ECHL Tulsa Oilers

Game Preview: Tulsa vs. Quad City - Tonight at 7:35 p.m.

February 14, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


Tulsa Oilers at Quad City Mallards - 7:35 p.m. at BOK Center

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

November 19 - Tulsa 3 at Quad City 4 (shootout)

November 28 - Quad City 2 at Tulsa 3

December 13 - Quad City 4 at Tulsa 1

February 13 - Tulsa 2 at Quad City 1

TEAM CAPSULES

Tulsa Oilers

Overall: 22-22-1-3 (48 points)

Home: 14-12-1-1

Road: 8-10-0-2

Rank: 4th in Central Division

Quad City Mallards

Overall: 23-18-4-2 (52 points)

Home: 12-10-2-0

Road: 11-8-2-2

Rank: 2nd in Central Division

SERIES LEADERS - OILERS VS. MALLARDS

Tulsa Oilers

Goals: Drew Fisher - 2

Assists: Drew Fisher - 3

Points: Drew Fisher - 5

PIM: Tommy Mele - 16

+/-: Kevin Noble +3

Quad City Mallards

Goals: Pearce Eviston - 2

Assists: Kevin Baker - 3

Points: Kevin Baker - 4

PIM: Antti Pusa - 17

+/-: Three players tied at +2

QUICK REMATCH

A weekend home-and-home series between the Oilers and the Mallards that began last night at iWireless Center concludes tonight at the BOK Center in the fifth meeting of the season between the two clubs. Tulsa is 2-1-1 overall against Quad City and 1-1-0 on home ice. Three of the four previous battles have been decided by a single goal and the Mallards hold a narrow 11-9 edge in goals scored in the season series. Drew Fisher leads the Oilers with five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in four games against Quad City while Kevin Baker paces the Mallards with four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in four outings against Tulsa.

CLIPPING THE QUACKERS

Last night in Moline, Illinois, the Oilers snapped their three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Mallards. Rookie goalie Kevin Carr stopped 39 shots and helped preserve the triumph with a pair of key saves in the closing seconds of regulation. Drew Fisher scored a 5-on-3 power play goal in the first period and Brady Ramsay notched his first goal as an Oiler to help Tulsa end a four-game road skid.

STANDINGS SHUFFLE

The middle of the Central Division is log-jammed with five teams - Quad City, Wichita, Tulsa, Rapid City, and Missouri - separated by only 10 points. Tulsa's win on Friday, coupled with a loss by Rapid City, pushed the Oilers back into fourth place in the division with 24 games remaining.

DEFENSE FIRST

The Oilers gave up just a single goal in Friday's win over the Mallards, the first time in the last 12 games that Tulsa held its opponent to fewer than two goals. The Oilers are 10-3-1 when allowing two goals or fewer and improved to 12-5-4 in games decided by just one goal.

CASHING IN

Tulsa has scored a power play goal in three straight games and five of its last six contests. The Oilers have capitalized on 5-on-3 power plays in back-to-back games and rank 21st in the league in overall power play percentage with a 14.4-percent success rate.

SEE YOU IN MARCH

After tonight's tilt with the Mallards, the Oilers won't step back onto the BOK Center ice until Friday, March 13th against the Wichita Thunder. Over the next three weeks, the Oilers will play eight consecutive road games and pay a visit to every single team in the Central Division. The trek begins Monday afternoon in Brampton, Ontario as the Oilers play the first of two games in two days against the Beast.

OIL DROPS

Tommy Mele appeared in his 200 th professional game on Friday...Nathan Lutz, the oldest player on the Oilers' roster, celebrated his 37 th birthday on Thursday...Scott Macaulay played in his 100 th game as an Oiler on Tuesday in Missouri...Drew Fisher has recorded at least one point in 18 of the last 21 games and has not gone two straight games without a point since December 17 th and 19 th.

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