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February 1, 2025
OILERS TREAT THIRD-LARGEST ECHL CROWD TO THRILLING OVERTIME VICTORY
The Oilers defeated their longtime rival the Wichita Thunder 4-3 in come-from-behind overtime thiller in front of 13,980 — the ECHL’s third-largest crowd of 2024-25 season
TULSA, Okla.—Tulsa Oilers, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and the AHL’s San Diego Gulls and powered by Community Care, erased three separate Wichita Thunder leads to win 4-3 in overtime in front of a crowd of 13,980 at the BOK Center on Saturday night.
Mitch Russel opened the scoring on the first shot of the game, beating Talyn Boyko on a two-on-one 32 seconds into the contest to put Wichita up 1-0.
Alex Gritz extended the Thunder lead to 2-0, ramping a deflection top shelf 5:33 into the second frame. Duggie Lagrone cut the score to 2-1, stepping into a short-handed slapshot from the high slot 1:13 past the halfway point of regulation. The Oilers outshot Wichita 17-8 in the period.
Andrew Lucas tied the game with the Oilers’ second special-teams goal of the game, popping home a power-play 8:37 into the third period from the lip of the crease and leveling the contest 2-2. Russel added his second goal of the game, his fourth on the weekend, 3:21 later, restoring the Thunder lead via a 3-2 score. Reid Petryk evened the game 3-3 with just 3:11 remaining in regulation, completing a spectacular setup from Lucas to force overtime. Austin Albrecht picked up a career, single-game-high third assist on the tally.
Jeremie Biakabutuka secured the Oilers’ third consecutive win with less than one minute remaining in overtime, guiding a net-front pass from Easton Brodzinski over Gabriel Carriere at the 6:10 mark of the sudden-death period. Brodzinski extended his point streak to six games with the helper.
The Oilers complete the weekend with a 3:05 p.m. battle against the Allen Americans at the BOK Center Sunday, Feb. 2.
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