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Oilers Own Overtime, a 5-4 Win over Americans

February 20, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
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Tulsa, OK - The Tulsa Oilers battled in 64 minutes and 54 seconds of hockey on Saturday night against the Allen Americans. A Dan DeSalvo goal with six seconds left in overtime gave the Oilers a 5-4 win over the Americans.

The Oilers were outshot 6-15 in the first period of action but the Americans were outscored 1-0. Axel Blomqvist took a shot at Joel Rumple but was denied. The 6'7 Sweden native then captured his own rebound and worked the puck behind the net before he banked in his fifth goal as an Oiler off the pad of the Allen goaltender.

Tulsa took their first power play in two games six minutes into the second period on the Vincent Arseneau offense. A sling from Allen's Gary Steffes found Justin Courtnall who would drive in a beautiful shorthanded goal on Kevin Carr. The tally was the second shorthanded goal scored on the Oilers this season.

After producing on an Oilers power play, the Americans would then capitalize on their own. With Justin Mansfield in the penalty box for hooking, Chad Costello found a spot over the stickside of Carr and gave his team the lead, 2-1.

The second half of the second frame would host three unanswered Oilers goals.

Strong teamwork from Phil Brewer, Blomqvist and Christophe Lalancette would knot things up. Lalancette was the beneficiary of a Blomqvist shot that was set up by Brewer.

A minute and half later Jordan Kremyr slid a pass to Ben Walker, freshly back in the Tulsa lineup, who went over the right side of Rumple and extended the Oilers lead 3-2 at the 13:33 mark.

The home team lead was doubled by defenseman Mansfield when he snuck around from behind Rumpel and shoved in the Oilers fourth goal. An assist from Blomqvist would ink his third point of the night and Brewer, his second.

Twenty seconds into the third period the Americans went back within one when David Makowski had success on a slap shot.

Top point producer in the ECHL, Costello, tied the contest at four.

Regulation would not decide the outcome, and it would appear that five minutes of overtime wouldn't be enough either. Rookie forward and Oilers' leader DeSalvo had other plans. With 11 points already in the month of February, DeSalvo found his way on the score board with six seconds left on the overtime clock.

The Oilers win put them within three points of the Allen Americans in the ECHL standings.

Tomorrow night the dual continues against the Americans during a 4:05 matinee in the BOK Center.

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