Christie Ties Record as Oilers Tame the Grizzlies, a 5-1 Win
December 3, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
TULSA, OK - Dollar beers weren't the only things Oilers fans were thirsty for Thursday night at the BOK Center. Tulsa pulled out a 5-1 victory over the Utah Grizzlies during their first ever meeting in franchise history. The Oilers' win was not the only historical moment celebrated as Head Coach Jason Christie tied the ECHL record for career wins with his 491st triumph. Kevin Carr stopped 25 shots on his seventh straight start as he helped his team advance to a record of 8-9-1-1.
It was not long into the first period that these two teams, foreign to one another, got moving. After a gloved-in no goal call for Utah, the Oilers took the first goal of the night when Emerson Clark slapped one in with help from Dan Desalvo and Nathan Lutz at 14:48. Less than three minutes later, new comer Christophe Lalancette received a chipped-off-the-boards puck that he backhanded to a charging Adam Pleskach for goal number two of the night. After a failed turnover attempt, Desalvo quickly forced another that led him to a through-traffic goal, which gave the Oilers a 3-0 lead over the Grizzlies. Three wasn't enough. On a Tulsa power play with 1:08 left in the period, Christophe Lalancette missed a shot off of the Dennis Brown pass that led to a rebound goal from Brandon Wong- his sixth of the season. The period ended with Jack in the Box coupons in the hands of the fans.
Period two was not a hand short of goals and even included a short-handed goal. With a pair of penalties from Brian Nugent and Pleskach, the Oilers faced their first full two-minute, three-man penalty kill of the season. Could the Oilers survive a five-on-three? Not only did they survive, but the home team scored as well when forward Ben Walker snagged the puck off of a misguided Grizzly pass and netted a goal- giving Tulsa a five point lead. The fans received a gymnastics show as well as a hockey contest in the second frame when Kevin Carr stopped a fast moving puck with a full splits save. A response from Utah finally came at the 15:02 mark as Alex Krushelynski beat Carr to the net and put the Grizz on the board.
Utah outshot Tulsa 7-5 in the third period but was denied all opportunity by Carr. The Oilers finished the frame with their second highest scoring game as well as second highest margin victory of the season.
The Oilers will face the Grizzlies five more times this season- twice more at home with the remainder trio in West Valley City, Utah. Tulsa returns home to the BOK Center next $1 beer Thirsty Thursday at 7:05 p.m. to take on the Idaho Steelheads.
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