ECHL Tulsa Oilers

Oilers Silence Thunder in Shootout, 2-1

Published on January 9, 2016 under ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


Tulsa, OK-- Déjà vu would occur for many fans in Intrust Bank Arena on Friday night. The scoreboard in Wichita, Kansas would mirror it's image from the last time Tulsa visited the Thunder- 2-1 a shootout win in favor of the Oilers.

Goaltender Matt Grogan, his second game in net, would not be constricted to 60 minutes of play. After a loss to Missouri in a shootout on Tuesday, the Arizona native shined by stopping 24 of 25 shots faced- allowing nothing to pass him in the shootout.

15 shots (12 belonging to the Oilers), 4 penalty minutes and one lone goal in the first period gave the Oilers an early lead. With under 10 minutes left in the frame, Captain Nathan Lutz slapped a shot from the blue line that made it's way past Thunder netminder David Shantz.

Second period action heightened when the gloves dropped between Tulsa forward Brady Ramsay and Thunder's Christian Isackson. Each would receive five minutes for fighting--Ramsay an extra two minutes for boarding.

Wichita would capitalize on the Ramsay penalty as defenseman Landon Oslanski tallied his fifth goal on the season--Kale Kerbashian and Logan Nelson as his helpers. At the end of 40, the score would be knotted at 1-1.

For the fourth consecutive time between these two squads, regulation would not decide the outcome. Tonight, neither would overtime. After 65 minutes of hockey, the Oilers and Thunder resorted to a shootout.

Grogan denied all three Thunder shot attempts and a Ramsay netter would seal the deal and end the contest. The Oilers would claimed their fifth victory over the Central Division foes.

Tomorrow night Tulsa will look to sweep the Thunder in the two-game series in home territory at the BOK Center. Themed 'Retro Night', the Oilers will sport throw-back jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game.

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