
Oil Drops: Tulsa Oilers Weekly Report - November 13
November 13, 2023 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
Oilers defeat Rapid City Rush by three goals in three-straight games to move into third in Mountain Division before hosting the first-place Kansas City Mavericks for the first time this season
OVERALL RECORD: 5-4-1-0
LAST WEEK: 3-0-0-0
FAST FACTS
-Eddie Matsushima is on a three-game point streak (2G, 4A)
. Kyle Crnkovic recorded four points in his last two games (2G, 2A)
. Eddie Matsushima has 12 points (4G, 8A) in seven games
. Dante Sheriff has six points (3G, 3A) in the last five games
. Tomas Suchanek is on a three-game win streak
. Luka Profaca recorded his first two Oilers goals and a fight on Nov. 10
. Kishaun Gervais scored his first goal as an Oiler, a game winner, on Nov. 11
. Anthony Costantini has three assists in his last four games
. Fifteen on 17 Oilers' skaters recorded at least one point in last week's series against Rapid City
. Tomas Suchanek has a .937 save percentage during his three-game win streak
. Both Tyler Poulsen's goals this season have come against former employers (Nov. 2 vs Allen, Nov. 11 at Rapid City)
. Carson Focht compiled four points (2G, 2A) in the last four games
. Michael Farren ranks fourth in the ECHL with eight goals this season
. Michael Farren sits third in shots on goal (45) trailing two Mavericks, Patrick Curry (47), Jacob Hayhurst (46)
. Ten Oilers recorded two or more points during the three-game series in Rapid City
. Mike McKee is third in league and leads the Western conference with a plus-nine rating
TEAM TRENDS
. Tulsa leads the league with 38.5 shots-per-game
. The Oilers are 4-0-1-0 when scoring first
. The Oilers are 3-0-0-0 when leading after the first period
. Tulsa owns a 5-0-0-0 record when leading after two periods
. The Oilers are 2-0-0-0 when leading after one period
. The Oilers are 2-0-0-0 when holding their opponents scoreless in the second period
. Tulsa is 4-1-0-0 when not allowing a first period goal
. Tulsa is 3-1-0-0 when scoring on the man advantage
. The Oilers are 5-1-1-0 since losing their opening three games
. Tulsa is 5-1-1-0 when scoring four or more goals
. The Oilers rank eighth in goals for, averaging 3.8 each game
. Tulsa has out shot its opponent in eight of 10 games
. The Oilers are 5-1-0-0 when allowing three or less goals
. The Oilers have out shot their opponents in six-straight games
. Tulsa is 2-0-0-0 on Fridays
LAST WEEK'S GAMES
Thursday, Nov. 9- The Monument - Rapid City Rush
- Oilers won 4-1
- The Oilers outshot the Rush 32-21
- Eddie Matsushima recorded three assists
- Carson Focht scored his first game-winning goal as an Oiler
- Luka Profaca got in his first fight as an Oiler
. Michael Farren and Davis 'T-Bone' Codd both scored empty-net goals
. Andy Carroll, Duggie Lagrone and Anthony Costantini all recorded assists from the blue line
. Tomas Suchanek picked up his first professional win
. Michael Farren finished with three points (2G, 1A)
. The Oilers went 0/3 on the power play and 2/2 on the penalty kill
Friday, Nov. 10- The Monument - Rapid City Rush
- Oilers won 5-2
- Tulsa outshot Rapid City 33-30
. Tomas Suchanek earned his second-straight win, stopping 28 of 30
- Luka Profaca scored his first two goals as an Oiler and recorded his second fight in as many nights
- Eddie Matsushima scored a short-handed, game-winning goal
- Kyle Crnkovic earned his first professional multi-point game (1G, 1A)
. Eddie Matsushima, Luka Profaca, Michael Farren and Kyle Crnkovic all recorded multi-point games
. Carson Focht picked up an assist, earning a three-game point streak (2G, 2A)
- Tulsa went 2/5 on the power play and 4/4 on the penalty kill
Saturday, Nov. 11- The Monument - Rapid City Rush
- Oilers won by a 5-2 scoreline for the second-straight game
- The Oilers outshot Rapid City 40-28
. The Oilers erased two deficits in the game, taking less than 90 seconds each time
- Tomas Suchanek stopped 26 of 28 for his third win of the week
- Kyle Crnkovic picked up a multi-point game (1G, 1A) for the second consecutive game
- Kishaun Gervais scored his first ECHL goal, the game winner
. Dante Sheriff finished with two points (1G, 1A)
. Michael Farren recorded his first fight of the season
- Tulsa went 0/0 on the power play and 2/2 on the penalty kill
. Eddie Matsushima scored, giving him a three-game point streak (2G, 4A)
THIS WEEK'S GAMES (All Times CT)
Thursday, Nov. 16 vs Kansas City- BOK Center - 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19 vs Kansas City - BOK Center - 7:05 p.m.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
POINTS: 12 - Michael Farren, Eddie Matsushima
GOALS: 8 - Michael Farren
ASSISTS: 8 - Eddie Matsushima
PLUS/MINUS: +9 - Mike McKee
PIMS: 14 - Luka Profaca
PP GOALS: 2 - Dante Sheriff, Luka Profaca
SH GOALS: 1 - Michael Farren, Eddie Matsushima
GW GOALS: 1 - Ryan Olsen, Andy Carroll, Eddie Matsushima, Kishaun Gervais, Carson Focht
SHOTS: 45- Michael Farren
WINS: 3 - Tomas Suchanek
GAA: 2.61- Tomas Suchanek
SAVE %: .909 - Tomas Suchanek
SPECIAL TEAMS
POWER PLAY: Overall - 7/32 (21.9%) (11th) (^ from 13th)
Last Week - 2/8 (25%)
PENALTY KILL: Overall - 24/30 (80%) (15th) (^ from 25th)
Last Week - 8/8 (100%)
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