Tulsa Falls to Rapid City in Overtime
December 30, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
RAPID CITY, SD - Jesse Schultz was bottled up most of evening by the Oilers defense but the Rapid City forward had the last laugh Friday night as he tapped in the game-winning goal in a 3-2 overtime victory for the Rush in front of 5,119 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.
After a scoreless first period, Tulsa posted two quick strikes in the second. David Solway blasted a rebound into Rush goalie Danny Battochio that pushed the netminder back into his own cage and across the goal line. Refereee Steve Cruickshank ruled the puck had crossed the line and Solway was awarded his eighth goal of the season. Two minutes later, the Oilers executed a perfect rush through the neutral zone that featured precision passing from Troy Ofukany to Ryan Raven to Marty Standish who found open ice and beat Battochio through the five-hole.
Tulsa's two-goal advantage lasted until the final 26 seconds of the period when Riley Weselowski's powerplay blast snuck by Mike Garman to put the home side on the board.
The Rush powerplay struck again at the 3:39 mark of the third. Carl Hudson's slap shot trickled behind Garman and Konrad Reeder poked the puck into the yawning net.
For the second time this season, Rapid City and Tulsa headed to overtime. With the puck deep in the Oilers zone, Mark Vaskivuo drew the attention of three Tulsa defenders and slid a backhand pass to a waiting Schultz. The veteran, who will start in the upcoming CHL All-Star Game, made no mistake at the side of the net.
Tulsa is now 0-6-1 on the season when failing to score three goals in a game and lost for just the fourth time this year when leading after two periods. The Oilers will have another chance at the Rush tomorrow night in the second game of this back-to-back series.
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