Oilers Finish February with 4-2 Loss to Mavs
February 28, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
TULSA, OK - Simply put, the Missouri Mavericks have the Oilers number.
The Mavericks (30-19-5) posted a 4-2 win over the Oilers (24-23-6) on Tuesday night at the BOK Center to improve to 4-0 this season against Tulsa.
Despite controlling the first period in which they directed 14 shots at Mavs goalie Charlie Effinger, the Oilers had nothing to show for their efforts and were locked in a scoreless tie after the opening frame.
David Solway recorded the game's first goal at the 3:09 mark of the second when he walked out of the corner and found space to shoot in the low slot. The rookie forward's wrist shot beat Effinger and the Oilers enjoyed their only lead of the game. That lead disintegrated just 34 seconds later when Kris Hogg rifled a loose puck past Steve Christie to even the contest. Dave Pszenyczny put the Mavs up for good with a powerplay tally at 8:14 that sent the visitors into the third period with a 2-1 edge.
Mavericks rookie Andrew Courtney buried a couple of point blank chances in the third to push his team's lead to three goals. Tulsa answered back quickly with a tip-in from Mike Ullrich, but that was all the offense Effinger would allow. The Missouri netminder turned aside 32 shots en route to his 25th victory of the season.
It was Tulsa's third straight loss and marked the sixth game in a row the Oilers have failed to score more than two goals. The Oilers finished February with a 3-8-1 record and will hope for a turnaround when they begin the final month of the regular season with a road contest at Bloomington on Friday.
To make matters worse for the Oilers, Rio Grande Valley picked up a win over Laredo Tuesday night to pull within one point of Tulsa for the final Berry Conference playoff spot.
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