CHL Colorado Eagles

Opportunistic Oilers Get OT Win

Published on February 24, 2009 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


TULSA, Okla. - The Tulsa Oilers defeated the Colorado Eagles, 5-4, overcoming a strong first period by Colorado and scoring four unanswered goals in an overtime, comeback win. A 0-7 power play performance and a three-point night by Rob Dmytruk (2-1-3) -- including the game-winner -- helped doom the Eagles in a game they statistically dominated.

Colorado stormed out of the gates, tying a season high for shots in a period on the way to a 22-5 advantage and a 3-0 lead after one. The first half of the opening frame was penalty-filled and included some rare 3-on-3 and 4-on-3 play, but both teams went 0-3 on the man advantage in the period.

Brett Hammond got the scoring started at 8:28 with his second goal in as many games. After a nice play to keep the puck in the Oilers' zone at the left point, he sent the disc deep behind the goal where Steve Haddon retrieved it and found him skating down the slot for the opening tally. Then, just over a half minute later, Riley Nelson beat Kevin St. Pierre on a shorthanded breakaway for his third shorthanded-goal of the season (the second against Tulsa).

Ryan Tobler closed out the first period scoring at 16:51 after a Tulsa turnover in the neutral zone. Tobler carried the puck down the right wing before beating the Oilers' netminder from the right circle for his 31st score of the season, tying him for the league lead. At that point, the Eagles had scored three times on just 16 shots.

The Oilers rebounded nicely in the second period, scoring three times -- including a late power-play goal -- to trail by just one heading into the third. Sean Collins got Tulsa on the board at 3:20 of the second after Morgan Cey's poke-check ended up right back on his stick below the left circle and he roofed it home.

Colorado seemed to counter any momentum that tally would give the Oilers when Adam Hogg scored a minute later from Konrad Reeder, but that wasn't the case. At 10:58, Kevin Seibel cut the Colorado lead to 4-2 with his second goal of the season (both against the Eagles). And at 18:11, Dmytruk swept in a Jason Weitzel rebound on his backhand from the doorstep for a power-play goal.

Jake Riddle scored the only goal of the third period at 3:07 after coming out of the penalty box and snapping the puck high past Cey from the left faceoff dot; the goal came on the first of just seven third period shots for Tulsa. The Eagles, on the other hand, controlled play for most of the frame but couldn't beat St. Pierre with any of their 14 shots.

The Oilers wasted little time in the overtime period, scoring again on their first shot, just 26 seconds in. Dmytruk put home the game-winner when Brendon Hodge's wraparound attempt went right through the crease to the wide open forward crashing down the left side of the slot.

Colorado will continue on their five-game road trip with a game Friday night against the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs.

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