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Oilers Strike Mav's Streak 4-3

December 13, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release


It was a Sunday to remember as the Oilers defeated the hottest team in the ECHL and broke the Missouri Maverick's 14-game winning streak inside the BOK Center, 4-3. Emerson Clark and Dan DeSalvo led the team with a goal and an assist each.

The Oilers put their penalty kill to the test early in the first but were unsuccessful. A puck, that Kevin Carr was sure he had stopped, snuck its way through the five-hole and inched over the red paint exactly one minute into the period. To even the score at 1-1, Oilers' forward DeSalvo stripped the puck off the stick of Missouri's Trevor Ludwig for a quick goal and a well-deserved celebration on the ice.

Heavy action in front of Carr on his tenth consecutive start led to another Mavericks goal by center Sebastien Slyvestre and Missouri took back the advantage to finish the first.

Mid-second period Ludwig went to the box and Emerson Clark caught a rebound to slap in for the power play goal and tied things up again, 2-2.

Sunday night Ben Walker proved his hair is not the only thing on fire. A crisp pass by forward Brian Nugent assisted in Walker's fourth goal in four nights.

The second frame finalized with the Oilers breaking their shots on goal record of the season for a single game in just two periods with 33 (more than doubling Missouri's 14).

Tulsa faced one of the biggest third periods they've played all season. A power play was gifted to the Oilers for 25 second before the call on Matt Konan's stick holding. The 4-on-4 play resulted in a Missouri goal (3-3 by Tanner Fritz).

Hope was not lost and the through traffic goal at 12:32 for Mathieu Brisebois from Konan and Clark sealed the fate for both teams. The Oilers would put a strike through the streak of Missouri's with a 4-3 final score.

The Oilers shot a season high of 41 and advanced their record 10-10-1-1. Tulsa will return to the BOK Center this Friday and Saturday to battle against the Wichita Thunder in back-to-back contests.

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