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Oilers Host Americans on Margaritaville Night: Game Preview

March 19, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

Last night the Oilers were able to skid their seven-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the league-leaders, the Missouri Mavericks. Tulsa snatched two points with the team from 99, advancing themselves to 63. The home team produced three goals off of Nathan Lutz, Mathieu Gagnon and Phil Brewer in front of over 14,000 fans.

Tonight the Oilers look for the same outcome against their other Central Division foes, the Allen Americans. Allen is just one spot above the Oilers in their division with 78 points. The Oilers are 8-5-0-0 against the Americans this season.

ROAD TO KELLY

After a Quad City Mallards win last weekend, the Oilers have lost their playoff position status. The Mallards hold the 8th place spot with 66 points as the Oilers trail with 63, four points ahead of the Indy Fuel. Out of the remaining 13 games, the Oilers play three that are within ten points (Quad City Mallards, Colorado Eagles and Utah Grizzlies). Tulsa controls their own destiny as they look to get back in the race to the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

SPECIAL TEAMS

The Oilers penalty kill has maintained success throughout the season until recently. In each of their last five games, Tulsa has given up at least one goal against to the opposing team on the power play.

On the road, the Oilers may be in dead last at 28th on the power play, but at home they are 5th. Tulsa returns to the BOK Center this weekend to utilize their 20 percent on the man advantage status.

MOOSE MOVES

Last week the Oilers were re-assigned forward Ben Walker and lost Brennan Serville and Dan DeSalvo to the Manitoba Moose, the Oilers American Hockey League affiliate. DeSalvo, on a contact with Tulsa, made his AHL debut with the Moose on Wednesday night with the Moose where he produced an assist. In his second game, DeSlavo tallied his first AHL goal against the Grand Rapids Giffins on Friday, March 11. In four games, the forward has four points.

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Oilers Dennis Brown ranks 10th among ECHL defenseman with 32 points, notching 5 goals and 27 assists in 56 games played. His 27 assists rank him third among his fellow defenseman. The Cypress, California native's last point came on March 4 against the Evansville IceMen.

EXTRA DROPS

Kevin Carr is 11th among goaltenders with a 2.26 goals against average and 2nd in minutes with 2498... Phil Brewer is 16th among rookies with 35 points (20 goals and 15 assist)..

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

Tulsa Oilers VS Allen Americans 7:05 p.m.

Watch on ECHL-TV

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PREVIOUS MEETINGS

8-5-0-0

All-time: 26-36-5

TEAM CAPSULES

Tulsa Oilers

Overall: 29-25-3-2 (63 points)

Home: 20-8-3-1

Road: 9-17-0-1

Rank: 3rd in Central Division

Allen Americans

Overall: 36-21-3-3 (78 points)

Home: 19-7-2-2

Road: 17-14-1-1

Rank: 2nd in Central Division

OILERS LEADERS

Goals: Phil Brewer - 20

Assists: Dennis Brown - 27

Points: Adam Pleskach - 41

+/-: Dennis Brown +14

PIM: Mathieu Gagnon - 132

AMERICANS LEADERS

Goals: Chad Costello - 22

Assists: Chad Costello - 66

Points: Chad Costello - 88

+/-: Rick Pinkston, +8

PIM: Dyson Stevenson - 93

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