Americans Fall to the Oilers 5-1, Still Lead Series 2-1
Published on April 18, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Allen Americans News Release
Allen Americans vs. Tulsa Oilers
(Allen Americans)
Tulsa, Oklahoma - The Tulsa Oilers made a statement on Friday night, winning over the Allen Americans, by a score of 5-1 at the BOK Center, to cut the Allen lead to 2-1 in the best of seven series.
Tulsa jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the Americans finally got on the board. Gary Steffes had the only Allen goal, his 3rd of the post-season, from Jamie Schaafsma and Trevor Ludwig at 6:52 of the second period. The Oilers made the most of their special teams opportunities, scoring on the power play as well as shorthanded. The Americans went 0 for 5 with the man advantage, however outshot the Oilers 29-23 for the game.
"Not much went right for us tonight," said Allen Americans Captain Jamie Schaafsma. "We have to forget about this one quickly and get ready to play tomorrow night" I know our team and the guys in this room will come back with a much better effort on Saturday."
Riley Gill was pulled in the second period and Joel Rumpel entered the game. Rumpel faced six shots in 31 minutes of work and made five saves.
The Americans will look to rebound tomorrow night and try to take a 3-1 series lead. Puck drop at the BOK Center is 7:35 pm. Game 5 will be back in Allen on Tuesday night at 7:05 pm. Tickets are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com.
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