Game Preview: Oilers Host Mavericks Tonight at 7:05 p.m.
October 30, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
MATCHING UP WITH THE MAVS
The Oilers and Mavericks face off tonight for the first of 13 meetings during the 2015-16 season. The Central Division foes will clash three times in the month of November and each of the first five meetings of the season will take place in Tulsa. Last weekend, the Oilers split a pair of games against the Quad City Mallards while the Mavericks, 4-1-0-0, took two out of three games from the Alaska Aces on opening weekend and followed with a two-game sweep of Wichita last weekend. Missouri has allowed only seven goals through its first six games and enters tonight's contest on a five-game win streak. All-time the Oilers are 15-36-4 against Missouri with a 7-15-4 record at the BOK Center.
WEEKEND WRAPUP
The Oilers earned their first road victory of the season last Friday night as they blanked the Mallards 1-0. Kevin Carr turned in an 18-save performance for his fourth career shutout and Brandon Wong scored the only goal of the game on a second period power play. Saturday, the Oilers rallied from one-goal deficits on three occasions but ultimately fell short in a 5-3 setback to the Mallards. A backhand shot from Raphael Bussieres at 14:37 of the third period put the Mallards out front for good and forced the Oilers to settle for a weekend split. Tulsa winger Phil Brewer scored two goals and goalie Jussi Olkinuora stopped 32 shots in a losing effort. The Oilers suffered their first regulation loss in their last seven visits to the iWireless Center.
TRADE FOR A CURE
On Tuesday, the Oilers announced a trade with the Fort Wayne Komets to bring defenseman Randy Cure to Tulsa in exchange for an undisclosed amount of cash. Cure, 6-foot-3, 205-pounds, did not appear in any games this season for the Komets but suited up in 30 regular season contests in 2014-15 for the Evansville Icemen and recorded one goal, three assists, and 32 penalty minutes. A native of Bloomington, Minnesota, Cure played four collegiate seasons at Mercyhurst and posted career-highs with eight assists and 32 penalty minutes during his senior season. The 25-year old began his pro career by dressing in seven games for the Elmira Jackals at the end of the 2013-14 campaign.
DOUBLING DOWN
Phil Brewer, Dan DeSalvo, and Dennis Brown became the first Oilers to record multiple points in a single game this season when each player recorded a pair of points in Saturday's loss at Quad City. Brewer scored game-tying goals in the second period and again in the third period for his first two tallies of the season, while DeSalvo and Brown assisted on both of Brewer's strikes.
STREAKING
Tulsa center Brandon Wong is on a three-game point streak (2 goals, 1 assist) and has scored the game-winning goal in each of the Oilers' victories so far this season. The Victoria, British Columbia native potted the Oilers' first power play goal of the season on Friday in Quad City and chipped in assist on Saturday against the Mallards.
IMMEDIATE IMPACT
Defenseman Dennis Brown made his Oilers debut last Friday and chipped in an assist in a 1-0 win over Quad City. Brown dished out two assists on Saturday night and has posted three points in his first two games. A 26-year old native of Cypress, California, Brown appeared in 47 games last season with the Ontario Reign after concluding a four-year college career at Western Michigan University.
WANNA GO?
The Oilers did not engage in a fight through the first three games of the season but in the first period of Friday's tilt with the Mallards, forwards Brady Ramsay and Brian Nugent decided to drop their gloves. Ramsay squared off with Quad City defenseman Austin Coldwell and Nugent traded punches with Mallards' d-man, Jake Baker.
OIL DROPS
Dan DeSalvo ranks fourth among all ECHL rookies with four assists...The Oilers allowed 37 shots on goal to the Mallards on Saturday, the highest shot total of any opponent through the first five games of the season...The Oilers have been tied with their opponent after the first period of all five games...Tulsa is averaging 2.2 goals per game and surrendering 2.6 goals per game...
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP
Tulsa Oilers vs. Missouri Mavericks - 7:05 p.m. at BOK Center
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
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TEAM CAPSULES
Tulsa Oilers
Overall: 2-3-0-0 (4 points)
Home: 1-1-0-0
Road: 1-2-0-0
Rank: T-3rd in Central Division
Missouri Mavericks
Overall: 5-1-0-0 (10 points)
Home: 2-0-0-0
Road: 3-1-0-0
Rank: 1st in Central Division
OILERS LEADERS
Goals: Phil Brewer, Brian Nugent, Brady Ramsay, Brandon Wong - 2
Assists: Dan DeSalvo - 4
Points: Dan DeSalvo - 4
+/-: Brian Nugent +4
PIM: Matt Konan - 11
MAVERICKS LEADERS
Goals: Josh Holmstrom, Jesse Root - 3
Assists: Tyler Barnes, Kellen Jones, Rocco Carzo - 4
Points: Tyler Barnes, Kellen Jones - 6
+/-: Colin Markison +6
PIM: 4 players tied - 6
TULSA VS. MISSOURI ALL-TIME
Overall: 15-36-4
Home: 7-15-4
Road: 8-21-0
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