TULSA, Okla. (December 20, 2013) - Adam Pleskach's natural hat trick propelled the host Tulsa Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Quad City Mallards Friday night.
Pleskach snapped a 1-1 deadlock with a point blank power play goal at 6:50 of the second period. He then doubled the Tulsa advantage from the left wing circle with just 14 seconds left in the second. At 2:17 of the the third period Pleskach roofed his third goal of the evening from the slot to widen the gap to 4-1.
The Mallards cut the gap to 4-2 with Darren McMillan's one timer at 10:59 of the third period, but Michel Beausoleil would cap off the Oiler win with by scoring an empty net goal with just 56 seconds remaining.
The Oilers started the evening nearly as well as they finished it. Tulsa took a 1-0 lead just over seven minutes into the game when Kyle Bochek pounced on the rebound after Mallard goaltender Ty Rimmer stopped Bochek's initial bid. Gabriel Levesque tied the score just a minute and sixteen seconds later by cutting across the goalmouth to bury a feed from Gergo Nagy, but the Mallards would have little cheer about thereafter.
The Mallards next play at home tomorrow evening at 7:05 p.m. against the St. Charles Chill. The first 1,000 fans through the doors for tomorrow night's game will receive free Mallards knit caps courtesy of CBS 4 and the Bier Stube.
Tickets for tomorrow night's tilt and all Mallards regular season home games can be purchased at the iWireless Center ticket office, Ticketmaster outlets, through ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period.
A proud affiliate of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild and the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, the Quad City Mallards are approaching their seventeenth season and their fourth in the Central Hockey League. One of the winningest teams in all of minor league hockey, the Mallards competed in the United Hockey League from 1995 through 2007 and in the International Hockey League in 2009-10. The Mallards' proud history has seen them capture the UHL's Colonial Cup Championship three times (1997, 1998, 2001) and secure that league's Tarry Cup four times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002) for the best overall regular season record. In 2001, the Mallards made professional hockey history, recording their sixth consecutive season with 50 or more wins, a feat that has yet to be matched. The i wireless Center provides a unique environment for hockey and features one-of-a-kind seating areas such as the Nest for groups and functions and the exclusive Drake Club. For more information on the Quad City Mallards or for Mallards tickets go to www.myqcmallards.com. Fans can also follow the Mallards via Twitter at twitter.com/myqcmallards
