OILERS OVERPOWER SWAMPRABBITS 8-2
Tulsa beats lone EasternConference opponent by six-goal margin thanks to a Charlie Sampair hat trick.
TULSA,OK — The Oilers defeated the Greenville Swamp Rabbits 8-2 at the BOK Center onWednesday.
The Swamp Rabbits jumped out to an early lead whenCedric Lacroix tipped Luke Ripley’s point-shot past Olle Eriksson Ek 10:52into the game. Charlie Sampair tied the game 3 ½ minutes later, buryinga goal-line feed from Ryan Tesink. Danny Moynihan seized the leadquickly, sinking a rebound at the 15:45 mark. Cam Knight scored agoal in his Oilers debut, extending the lead to 3-1 with three minutesremaining in the frame, when he converted on the follow up from a J.J. Piccinichchance. The first-period flurry wasn’t done yet, with Piccinich roofingone past Chris Nell at the 19:21 mark.
Knight broke the silence of the secondperiod, scoring his second of the night 12:42 into the second frame, firing a laserfrom the point off of a feed from Miles Liberati. Sampair followed up with his second of the night thanks to a cross-crease pass from rookie RobbyJackson. Josh Wesley scored his first as an Oiler 50 seconds laterat the 15:58 mark, finishing a three-zone link-up play between Piccinich andBrent Gates, Jr.
Brett Beauvais cut the Tulsalead to 7-2, scoring his first professional goal 7:07 into the final period. Sampairtopped of the night with a hat trick, scoring the final goal off aback-door feed from Ian McNulty.
Tulsawill host the Swamp Rabbits for a rematch tomorrow night on Halloween beforeclosing out the week with a 4:05 p.m. Sunday matinee against Rapid City at theBOK Center.
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