Oilers at Mavericks: Game Preview
Published on January 22, 2016 under ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
TONIGHTS MATCHUP
The Oilers have met up with Missouri five times this season, however, only in Tulsa territory (2-1-1-1). Tonight the Oilers will head to Independence, Missouri to visit the league leading Mavericks where the home team owns a perfect record in their barn (13-0-0-0).
Of the six losses Missouri possess, Tulsa handed them two- one breaking their franchise-high 14-game winning streak. Each game between these two squads has been decided by one-goal and is expected to be a good one.
Emerson Clark leads the Missouri series for the Oilers with three goals. Maverick's Jesse Root is currently on a 14-game point streak.
FORTUNE OF 500
December 10, 2015 the Oilers' 4-2 win over the Idaho Steelheads was a memorable one as Head Coach Jason Christie set the ECHL record for all-time wins with his 492nd career victory. A similar experience occurred on Saturday, January 16, 2016 when the Oilers earned, again, 4-2 victory over the Idaho Steelheads and provided Christie with the status of being the only coach in the ECHL to achieve 500 wins.
LIT LINE
The line of Dan DeSalvo, Phil Brewer and Emerson Clark has continued to prove plentiful. These skaters have a combination of 19 points in the last four games- Clark 8, DeSalvo 6 and Brewer 5.
'HOWE' DOES HE DO IT?
Alongside his competent teammates, Emerson Clark is on quite the roll. Leading the Oilers with 26 points, Clark has 14 goals and 12 assists (3 goals and 2 assist from Greenville Swamp Rabbits prior to trade). On Saturday, January 9, the forward earned himself a Gordie Howe Hat Trick with a goal, three assists and a fight. For some this would be a rare occurrence, but not for Clark. Only three games later he did it again. In Saturday's contest against the Steelheads, Clark netted two goals, an assist and a fight. The Arizona native leads the Oilers leads his team in goals, points and penalty minutes.
EXTRA DROPS
Emerson Clark is fifth in the ECHL with 102 penalty minutes... Tulsa is 11-0-0-0 when leading after the second period...Tulsa is fourth in penalty minutes at 577... Dan DeSalvo is tied for fifth among rookies with 26 points (9 goals, 17 assists) and third among fellow rookies with a +15 recording...The Oilers do not return to the BOK Center until January 26th...
?TONIGHT'S MATCHUP
Tulsa Oilers @ Missouri Mavericks - 7:05 p.m.
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
2-1-1-1
TEAM CAPSULES
Tulsa Oilers
Overall: 17-13-2-2 (38 points)
Home: 9-6-2-1
Road: 8-7-0-1
Rank: 3rd in Central Division
Missouri Mavericks
Overall: 30-4-1-1 (62 points)
Home: 13-0-0-0
Road: 17-4-1-1
Rank: 1st in Central Division
OILERS LEADERS
Goals: Emerson Clark - 14
Assists: DeSalvo - 17
Points: Clark, Pleskach, DeSalvo - 26
+/-: Dennis Brown +17
PIM: Emerson Clark - 102
MAVERICKS LEADERS
Goals: Jesse Root - 16
Assists: Tyler Barnes - 25
Points: Tyler Barnes - 40
+/-: Tyler Barnes, +22
PIM: Andrew Courtney - 42
TULSA VS. MISSOURI ALL-TIME
Overall: 17-38-5
Home: 9-17-5
Road: 8-21-0
ECHL Stories from January 22, 2016
- Colorado Scores Three Goals in 44 seconds to Thrash Rush 5-1 - Colorado Eagles
- Jesse Root Scores Twice in Mavericks 2-1 Win over Oilers - Kansas City Mavericks
- Rush Fall to Eagles - Rapid City Rush
- Verpaelst Extends Season-Long Win Streak to Four with OT Winner - Norfolk Admirals
- Rumble's Hat-Trick Leads IceMen to Big Win in Greenville - Evansville IceMen
- Everblades Shoot Past Solar Bears 4-1 - Florida Everblades
- Walleye Keep on Rolling with 3-2 Win over Utah - Toledo Walleye
- Jackals Fall to Norfolk in Overtime, 3-2 - Elmira Jackals
- Solar Bears Wrap up Road Trip with 4-1 Loss to Everblades - Orlando Solar Bears
- Oilers Rooted by Mavericks, 2-1 - Tulsa Oilers
- Ruby Shines Again as Beast Win OT Thriller over Royals - Brampton Beast
- Royals Dropped in Overtime by Brampton, 2-1 - Reading Royals
- Pinkston Knocks off Thunder with OT Winner - Wichita Thunder
- Nailers Snap Skid Thanks to Cerretani's OT Magic - Wheeling Nailers
- Monarchs Rumble Past Thunder with Sauve's SO Goal - Manchester Monarchs
- Swamp Rabbits Rumbled by Evansville, 6-3 - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Branden Troock Joins Steelheads - Idaho Steelheads
- Fuel Burn Mallards Early En Route to Win - Indy Fuel
- Cyclones Fall in Weekend Opener to Ft. Wayne - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Nailers Swipe Extra Point from Wings in Overtime - Kalamazoo Wings
- Stingrays Get Back in Win Column with 4-1 Victory over Atlanta - South Carolina Stingrays
- Fuel Slips Past Mallards 2-1 - Quad City Mallards
- South Carolina Beats Atlanta 4-1 - Atlanta Gladiators
- Ciotti Traded to Wheeling - Rapid City Rush
- ECHL Transactions - January 22 - ECHL
- Walleye Home this Weekend - Toledo Walleye
- Winter Storm Changes Beast Schedule - Brampton Beast
- Saturday's Game in Reading Postponed - Reading Royals
- Disaster Relief, Captain America Highlights Busy Weekend - Wichita Thunder
- Game Notes - January 22 vs Ft. Wayne - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Game Day Capsule: Allen at Wichita, January 22nd - Wichita Thunder
- Nailers vs. Wings Game Day Snap Shot - Wheeling Nailers
- Mallards Game Day - Quad City Mallards
- Game Preview: Atlanta at South Carolina, 7:05 p.m. - South Carolina Stingrays
- Tonight's Game Still On, But with Changes - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Oilers at Mavericks: Game Preview - Tulsa Oilers
- Royals Re-Schedule Flyers Affiliation Events to March 25 - Reading Royals
- Monarchs Game Day Capsule - Manchester Monarchs
- Preview: Heroes Night Headlines Weekend Games - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Jackals Open Three-Game Road Trip in Norfolk - Elmira Jackals
- ECHL Today - January 22 - ECHL
- Weekend Preview: IceMen Begin Six Game Road Trip - Evansville IceMen
- Saturday's Pack the House Night with $5 Tickets Highlights Weekend - South Carolina Stingrays
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