TULSA TOPS IDAHO IN GAME 1

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April 26, 2019

TULSA TOPS IDAHO IN GAME 1

33 saves from Devin Williams leads Oilers to third straightvictory and a 1-0 series lead over the Steelheads in the Mountain DivisionFinals.

TULSA, OK – A33-save performance from Devin Williamsled the Tulsa Oilers (5-3-0) to a 3-1 win over the Idaho Steelheads (4-2-0)Friday in Game 1 of the Mountain Division Finals at the BOK Center.

Idaho broke the ice in Game 1 with a long shift in theoffensive zone capped off by a goal just outside the Tulsa crease scored byHenrik Samuelsson. The Oilers answered whenAdam Pleskach swept in a rebound to tie the score at 1-1 in the back halfof the frame. Tulsa took the lead with 2:12 left in the first when Alex Dostie skated into the slot andthrew a wrist shot back against the grain to beat Tomas Sholl on an Oilerspower play.

The Steelheads outshot the Oilers 17-9 in the middleperiod, but Williams stopped all 17, including a sprawling pad save on KyleSchempp and a shoulder save right before the buzzer off of the stick of JamesPhelan. Sholl turned away all nine Oilers shots as Tulsa continued to lead 2-1 throughtwo periods.

Williams stopped 11 more shots in the final stanza andPleskach added an empty net goal to seal Tulsa’s 3-1 win to take the early leadin the best-of-seven series.

The Oilers host theSteelheads again in Game 2 Sunday at 4:05pm at the BOK Center. Catch all theaction on the Sports Animal Radio Network, www.tulsaoilers.com or ECHL.TV, with pregame coveragestarting at 3:45pm.

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