LATE SURGE TOO LITTLE IN LOSS TO AMERICANS

LATE SURGE TOO LITTLE IN LOSS TO AMERICANS

Oilers fall 3-2 to Allen after conceding three unanswered to start

ALLEN, Texas —The Tulsa Oilers, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and the AHL’s San Diego Gulls and powered by Community Care, lost 3-2 to the Allen Americans at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center on Friday night.

Blake Murray scored on an in-stride snapper 3:57 into the first period, putting the Americans up 1-0. Kameron Kielly notched a 2-0 score tipping a slapshot past Julian Junca with 3:23 remaining in the first period.

Kielly picked up his second of the game 3:48 into the second period, putting the Americans up 3-0. Forty-seven seconds before the half-way mark of the game, Kyle Crnkovic lasered home a power-play goal, cutting Allen’s lead to 3-1.

Jaxsen Wiebe tipped a wrister from Jarod Hilderman with 2:30 left to make things interesting, but the game-tying goal couldn’t be found.

The Oilers aim to bounce back tomorrow, April 13 at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center at 7:10 p.m.