INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (December 2, 2014) - John Scott Dickson scored the tying and winning goals in the third period as the the host Missouri Mavericks (8-9-0) rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Quad City Mallards (7-6-5) 3-2 Tuesday night.
Dickson scored the equalizer in a goal mouth scramble at 10:35 of the third. Dickson provided the tie breaker when Martin Lee's shot caromed off him an into the Mallard net at 16:48.
In the second period it had been the Mallards who came from behind to take the lead. Mario Lamoureux tied the game at one from the doorstep at 11:18 of the second. At 15:14 Joe Perry- who had assisted on Lamoureux's goal- broke the deadlock by burying Lamoureux's centering pass.
Missouri's Sebastien Thinel- who also would pick up an assist- walked in alone to open the scoring at 10:51 of the first period.
The Mallards return to action Friday night on the road against the Rapid City Rush. The Mallards next play at home on Wednesday night, December 17 at 7:05 p.m. against the Brampton Beast. Fans can get four tickets to Mallards Wednesday night home games for just $20. After each Wednesday night home tilt, fans can join the Mallards at T.G.I. Friday's in Moline for a postgame party.
Tickets for all remaining Mallards regular season home games- including the December 17 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.
