Defense and Goaltending Help Oilers Beat Rush
March 3, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
TULSA, OK - The Oilers didn't get an explosion of offense on Saturday night, but what they got was enough to post a well-earned 2-1 victory over Rapid City (30-19-6) in front of 5,488 at the BOK Center.
Tulsa (25-24-6), which has now scored two goals or less in eight straight contests, moved back into fourth place in the Berry Conference thanks to Rio Grande's loss at Texas.
Halfway through the first period, David Solway's set-up led to the Oilers first goal. Solway, came down the high-slot and fed a waiting Michel Beausoleil who one-timed a laser past Tim Boron.
With the score still 1-0 in the second, Beausoleil found the back of the net again. On a Tulsa powerplay, Sean Erickson's drive was stopped by Boron, but Beausoleil's spinning backhand beat the Rush goalie to give Tulsa a two-goal advantage. Rapid City defenseman Jordan Behler netted his first goal of the year to cut the Oilers lead in half, but Tulsa put the clamps on the Rush in the final frame.
The visitors managed only five shots on net over the last twenty minutes and all were turned aside by Ian Keserich who picked up his 19th win of the season. Erickson, who returned to the lineup after missing 11 games due to injury, gave stability to the Oilers blue line and created several chances in the offensive zone.
The Oilers snapped a four-game losing streak and beat the Rush for the first time in four tries this season. The two sides will meet again Tuesday night in Tulsa to wrap up the season series.
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