Oilers Drop First Ever Meeting with Wheeling
October 25, 2019 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
TULSA, OK - Tulsa fell to the Wheeling Nailers 6-4 at Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling, WV on Friday night.
It didn't take forward Cam Brown long to open the scoring, finding the twine from the slot just 18 seconds into the contest. J.J. Piccinich tied the game up quickly, knocking in a bouncing puck just shy of the two-minute mark of the first period.
Christopher Brown gave the Nailers their second lead of the night, ripping a shot into the upper portion of the net exactly two minutes into the second frame. Tulsa answered quickly once again, with Robby Jackson deflecting a feed from Sideroff. 4:51 into the second period. Adam Pleskach gave the Oilers the lead at the 10:58 mark, tipping a feed from the slot, courtesy of Jared Thomas. Miles Liberati scored his second power play goal of the season at the 14:29 mark of the second frame. Wheeling cut the lead to one goal when Jan Drozg ripped one from the circle with less than five minutes in the period.
The Nailers erased the Oilers lead in the second half of the final frame when Myles Powell scored at the 11:46 mark. Jan Drozg scored his second goal of the game at the 17:27 mark to give Wheeling a late lead. The goal was a rip from the circle, similar to his first goal of the contest. Hirano finished off the night with an empty netter on the power play with less than a minute left.
Tulsa continues their road trip tomorrow, visiting Kalamazoo on Saturday, before heading back home to play on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
--
Oilers Season and Group Tickets are on sale now! Call the Oilers front office at 918-632-PUCK (7825) or visit www.tulsaoilers.com for more information.
ECHL Stories from October 25, 2019
- Atlanta Falls in High-Scoring Affair with Greenville - Atlanta Gladiators
- Steelheads Extend Point Streak to Five on Late Rally, Fall 4-3 in Overtime - Idaho Steelheads
- IceMen Earn a Point in 4-3 Overtime Loss at Fort Wayne - Jacksonville Icemen
- Admirals Fall in OT to South Carolina in Hard Fought Battle - Norfolk Admirals
- Mavs Take Down Walleye with Offensive Outburst - Kansas City Mavericks
- Strong Start Drivers Solar Bears to 4-2 Win over Everblades - Orlando Solar Bears
- Parisi Powers Rays Past Admirals in Overtime - South Carolina Stingrays
- Fuel Earn First Home Win against Cincinnati - Indy Fuel
- Swamp Rabbits Win Wild One - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- 'Blades Unable to Complete Comeback in Loss to Solar Bears - Florida Everblades
- Thunder Stumped by Railers in 4-1 Loss - Adirondack Thunder
- Mariners Storm Back from Early Deficit to Defeat Growlers - Maine Mariners
- Cyclones Shutout in Weekend Opener - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Nailers Win with Another Dramatic Ending - Wheeling Nailers
- Oilers Drop First Ever Meeting with Wheeling - Tulsa Oilers
- Worcester Railers Win Feisty Affair against Adirondack Thunder 4-1 - Worcester Railers HC
- Growlers Falter in Maine 5-2 - Newfoundland Growlers
- ECHL Transactions - October 25 - ECHL
- Wichita Returns Home Tonight vs. Idaho - Wichita Thunder
- Walleye Winterfest Logos Unveiled - Toledo Walleye
- Marlies Recall Zach O'Brien from the Growlers - Newfoundland Growlers
- Cyclones Game Preview: vs. Indy Fuel - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Americans to Host NASCAR Night/Pink in the Rink this Saturday - Allen Americans
- Game Preview: Solar Bears vs. Everblades - Orlando Solar Bears
- Komets Host IceMen Tonight and Saturday - Fort Wayne Komets
- Utah Grizzlies Game Preview at Rapid City - Utah Grizzlies
- Growlers Pregame Notes: October 25 vs. Maine Mariners - Newfoundland Growlers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
