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Bad Bounces Doom Oilers in 4-3 Loss to Mavericks

January 6, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


INDEPENDENCE, MO - A round disk of frozen rubber can be unpredictable. The Oilers found out the hard way on Friday night in a 4-3 loss to the Missouri Mavericks in front of 5,502 at the Independence Events Center.

The Mavericks, who picked up just their fifth home win of the season, opened the scoring in the second period when Ryan Jardine's pass bounced off a diving Tyler Fleck and ricocheted behind goaltender Mike Garman. Missouri made it 2-0 when a turnover in the Oilers zone resulted in a wide open John-Scott Dickson who buried a wrister past the glove of Garman.

Inserted into the Oilers lineup for the first time in over a month, Jason Weeks put the Oilers on the board when he tipped Gerome Giudice's shot over the shoulder of Charlie Effinger. Weeks' third of the season pulled the Oilers back within a goal.

Just 4:30 into the third, Troy Ofukany capitalized on a rebound and Tulsa found itself tied up at 2-2.

Then the hockey gods struck again.

Mavs forward Brandon Coccimiglio scooted down the right wing and threw the puck toward the Tulsa net. It was knocked out of mid-air by Oilers defenseman Luke Lucyk, who while trying to make a good defensive play, inadvertently swatted the disc into his own net. Just 97 seconds later, Coccimiglio struck again, this time on a powerplay to push the Missouri lead to 4-2. Gary Steffes answered back for Tulsa with a powerplay marker of his own, but the Oilers could not get the equalizer and fell to the Mavs for the second time this season.

Tulsa has lost three straight and four in a row on the road. The weekend trip continues to tomorrow when the Oilers head to Wichita for the ninth meeting of the season with the Thunder.

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