GAME DAY PREVIEW: FEB. 17 vs ALLEN AMERICANS

GAME DAY PREVIEW: FEB. 17 vs ALLEN AMERICANS 

ALLEN, Texas – The Oilers close a five-game set with the Allen Americans this afternoon at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center.      

DATE: Saturday, Feb. 17

LOCATION: Credit Union of Texas Event Center 

TIME: 4:10 p.m. CT  

OPPONENT: Allen Americans

WATCH: Flo Hockey

PROMOTIONS: N/A

TULSA AT A GLANCE

OILERS RECORD: 22-20-4-1 (49 points, Third in Mountain Division) 

OILERS OVER THE LAST 10 GAMES: 4-4-1-1

OILERS HOME RECORD: 14-10-3-0

OILERS STREAK: 0-1-0-0

LAST GAME: Feb. 16 vs Allen (4-2 L)

OILERS STATISTICAL LEADERS: 

Points: Kyle Crnkovic – 37

Goals: Eddie Matsushima, Alec Butcher – 16

Assists: Kyle Crnkovic – 26

+/-: Eddie Matsushima - + 13

PIM: Mike McKee, Kishaun Gervais - 46 

WINS: Julian Junca -  11 

Save Percentage: Troy Kobryn - .937 

ALLEN AT A GLANCE

AMERICANS RECORD: 22-24-2-1 (45 points, Fourth in Mountain Division) 

AMERICANS OVER THE LAST 10 GAMES: 5-3-1-1

AMERICANS HOME RECORD: 10-12-0-0

AMERICANS STREAK: 2-0-0-0

AMERICANS LAST GAME: Feb. 16 AT Tulsa  (4-2 W) 

AMERICANS STATISTICAL LEADERS: 

Points: Hank Crone – 48

Goals: Colby McAuley – 22

Assists: Hank Crone– 33

+/-: Blake Murray- +13

PIM: Mikael Robidoux - 132 

Wins: Leevi Merilainen - 9

Save Percentage: Leevi Merilainen - .926 

SEASON SERIES

OILERS RECORD AGAINST AMERICANS: 4-3-2-1

OILERS ROAD RECORD AGAINST AMERICANS: 2-2-0-1

MOST RECENT MEETING: Feb. 16, 2024 (4-2 Allen) 

MOST RECENT MEETING AT CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS: Feb. 10, 2024 (6-1 TULSA) 

MOST RECENT MEETING AT BOK CENTER: Feb.16, 2024 (4-2 Allen)

OILERS RECORD AGAINST ALLEN OVER LAST FIVE SEASONS: 23-22-7-2

OILERS STATISTICAL LEADERS (SERIES): 

GOALS: Eddie Matsushima (5); Tyler Poulsen (5); Kyle Crnkovic (4)

ASSISTS: Eddie Matsushima (9); Jarod Hilderman (8)  Duggie Lagrone (7)

POINTS: Eddie Matsushima (14); Kyle Crnkovic (10); Jarod Hilderman (10)

WINS: Julian Junca (2) 

AMERICANS STATISTICAL LEADERS (SERIES) 

GOALS: Colby McAuley (7); Grant Hebert (4); several tied at (3) 

ASSISTS: Hank Crone (7); Nolan Orzeck (6); Colby McAuley (5) 

POINTS: Colby McAuley (12); Hank Krone (7); Kris Myllari (7); Blake Murray (7) 

WINS: Mark Sinclair (3); Marco Costantini  

STORYLINES

LAST TIME AGAINST THE AMERICANS: The trend of allowing the first shot of the game into the back of the net. The Oilers reached a season high 55 shots on the game, and Bair Gendunov and Alec Butcher both finished with multi-point games, while Kishaun Gervais and Karl Boudrias each scored a goal.    

BROCCOLI CHEDDAR KEESH: Kishaun Gervais continues to be productive since returning from injury. The rookie has recorded a point in four of the five games since his return, including goals in back-to-back games. Gervais also chucked fists with former Oiler Andrew Jarvis in last night’s game.  

BUTCHERING THE COMPETITION: Alec Butcher picking up a pair of assists in last night’s game, coming off the heels of his first three-point game as an Oiler on Feb. 10 in Allen. The right-handed centerman now leads the Oilers in power-play goals and has produced the most points over the last two games. 

BAIRING DOWN: Pending a stat correction Bair Gendunov picked up his first multi-assist game as an Oiler last night. Regardless of the correction, the rookie is now on a six-game point streak and is averaging nearly a point per game with 10 (6G, 4A) in 14 games.   

DIVISION STANDINGS

1. Kansas City Mavs. – 75 points (.798%) 

2. Idaho Steelheads — 67 points (.698%)

3. Tulsa Oilers          — 49 points (.521%)

4. Allen Americans— 47 points (.480%)

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5. Utah Grizzlies — 45 points (.479%)

6. Rapid City Rush —40 points (.417%)

7. Wichita Thunder— 35 points (.372%)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Feb. 1 – Brayden Sherbinin — Suspended by team to protect rights (went to Europe) 

Feb. 2 – Anthony Costantini — assigned to Tulsa by San Diego Gulls 

Feb. 4 — Julian Junca – Loaned to international team 

Feb. 5 — Trevor Thurston – acquired via trade from Orlando for cash considerations. Signed. 

Feb. 6 — Troy Kobryn – Signed to SPC from SPHL Fayetteville   

Feb. 7 – Blake McLaughlin— reassigned to Tulsa from San Diego by Anaheim Ducks

Feb. 14 — Geoff Kitt

The Oilers close their three-game weekend with a Sunday battle against the Wichita Thunder at 4:05 p.m. at INTRUST Bank Arena tomorrow, Feb. 18