Game Day Capsule: Wichita at Tulsa
Published on December 10, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
WICHITA
HOME: 6-4-0-1
AWAY: 3-4-1-2 OVERALL: 9-8-1-3
LEADING SCORERS Gauthier, 21 pts (11g, 10a)
Lowe, 17 pts (5g, 12a)
Miller 15 pts (7g, 8a)
TULSA
HOME: 7-4-1-1
AWAY: 4-4-0-1 OVERALL: 11-8-1-2
LEADING SCORERS Booras, 25 pts (10g, 15a)
Pleskach, 20 pts (13g, 7a)
Caig, 21 pts (9g, 12a)
HEAD TO HEAD - This is the seventh of 14 meetings between the Thunder and the Oilers. Wichita is 1-1-1-3 this season vs. Tulsa. All-time, Wichita is 130-104-22 and 57-59-11 on the road against the Oilers.
TODAY - Wichita finishes its four-game road swing this evening at the BOK Center against the Tulsa Oilers. Tonight's match-up is the 257th all-time meeting between the two franchises and seventh in the StoneWolf Casino Cup Series. The Thunder are coming off of a 5-1 loss at Elmira in the first-ever meeting with the Jackals while Tulsa lost 2-1 at Missouri on December 6th. Tulsa is led by Jon Booras, who has 25 points and T.J. Caig, who has 21. Wichita is led by Danick Gauthier, who has 21 points and Ian Lowe, who has 17 so far this season.
MONEY'S WORTH - Wichita and Tulsa have played the allotted amount of time against each other and then some. Four of the six meetings have been decided past regulation and three of the last four have gone into a shootout. Each team has claimed one win in regulation outside of the contests that have needed to go past 60 minutes and only one game has been decided by more than one goal.
MAN UP - Wichita has been solid this season against the Oilers on the power play, going 5-for-27 and good for a 18.5% clip. The penalty kill has killed off 19 out of 21 chances for Tulsa, operating at 90.5%. Both are above the season averages for each unit.
MIDDLE MEN - Wichita's best offensive period has been the second. The Thunder have a scoring edge of 22-14 over their opponents so far this season. The first period is where the team has struggled, being outscored 20-12 and has given up the first goal in the last five games.
SIN BIN - Wichita finished Sunday's game with 102 penalty minutes and 18 infractions while the Jackals had 116 minutes and 21 infractions. Those totals are now new season-highs for the Thunder for most penalty minutes in a game and most combined penalty minutes between the two teams. 218 combined penalty minutes is the most in a game since Saturday, February 5th, 2011 at Fort Wayne when the two teams combined for 205 PIM.
THUNDERBOLTS... Danick Gauthier is tied for ninth in goals (11)...Kenton Miller and Gauthier are tied for fifth place in power play goals (4)...Tyler Bunz is currently in seventh place in goals against average (2.32)...Wichita is 2-1-0-1 when leading after one...Wichita is 5-2-0-0 when tied after one...Wichita is 4-3-1-1 when tied after two periods...Wichita is 7-6-0-2 when outshooting the opponent...Wichita is 6-1-0-0 in two-goal games...
OILERS NOTES - Jon Booras is tied for fifth place in scoring with 25 points...Adam Pleskach is in fifth place in goals scored with 13...Tommy Mele is eight in penalty minutes (71)...Kevin Carr leads the league in saves (536) and minutes played (1124)...Tulsa is 7-1-0-2 when scoring first...Tulsa is 8-0-0-0 when leading after one...Tulsa is 4-1-0-0 when tied after two...Tulsa is 1-5-0-0 when trailing after one...
AROUND THE ECHL - There are seven other games tonight in the ECHL. Gwinnett takes on Kalamazoo. Toledo goes to Wheeling. Elmira is in Florida. Quad City plays at Allen. Alaska is at Utah. Stockton goes to Colorado. Bakersfield plays at Ontario.
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ECHL Stories from December 10, 2014
- Jackals Fall to Florida, 6-2 - Elmira Jackals
- Everblades Tame Jackals in 6-2 Victory to Open Homestand - Florida Everblades
- Thunder Lose High-Scoring Contest at Tulsa - Wichita Thunder
- Tulsa Power Play Comes to Life in 7-4 Win over Wichita - Tulsa Oilers
- Caria Records Three Points In K-Wings Victory - Kalamazoo Wings
- Combs Scores Four, Allen Drops Mallards 5-2 - Quad City Mallards
- K-Wings Fly by Gladiators, 4-1 - Atlanta Gladiators
- Toledo Tops Wheeling, 4-2 - Wheeling Nailers
- Rizk to Rush - Rapid City Rush
- Cameron Abney Returns to Condorstown - Bakersfield Condors
- ECHL Transactions - December 10 - ECHL
- Allen Americans and HOT 107.3 FM Guarantee White Christmas - Allen Americans
- Countdown to Face-Off: Kalamazoo Wings vs Gwinnett Gladiators - Kalamazoo Wings
- Rush Announce "Run from Your Relatives Special" - Rapid City Rush
- Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs. Bakersfield Condors - Ontario Reign
- Martell Joins IceMen to Complete Trade with Rapid City - Evansville IceMen
- Rush Announce the Return of the "12 Days of Rushmas" - Rapid City Rush
- Dalhuisen Rejoins Steelheads - Idaho Steelheads
- On the "Mark" - Rapid City Rush
- Community Spotlight: Santa's Little Helpers - Rapid City Rush
- Nailers vs. Walleye Game Day Snap Shot - Wheeling Nailers
- Thunder Begin Four-Game Road Trip in Colorado - Stockton Thunder
- Gladiators Game Preview: Gladiators at K-Wings - Atlanta Gladiators
- Goals Leader Bell Recalled by Albany - Evansville IceMen
- Community Spotlight: December - Rapid City Rush
- Game Day Capsule: Wichita at Tulsa - Wichita Thunder
- Jackals Pay Their Only Visit to Germain Arena Tonight - Elmira Jackals
- ECHL Today - December 10 - ECHL
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