OILERS HOST LARGEST CROWD OF ECHL SEASON, FINISH WEEKEND WITH WIN

The sixth-largest crowd in ECHL history (14,969) and largest of the season attended Saturday’s game. Oilers won 5-2 on Sunday after pair of losses to Rush. Team starts four-game Central Division road week

OVERALL RECORD: 18-24-7-1 

LAST WEEK:  1-2-0-0

FAST FACTS

· Max Golod is on a five-game point streak with 13 points (8G, 5A) 

. Karl Boudrias is on a four-game point streak with six points (2G, 4A)

. Dante Sheriff has eight assists during a five-game streak 

. Ethan Stewart has three points (1G, 2A) in his last two games 

. Tag Bertuzzi has seven power-play goals in 14 games as an Oiler 

TEAM TRENDS

 . The Oilers are 9-3-0-1 when leading after the first period     

. Tulsa has not lost a game in regulation when leading after two periods 

  (11- 0-2-0)  

. The Oilers are 14-12-3-1 at home this season

. The Oilers averaged 3.55 goals per game in the month of February (season average of 3.04, 2.9 at end of January) 

. Tulsa has power-play goals in its last four games 

. The Oilers are 4-6-0-0 in weekday games this season 

LAST WEEK’S GAMES

Friday, Feb.24 — BOK Center — Rapid City Rush 

·       Rapid City won 7-3

·       Oilers went 1/5 on power play, 5/5 on penalty kill

·       Oilers out shot Rush 39-33

·       Rush had six separate multi-point performers 

·       Adam Carlson stopped 36 of 39

·       Max Golod, Tyler Poulsen and Karl Boudrias scored for Tulsa

Saturday , Feb.25 — BOK Center — Rapid City Rush 

·       Rapid City won 6-4

·       BOilers 1/4 on power play, Rapid City 1/3 

·       Tulsa out shot Rapid City 35-29 

·       Ethan Stewart and Max Golod each finished with two points (1G, 1A)

.     Jarod Hilderman scored his third goal of the season 

·       Adam Carlson made 31 saves on 35 shots 

Sunday , Feb.26 — BOK Center — Rapid City Rush 

·       Tulsa won 5-2

·       Back-Oilers have five separate goal scorers (Karl Boudrias, Max                   Golod, Tag Bertuzzi, Kylor Wall and Eddie Matsushima)

·       Oilers out shot the Rush 41-34

·       Tag Bertuzzi scored his seventh power-play goal as an Oiler in 14                games

.     Max Golod collected three points (1G, 2A)

·       Dante Sheriff reached a five-game assist streak, finished game with          two assists 

·       Rapid City scored First 

·       Daniel Mannella stopped 32 of 36 shots

·       Tulsa out scored Rush 4-1 in second half of the game, 3-0 in third               period

·       Oilers power Play 1/3, Penalty Kill 3/3 

NEXT WEEK’S GAMES (All Times CT) 

Wednesday, March 1 at Cincinnati — Heritage Bank —  6:35 p.m. 

Friday, March 3 at Kalamazoo — Wings Event Center —  6:00 p.m. 

Saturday, March 4  at Kalamazoo — Wings Event Center — 6:00 p.m. 

Sunday, March 5  at Kalamazoo — Wings Event Center  —  2:00 p.m. 

STATISTICAL LEADERS

POINTS:               42 – Max Golod 

GOALS:                 23– Eddie Matsushima     

ASSISTS:               30 – Max Golod    

PLUS/MINUS:    +7 – Brenan Blaszczak  

PIMS:                    74 – Alex Kromm   

PP GOALS:           8 – Tag Bertuzzi    

SH GOALS:           4- Eddie Matsushima

GW GOALS:         6 – Eddie Matsuhima  

SHOTS:                 173 – Max Golod

WINS:                    5 – Daniel Mannella   

GAA:                     4.13– Daniel Mannella 

SAVE %:               .868 – Daniel Mannella 

SPECIAL TEAMS

POWER PLAY:    Overall —  32/192 (16.7%)

                                Last Week – 3/12 (25%)

PENALTY KILL:   Overall –170/222 (76.6%)

                              Last Week – 10/11 (91%)