OILERS CAN’T CAPITALIZE ON FAST START, FALL TO KANSAS CITY

OILERS CAN’T CAPITALIZE ON FAST START, FALL TO KANSAS CITY

Despite opening with an early goal, Tulsa falls to the Mavericks 5-1.

TULSA, OK— The Oilers dropped their second-straight contest on Friday, losing to Kansas City 5-1 at the BOK Center.

Adam Pleskach opened the scoring early, deflecting Miles Liberati’s point shot past Tyler Parsons 2:39 into the game. The goal put Pleskach in a three-way tie for the team lead in goals with 11, and the power-play tally gave Liberati nine points in his last eight outings. Kansas City’s captain Rocco Carzo deflected a point shot from point-blank range, tying the game at 1-1 6:00 in. Former Oiler Terrance Amarosa walked down to the left circle, popping another past Olle Eriksson Ek, giving the Mavericks their eventual game-winning goal with 1:14 remaining in the opening period.

David Dziurzynski deposited his seventh of the season just 1:45 into the second period, extending the Kansas City lead to 3-1. Bryan Lemos walked into the slot 1:10 later and ripped a shot past Eriksson Ek, giving the Mavericks a 4-1 stranglehold on the game.

Rocco Carzo scored his second of the night in highlight-reel fashion, corralling a through pass from C.J. Eick before freezing and outwaiting Eriksson Ek to close out the scoring.

In total, Parsons stopped 33 of 34, cutting the seasons series to 3-2 in Tulsa’s favor.

The Oilers look to bounce back against Utah at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday night before closing out a three-in-three weekend with a 4:05 p.m. matinee matchup against Wichita on Sunday. As always, fans will be able to skate with the players after the conclusion of Sunday’s game.

Oilers Season and Group Tickets are on sale now! Call the Oilers front office at 918-632-PUCK (7825) or visit www.tulsaoilers.com for more information.

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