News release
21 January 2007
Scott Drevitch Skates Up Ice Against Quad City On Sunday
Elmira, NY The Elmira Jackals were plagued by penalties in the final two periods of play as they dropped the finale of a three game series with the Quad City Mallards 3-1 Sunday afternoon at First Arena.
The Mallards dominated the shots on goal in the first period, out-shooting Elmira 15-4, but goaltender Dave Lemanowicz kept the game scoreless with his outstanding play.
But a late first period penalty to Frank Littlejohn at 19:49 would come back to haunt the Jackals as the second period began. Don Parsons shot on the ensuing power play ricocheted off a Jackals skate and into the net for a power play goal at 0:30, unassisted, giving Quad City a 1-0 lead. The Mallards would double their lead at 10:03 when Chad Woollards shot deflected off Erik Anderson and past Lemanowicz for a 4-on-3 power play goal. 91 seconds later Elmira shot themselves in the foot when Sean Starke stole a pass right in front of the Jackals goal and snapped it into the net for a 3-0 Mallards lead at 11:31; the third unassisted goal of the period.
Elmira got on the board early in the third period when defenseman Dale Lupul banged home a rebound from Scott Wray and Brent Cullaton at 1:15 and it appeared as though the Jackals had a spark to build a third period come back. But penalties mounted against Elmira, cutting their offensive time in half, limiting their chances of a second goal as the Mallards cruised to a 3-1 win.
Zach Sikich earned his 3rd win of the season as he stopped 22-of-23 shots, helping Quad City improve to 18-16-5 on the year. Dave Lemanowicz made 35 saves on 38 shots, but was pinned with the loss as the Jackals fall to 19-21-1. Quad City was 2-for-14 on the power play; Elmira finished 1-for-6.