Sports stats



ECHL Tulsa Oilers

Oilers Host Mavericks Tonight

February 3, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

In their eighth meeting of the season tonight, the Oilers and Mavericks have provided an entertaining contest time and time again. With Tulsa having broken two of this Missouri team's 14-game streaks (overall winning, home winning), these squads have had one-goal games in 6 of 7 encounters. The Oilers are the only team to have beaten the Mavericks more than twice with three victories over the hottest team in the ECHL. Tulsa (44 points) is 3-2-1-1 against Missouri (70 points).

LINE OF FIRE

The month of January was a hot one for the the line of Dan DeSalvo, Phil Brewer and Emerson Clark. This trio finished the 13-game month with a combination of 38 points.  . Brewer would contribute 12 of those points, four of them coming from one game on January 9 against the Wichita Thunder. Clark also brought 12 points to the group with a side of three Gordie Howe hat tricks. DeSalvo, the rookie out of Bowling Green State University, would lead the group with 14 points.

MOOSE ON THE MOVE

Last week was a busy one on the transaction list for the Tulsa Oilers and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. One would go up and two would come down.

Last Wednesday, defenseman Aaron Harstad was recalled to Manitoba by the Moose. After being re-assigned to Tulsa on January 12, Harstad returns to the Moose having played in eight games with the northern squad and racking up 12 penalty minutes.He was the Winnipeg Jets' seventh round selection, 187th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft.

A few days later, on Saturday, the AHL team would send Tulsa Jimmy Lodge. Lodge, 20, has appeared in 26 games with the Moose recording two penalty minutes.

Axel Blomqvist would return to the Oilers lineup one day later. During his time with the Oilers, the forward has registered four points (1 goal, 3 assists). He was signed to a three year NHL entry level contract by the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 1, 2013.

FANTASY SWEATERS

Earlier in December Fans had the opportunity to vote on ECHL.com for one player on each ECHL member team's ballot to help select the 2015-16 Fantasy Team. This chosen player would wear a specialty jersey at a home game. A goaltender for each team would also wear a unique jersey and participate in the MeiGray Golden Goalie Program. The winners voted upon for the Tulsa Oilers were forward Mathieu Gagnon and goaltender Kevin Carr. These two will debut their ECHL Fantasy Team jerseys on February 13 against the Quad City Mallards.

EXTRA DROPS

Kevin Carr is tied for fifth with a 2.07 goals against average and third in minutes (1769)...Among rookies in the ECHL, Dan DeSalvo is sixth in scoring with 33 points, fourth in assist with 22 and tied for first in plus/minus with +18... Phil Brewer is tied for first in rookie shootout goals with two... Oilers are fourth in shots against, averaging 27.43...

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

Tulsa Oilers VS Missouri Mavericks 7:05 p.m.

Watch on ECHL-TV

Listen on Ustream

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

3-2-1-1

TEAM CAPSULES

Tulsa Oilers

Overall: 20-16-2-2 (44 points)

Home: 11-6-2-1

Road: 9-10-0-1

Rank: 3rd in Central Division

Missouri Mavericks

Overall: 34-5-1-1 (70 points)

Home: 17-1-0-0

Road: 17-4-1-1

Rank: 1st in Central Division

OILERS LEADERS

Goals: Emerson Clark - 17

Assists: Dan DeSalvo - 22

Points: Dan DeSalvo - 33

+/-: Dan DeSalvo +18

PIM: Emerson Clark - 115

MAVERICK LEADERS

Goals: Jesse Root - 20

Assists: Tyler Barnes - 29

Points: Tyler Barnes - 46

+/-: Barnes, Root, Aneloski +25

PIM: Andrew Courney - 46

TULSA VS. MISSOURI ALL-TIME

Overall: 18-39-5

Check out the Tulsa Oilers Statistics

• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...

ECHL Stories from February 3, 2016


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.

OurSports Central