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Oil Drops: Tulsa Oilers Weekly Report

March 9, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Tuesday, March 3 - at Missouri Mavericks (6-3 L) Watch Highlights

Wednesday, March 4 - at Quad City Mallards (2-0 W) Watch Highlights 

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Friday, March 13 vs. Wichita Thunder - 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, March 14 vs. Brampton Beast - 7:35 p.m.

-          Budweiser Military Night benefitting Folds of Honor Foundation

-          Jersey Auction in ONEOK Club immediately following the game

     Sunday, March 15 vs. Brampton Beast - 4:05 p.m.

-          Post-game skate with players

TEAM CAPSULE

Overall: 28-25-1-3 (60 points)

Home: 14-13-1-1

Road: 14-12-0-2

Last 10: 7-3-0-0

Rank: 5th in Central Division 

TEAM LEADERS

Goals:  Adam Pleskach - 31

Assists: Drew Fisher - 47                                          

Points: Drew Fisher - 64

+/-: Drew Fisher +21

PIM: Tommy Mele - 196 

WEEK IN REVIEW

In their final visit to the Independence Events Center on Tuesday, the Oilers suffered a 6-3 setback to the Missouri Mavericks.  Andrew Courtney netted a hat-trick for the Mavs and veteran forward Sebastien Thinel chipped in four points (1 goal, 3 assists) to give Missouri its seventh victory in eight games against the Oilers this season.  

The Oilers bounced back quickly on Wednesday night and finished off their eight-game road trip with a 2-0 win in Quad City.  Tulsa picked up goals from T.J. Caig and Jeff Jubinville while Kevin Carr made 31 saves to record his third shutout of the season.

ROAD TRIP RECAP

The Oilers went 6-2-0 on their season-long, eight-game road trip which spanned three weeks and more than 6,000 miles.  The trek included visits to every Central Division opponent and a season-high, five-game win streak.  In the eight games away from home, the Oilers outscored the opposition 33-24, recorded a pair of shutouts, and were led by winger Drew Fisher who put up 13 points (1 goal, 12 assists). 

HOMECOMING

The Oilers will be back on home ice at the BOK Center for the first time in 27 days when they host the Wichita Thunder at 7:35 p.m. on Friday night.  The pivotal Central Division match-up will be the first of three home games in three days for the Oilers.  Saturday at 7:35 p.m., the Oilers battle the Brampton Beast and will honor America's brave veterans and military personnel with special patriotic jerseys which will be auctioned off after the game to benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation.  The weekend concludes Sunday at 4:05 p.m. and the Oilers will finish off their season series with the Beast.  All Oilers fans are invited to skate with the players immediately following Sunday's contest.

SITTING IDLY BY

For the first and only time all season, the Oilers went a full weekend without playing a game.  The Oilers entered the weekend in third place in the Central Division but had dropped to fifth by the end of the weekend thanks to wins by Wichita and Rapid City.  Tulsa sits two points behind Wichita for the fourth and final playoff spot with 15 games remaining.  The Oilers and Thunder will clash five times over the next four weeks. 

WILL THE REAL DEFENSE PLEASE STAND UP?

After allowing 17 goals in their previous three games (5.6 per game average), the Oilers put together one of their best defensive performances of the season in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Mallards.  Tulsa was perfect on the penalty kill (4-for-4) for just the third time in its last 15 games and Kevin Carr, who ranks third in the ECHL in total saves, registered his third clean sheet in his last 14 starts. 

THE STABLE STAT

The Oilers have been one of the top scoring teams in the ECHL throughout the season and the trend continued over the course of the recent road swing.  In the last eight games, Tulsa found the back of the net more than four times per contest and has risen to sixth in the league in goals per game (3.51).  

RELIABLE ROOKIE

Jeff Jubinville is on a six-game point streak and has scored a goal in three of his last four outings.  The Bemidji State product is second on the Oilers squad at +19 and leads all ECHL rookies in the same category.  Jubinville has 12 multi-point games to his credit and with only 20 penalty minutes next to his name for the season, the 24-year old is the least penalized player on the Tulsa roster. 

EXTRA DROPS

Kevin Carr has played in 40 games this season, tied for second most appearances in the ECHL...Eric Tallent played in his 200th professional game on Tuesday in Missouri...Tommy Mele, the Oilers leader in penalty minutes, has only recorded four penalty minutes in the last five games...Jon Booras has gone five straight games without a point, his longest point drought of the season...the Oilers will try to snap a three-game home losing streak when they return to the BOK Center on Friday...

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