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Oil Drops: Tulsa Oilers Weekly Report

November 3, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Wednesday, October 29 at Wichita Thunder (2-0 L)

Friday, October 31 vs. Missouri Mavericks (4-3 OTL)

Sunday, November 2 vs. Wichita Thunder (3-2 W/SO)

UPCOMING GAMES

Tuesday, November 4, 7:05 p.m. - vs. Missouri Mavericks ($1 Hotdogs at the BOK Center)

Saturday, November 8, 7:05 p.m. - at Allen Americans

Sunday, November 9, 4:05 p.m. - at Allen Americans

TEAM CAPSULE

Overall Record: 3-1-1

Home Record: 2-0-1

Road Record: 1-1-0

Rank: T-1st in Central Division

TEAM LEADERS

Goals: Adam Pleskach - 7

Assists: Jon Booras - 8

Points: Jon Booras, Adam Pleskach - 8

PIM: Tommy Mele - 21

+/-: Nathan Lutz +6

WEEK IN REVIEW

The Oilers suffered their first regulation loss of the season in Wichita on Wednesday night. After putting up 15 goals in the first two contests, Tulsa was blanked by Thunder goalie Tim Boron who made 27 stops. Wichita capitalized on a 5-on-3 power play in the second period and Todd Hosmer scored in the third to cap off a 2-0 Thunder win.

On Halloween night at the BOK Center, Adam Pleskach completed his third career hat-trick by scoring the game-tying goal with just 36 seconds left in regulation. In the extra session, Missouri was awarded a power play and took full advantage of the opportunity. Defenseman Martin Lee blasted a slap shot from the blue line to give the Mavericks a 4-3 victory.

Sunday afternoon the Oilers and Thunder clashed for the third time in seven days and rookie goaltender Kevin Carr proved to be the difference for Tulsa. The 24-year old made a game-saving stop as the overtime buzzer sounded and shut down six of Wichita's seven shootout attempts to lift the Oilers to a 3-2 win. Carr, who entered the game halfway through the first period, turned aside all 22 shots he faced to record his third win of the season.

LEAGUE LEADER

In only five games, Adam Pleskach has scored seven times and is tied for the ECHL lead in goals. The second-year pro out of Beausejour, Manitoba has taken only 21 shots to record seven goals and is +3 on the season. Pleskach had seven multi-goal games during his 2013-14 rookie campaign and led all Central Hockey League rookies with 33 goals. In 66 games as an Oiler, the 26-year old right-winger has scored 40 goals and registered 67 points.

PK TURNAROUND

After allowing at least one power play goal in each of their first four games, the Oilers penalty kill unit clamped down on the Thunder on Sunday. Tulsa successfully eliminated all six Wichita power plays including a 4-on-3 advantage in the final minute of overtime.

ROOKIE RELIABILITY

Kevin Carr has been the goalie of record in all five games this season and has played 87-percent of the total minutes. In his first full professional season, the Unionville, Ontario native is 3-1-1 with a 2.86 goals against average and an .898 save percentage. Since surrendering six goals on opening night, Carr has given up just four goals in the last 83 shots he has faced.

HOLDING UP AT HOME

Tulsa is one of only seven teams in the ECHL without a regulation home loss. The Oilers are 2-0-1 at the BOK Center and are off to their best home start since the 2009-10 season. Each of the three home games has been decided beyond regulation with two contests decided in overtime and one in a shootout.

JONNY BE GOOD

Center Jon Booras is tied for the league lead with eight assists in his first five games as an Oiler. The 31-year old has already posted three multi-assist performances and is the only player on the Tulsa roster to register a four-point game this season.

FREQUENT SINNERS

The Oilers rank third in the ECHL with an average of 24.8 penalty minutes per game. Tulsa has been shorthanded 26 times through five games while enjoying just 18 power play opportunities.

GOOD EXCUSE

Drew Fisher missed the first game of his pro career on Sunday to be with his wife during the birth of the couple's first child. Fisher had appeared in 142 consecutive games for the Oilers dating back to March of 2012.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING

In the seventh round of Sunday's shootout against Wichita, Oilers head coach Bruce Ramsay called defenseman Scott Macaulay off the bench for his first career shootout attempt. The speedy 23-year old whipped the puck through the pads of Thunder goalie Tyler Bunz for what proved to be the deciding shot of the contest.

EXTRA DROPS

Rookie center Jeff Jubinville notched his first professional point on Sunday with an assist on Jake Obermeyer's goal in the third period...Right wing Matt Larke returned to the Oilers lineup on Friday and recorded his first assist of the season on Sunday...Tulsa holds a 2-1 edge over Wichita in the 2014-15 Stone Wolf Casino Cup series...

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