OILERS SECURE SECOND CONSECUTIVE ROAD WIN OVER RUSH

OILERS SECURE SECOND CONSECUTIVE ROAD WIN OVER RUSH

Tulsa wins by three for second-straight game at the Monument 

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. —The Tulsa Oilers, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and the AHL’s San Diego Gulls and powered by Community Care, beat the Rapid City Rush 5-2 at the Monument on Friday night

Neither team scored in the opening frame, with Tulsa out shooting the Rush 11-7.

Luka Profaca opened the scoring with his first professional goal 28 seconds before the half-way point of the game, blasting a power-play clapper past Matt Radomsky. Alex Aleardi scored on a snap shot from the right circle 4:17 later, knotting the game 1-1.  Profaca netted his second of the period — another power-play goal — with 2:29 left in the second frame. Eddie Matsushima netted a short-handed goal just 15 seconds before the break, putting Tulsa up 3-1.   

Rhett Kingston pulled the Rush within one 6:33 into the final frame with his first goal of the season. Kyle Crnkovic restored the two-goal gap with his second pro goal, a one-touch finish from Dante Sheriff. Michael Farren netted his team-leading eighth of the campaign with his second empty-net goal in as many games to close the victory 5-2

The Oilers finish off their three-in-three series against the Rush tomorrow, Nov. 11 at 8:05 p.m. at the Monument in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Highlights:

·      Luka Profaca scored his first professional goal and first multi-goal game of his career

 

·      Tomas Suchanek stopped 28 of 30 shots 

 

·      Carson Focht has three points (2G, 1A) in his last two games 

 

·      Kyle Crnkovic recorded a multi-point game (1G, 1A) 

 

·      Eddie Matsushima recorded his fourth multi-point game of the season (3G, 6A) 

 

·      Michael Farren scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season and fourth multi-point game of 2023-24

·      Tulsa picked up back-to-back wins for the first time this season

·      The Oilers are 3-1-1-0 in their last five games