Oil Drops: Tulsa Oilers Weekly Report - December 5
December 5, 2023 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
Oilers travel to Fort Wayne and Wheeling on seven-game point streak after sweeping Utah and gaining point against Wichita last week
OVERALL RECORD: 10-6-3-0 (23 points, Third in Mountain Division)
LAST WEEK: 2-0-1-0
FAST FACTS
-Kyle Crnkovic is on a six-game point streak (4G, 7A)
. Alec Butcher is on a three-game point streak (3G, 1A)
. Jaxsen Wiebe is on a three-game point streak (2G, 2A)
. Julian Junca is on a two-game winning streak
. Reggie Millette earned his first assist and point as an Oiler on Dec. 2
. Luka Profaca leads all ECHL defenseman with three power-play goals
. Kyle Crnkovic is tied for fourth in rookie scoring with 21 points (7G, 14A)
. Kishaun Gervais has three points (2G, 1A) in his last four games
. Karl Bourdrias has three points (1G, 2A) since returning from personal leave
. Kristian Stead and Julian Junca are a combined 5-0-2-0 in Tulsa's last seven games
.Dante Sheriff has three points (1G, 2A) in his last two games
. Jimmy Lodge has three points in his last two games (1G, 2A)
. Duggie Lagrone netted his first of the season on Dec. 3
. The Oilers scored on the penalty kill, power play and at even strength on Dec. 3
. Kylor Wall has five points (1G, 4A) in his last five games
TEAM TRENDS
. Tulsa has power-play goals in five straight games
. The Oilers are 5-0-2-0 in their last seven games
. The Oilers are 6-0-2-0 when scoring first
. Tulsa is 5-2-0-0 in three-goal games
. The Oilers had played in four consecutive overtime games before defeating Utah 6-3 in regulation on Dec. 2
. The Oilers are 2-0-0-0 in December
. Tulsa is 10-3-3-0 when scoring three or more goals
. The Oilers are 8-0-2-0 when leading after two periods
. Tulsa is 2-1-0-0 when scoring short handed
. Tulsa ranks seventh with 3.68 goals scored per game
. The Oilers are second in shots-per-game average with 36.26
LAST WEEK'S GAMES
Wednesday, Nov. 29- INTRUST Bank Arena - Wichita Thunder
- Oilers lost 5-4 in overtime
- Wichita outshot the Oilers 38-28
- Tulsa had a 4-1 lead heading into the third
- Kyle Crnkovic and Dante Sheriff both recorded two-point games (1G, 1A)
- Alec Butcher scored on his first shot as an Oiler
. Jaxsen Wiebe recorded an assist in his Oilers debut
. Kristian Stead stopped 33 of 38 shots
. Tulsa went 1/2 on the power play and 4/7 on the penalty kill
Friday, Dec. 2- BOK Center - Utah Grizzlies
- Oilers won 6-3
- Tulsa outshot Utah 39-25
. Alec Butcher scored the first Oiler's goal for the second straight game
- Alec Butcher scored two goals
. Karl Boudrias recorded two assists, playing as a forward
- Anthony Costantini earned his first multi-point game as a pro (2A)
. Kyle Crnkovic recorded two points (1G, 1A)
. Jaxsen Wiebe finished with a goal and a fight
. Jimmy Lodge scored his first goal of the season and two points (1G, 1A)
. Julian Junca stopped 22 of 25 shots
. Reggie Millette picked up his first point as an Oiler
- Tulsa went 2/ 3on the power play and 1/2 on the penalty kill
Sunday, Dec. 3- BOK Center- Utah Grizzlies
- Oilers won 4-1
- Tulsa outshot Wichita 30-28
. Duggie Lagrone scored his first goal of the season
- Jaxsen Wiebe scored a short-handed goal, continuing he and Kyle Crnkovic's point streaks
- Karl Boudrias and Jimmy Lodge both earned assists for the second-straight game
- Kishaun Gervais scored his second goal of the week
. Julian Junca made 27 saves on 28 shots
. Tyler Poulsen had a two-point game (1G, 1A)
- Alec Butcher obtained a three-game point streak
. Tyler Poulsen tied Michael Farren for team lead in goals (8)
. Tulsa went 1/2 on the power play and 3/3 on the penalty kill
THIS WEEK'S GAMES (All Times CT)
Friday, Dec. 8 at Fort Wayne- Memorial Coliseum - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9 at Wheeling- WesBanco Arena - 6:10 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 10 at Wheeling- WesBanco Arena - 3:10 p.m.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
POINTS: 20 - Kyle Crnkovic
GOALS: 8 - Michael Farren, Tyler Poulsen
ASSISTS: 13 - Kyle Crnkovic
PLUS/MINUS: +12 - Mike McKee
PIMS: 20 - Luka Profaca, Mike McKee
PP GOALS: 3 - Luka Profaca
SH GOALS: 1 - Michael Farren, Eddie Matsushima, Jaxsen Wiebe
GW GOALS: 2 - Eddie Matsushima
SHOTS: 65- Carson Focht
WINS: 3 - Tomas Suchanek, Kristian Stead, Julian Junca
GAA: 2.38 - Julian Junca
SAVE %: .908 - Tomas Suchanek
SPECIAL TEAMS
POWER PLAY: Overall - 13/51 (25.5%) (7th)
Last Week -4/7 (57.1%)
PENALTY KILL: Overall - 45/62 (72.6%) (27th)
Last Week - 8/12 (66.7%)
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