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Oilers Host Americans Tonight: Game Preview

January 26, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

The Tulsa Oilers and Allen Americans will clash on the ice four times this week. With two away and two at home, Tulsa looks to capture as many points out of the eight possible as they can. Allen, sitting 11 points above the Oilers in standings, has gotten past Tulsa in only three of their seven meetings thus far.

LINE LEADERS

The line of Dan DeSalvo, Phil Brewer and Emerson Clark has continued to prove plentiful. Again and again. These skaters have a combination of 15 points in the last five games- Clark 7, DeSalvo 6 and Brewer 2.

'HOWE' DOES HE DO IT?

Alongside his competent teammates, Emerson Clark is on quite the roll. With 29 points, Clark has 16 goals and 13 assists (3 goals and 2 assist from Greenville Swamp Rabbits prior to trade). On Saturday, January 9, the forward earned himself a Gordie Howe Hat Trick with a goal, three assists and a fight. For some this would be a rare occurrence, but not for Clark. Only three games later he did it again. Saturday (January 16) against the Steelheads, Clark netted two goals, an assist and a fight. Only one game would separate his third Gordie in 15 days. Three consecutive Saturdays Clark would produce.

The forward is fifth in the league with 113 penalty minutes. The last three times Clark has fought in games the Oilers were down and then came back to win (Wichita 01/09, Idaho 01/16, Missouri 01/23).

Clark carries his team in shooting percentage and is fourth in the ECHL at 23.2%. With 16 goals on 69 shots this year, in his last five games, Clark has five goals on 16 shots (31.2%).

EXTRA DROPS

Kevin Carr is fifth in both goals against average (2.05) and in minutes (1554)...Among rookies in the ECHL, Dan DeSalvo is tied for sixth in scoring with 30 points, fourth in assist with 20 and first in plus/minus at +19... Phil Brewer is tied for first in rookie shootout goals with two...Tulsa is seventh at home on the power play at 20.4%...The Oilers are sixth in goals against per game averaging 2.50 and fifth in shots against with 27.50...

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

Tulsa Oilers VS Allen Americans - 7:05 p.m.

Watch on ECHL-TV

Listen on Ustream

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

4-3-0

TEAM CAPSULES

Tulsa Oilers

Overall: 18-14-2-2 (40 points)

Home: 9-6-2-1

Road: 9-8-0-1

Rank: 3rd in Central Division

Allen Americans

Overall: 24-14-2-1 (51 points)

Home: 10-6-2-1

Road: 14-8-0-0

Rank: 2nd in Central Division

OILERS LEADERS

Goals: Emerson Clark - 16

Assists: Dan DeSalvo - 20

Points: Dan DeSalvo - 30

+/-: Dan DeSalvo, Dennis Brown +19

PIM: Emerson Clark - 113

AMERICANS LEADERS

Goals: Chad Costello - 16

Assists: Chad Costello - 43

Points: Tyler Barnes - 40

+/-: Greger Hanson, +8

PIM: Dyson Stevenson - 74

TULSA VS. ALLEN ALL-TIME

Overall: 22-34-5

Home: 11-17-2

Road: 11-17-3

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