"Game Time " PROSPECT SUNDAY for November 1, 2015

TRANSACTIONS

	Date	Link	Details
.	...	...	None to report this week..

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INJURY REPORT

	Date	Link	Details
.	10-13-15	LINK	RW JAEDON DESCHENEAU (upper body); return date indefinite.

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WOLVES GAME RECAPS

Oct. 25, 2015 -- WOLVES 3 vs Charlotte 0 (box score)

Oct. 30, 2015 -- WOLVES 3 vs Manitoba 1 (box score)

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Oct. 25, 2015

WOLVES BLANK CHECKERS

ROSEMONT, IL --- Magnus Pääjärvi scored two goals and Pheonix Copley stopped 23 shots as the Chicago Wolves shut down the Charlotte Checkers 3-0 Sunday afternoon on Breast Cancer Awareness Day at Allstate Arena.

Ivan Barbashev added a goal and Danny Kristo notched 2 assists for the Wolves (3-1-0-1), who moved into a share of first place in the Central Division.

Copley (1-1-0) registered his first win and first shutout in a Wolves uniform as he blanked a Charlotte squad that came in averaging 4.5 goals per game.

"When you come to a new team, you want to get off to a good start," said Wolves head coach John Anderson. "He was really mentally prepared and made some big stops when he had to."

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Oct. 30, 2015

WOLVES STOP MOOSE IN THEIR TRACKS

ROSEMONT, IL --- Yannick Veilleux’s goal with 8:20 to play snapped a tie as the Chicago Wolves earned a 3-1 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Friday night at Allstate Arena.Forward Zach O’Brien scored the game’s first goal and Pat Cannone added an empty-net score late as the Wolves (4-1-0-1) regained a share of first place in the AHL’s Central Division.

"We played a pretty smart game," said Wolves head coach John Anderson. "We only allowed them 18 shots. I thought defensively we were good. We had a really good third period."

The Wolves’ power-play unit opened the scoring at 9:16 of the second period on O’Brien’s first goal for Chicago. Ivan Barbashev sent a pass from the right half-wall to Jeremy Welsh, who was set up just outside of the crease. Welsh dished a no-look backhand pass toward the bottom of the left circle for O’Brien, who buried the shot past Connor Hellebuyck.

Manitoba (1-5-1-1) pulled even at 1:28 of the third period as the Moose claimed an errant pass at center ice and right wing Austen Brassard finished a breakaway with a tap between goaltender Jordan Binnington’s skates.

Chicago seized the lead for good on Veilleux’s goal at 11:40 of the third. Konrad Abeltshauser launched a slap shot from the left point that Jordan Caron tipped toward the goal. Hellebuyck rejected the deflection, but Veilleux was ready on the doorstep to chip the rebound home for a 2-1 lead.

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PAW PRINTS: Barbashev has moved up t0 13th among rookie scorers in the AHL with a 2-4-6 scoring line in his first six games ... The Wolves' two rookie blueliners, Jordan Schmaltz (6 GP, 0-3-3, 0 PM, plus-1) and Tommy Vannelli (4 GP, 0-1-1, 8 PM, plus-2) have also found their way onto the scoresheet in the early going.

Wolves' 2015-16 Scoring and Penalty Statistics

Wolves' 2015-16 Goaltending Statistics

DATE	...	OPPONENT	TIME	VENUE
11-01-15	vs	MANITOBA MOOSE	4:00 PM CST	Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
11-06-15	at	SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE	7:30 PM CST	AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

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MALLARDS GAME RECAPS

Oct. 25, 2015 -- MALLARDS 5 vs Wichita 2 (box score)

Oct. 27, 2015 -- MALLARDS 2 vs Missouri 5 (box score)

Oct. 30, 2015 -- MALLARDS 2 at Norfolk 3 (SO) (box score)

Oct. 31, 2015 -- MALLARDS 1 at Wheeling 2 (box score)

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Oct. 25, 2015

MALLARDS PULL AWAY FOR 5-2 WIN OVER THUNDER

MOLINE, IL --- Tanner Eberle scored twice and added an assist and Zach Pochiro provided a goal and two assists as the host Quad City Mallards (3-1-1) defeated the Wichita Thunder (2-3-0) 5-2 Sunday.

