2 hot dogs and beers from iWireless Center concession stands during every Friday Mallards home game. In addition, the Mallards have once again this season partnered with Metro to provide transit service between Augustana College and downtown Moline during all Friday home games. As part of Metro’s unlimited ride program, Augustana riders can use their Augustana ID as their fare.
Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season home games- including Friday night’s game- 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. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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