Eberle broke a scoreless deadlock by burying a rebound at 9:06 of the first period. Ian Lowe tipped in the tying goal for Wichita at 12:42 but Eberle would pounce on a loose puck in the slot to put the Mallards back on top for good just 57 seconds later.

The Mallards pulled away with a pair of third period power play goals. Neal stretched the lead to 4-2 from the doorstep at 12:08 of the third; at 16:16 Pochiro converted Ryan Tesink's cross-crease pass.

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Oct. 27, 2015

MAVERICKS SURGE PAST MALLARDS 5-2

MOLINE, IL --- Kellen Jones piled up four points by scoring one goal and assisting on three others and Tyler Barnes scored once and added two assists as the host Missouri Mavericks (5-1-0) defeated the Quad City Mallards (3-2-1) 5-2 Tuesday night.

The Mavericks took control by building a 3-0 lead in the second period. Loic Leduc kick-started the Missouri onslaught just 27 seconds into the second by burying the game's first goal from the slot. The Mavericks stretched the lead with back-to-back power play goals. Barnes buried Jesse Root's cross-crease pass to double the gap at 11:50 of the second. At 14:24, Sebastien Sylvestre scored the third Maverick goal from the top of the right wing circle.

The Mallards were shorthanded when Zach Pochiro rifled in a rebound to make the score 4-2 at 11:08 of the third, but the Mallards would get no closer even after pulling Hoffman late in the third for an extra attacker. Instead Root capped off the victory for the Mavericks by scoring into an empty net with just five seconds remaining.

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Oct. 30, 2015

MALLARDS RALLY, FALL IN SHOOTOUT, EARN ONE POINT

NORFOLK, VA --- Alexis Loiseau- who had scored twice in regulation- and Steven Whitney scored shootout goals as the host Norfolk Admirals (2-4-0) survived for a 3-2 shootout win after the Quad City Mallards (3-2-2) rallied with goals late in regulation from Olivier Archambault and Guillaume Gelinas but had to settle for one point Friday night.

The Mallards spent most of the night battling from behind. The Admirals first took the lead when Loiseau converted Greg Chase's centering pass at 12:44 of the first period. Loiseau struck again from the right wing circle at 6:28 of the second period.

Late in the third period, it seemed the Admirals would have no need of the shootout to secure two points but Archambault kick-started the Mallard comeback by tipping in a power play goal at 14:59 of the third. With just a minute left in regulation, Gelinas- who had assisted on Archambault's strike- fired home an Archambault centering pass home to even the score. The five minute overtime that followed brought ample chances at both ends but did not produce a winning goal.

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Oct. 31, 2015

NAILERS HOLD OFF MALLARDS 2-1 IN WHEELING

WHEELING, WV --- Sahir Gill and Riley Brace scored in the first period and the host Wheeling Nailers (4-2-0) went on to defeat the Quad City Mallards (3-3-2) 2-1 Friday night.

The Nailers were on the power play when Gill pounced on a loose puck in the slot to open the scoring at 10:53 of the opening period.

With just 6.5 seconds left in the first, Brace doubled the Wheeling lead with what proved to be the game winner from the right wing circle.

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DUCK TALES: Pochiro took the Mallards' first shootout attempt vs. Norfolk, but did not convert ... Of the ten total goals scored by the Mallards this week, Pochiro (2 G, 3 A) and Tesink (0 G, 2 A) figured on half of them, with both Blues' prospects assisting on Tanner Eberle's second goal of the night vs. Wichita, and Tesink and Eberle earning helpers on Pichiro's third-period power play tally to close the scoring.

Mallards' 2015-16 Scoring and Penalty Statistics

Mallards' 2015-16 Goaltending Statistics

DATE	...	OPPONENT	TIME	VENUE
11-04-15	vs	MISSOURI MAVERICKS	6:35 PM CST	iWireless Center, Moline, IL
11-06-15	vs	WICHITA THUNDER	7:05 PM CST	iWireless Center, Moline, IL
11-07-15	at	INDIANAPOLIS FUEL	7:35 PM EST	Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN