Highlight: With 10 seconds left in the second period, Jared Brown edged the puck past Oilers goalie Shane Madolora for a 3-2 lead, Rapid City's first of the game. Less than a minute into the third, Jesse Schultz slid a shot through Madolora for a two-goal Rush cushion.
Keys: Tulsa surrendered four unanswered goals over the final 30 minutes of play.
Notes: The Oilers went 1-2 in a three game set in Rapid City. ... Gordon Bell opened the scoring for the Oilers in the first period with his first goal since the 2010-11 season.
Up next: At Missouri, 7:05 p.m. Friday.
Next home game: Vs. Wichita, 7:05 p.m. Saturday.
Rapid City 5, tulsa 2
| Tulsa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
- |
2 |
| Rapid City |
1 |
2 |
2 |
- |
5 |
First period: 1, Tulsa, Bell (Fox, Barlock) 5:18. 2, Rapid City, Masters (Weselowski, Wray) 16:08. Penalties: Rapid City, Sawyer (Charging), 12:39.
Second period: 3, Tulsa, Akins (penalty shot) 2:28. 4, Rapid City, Wray (power play) (Masters, Behler) 12:44. 5, Rapid City, Brown (Schultz) 19:50. Penalties: Tulsa, Flamminio (High Sticking), 4:03. Rapid City, Brown (Slashing), 4:03. Tulsa, Weeks (Hooking), 8:20. Tulsa, Erickson (High Sticking), 10:54.
Third period: 6, Rapid City, Schultz (power play) (Gendur, Peto) 0:56. 7, Rapid City, Day Chief (power play) (Peto, Gendur) 11:40. Penalties: Tulsa, Akins (Tripping), 0:19. Tulsa, Beausoleil (Boarding), 1:13. Rapid City, Gruenke (Roughing), 1:13. Tulsa, Fisher (Slashing), 11:03. Rapid City, Sawyer (Slashing), 11:50. Tulsa, Barlock (Slashing), 13:56.
Shots: Tulsa 10-8-8 - 26; Rapid City 14-11-16 - 41
Saves: Tulsa, 36; Rapid City 24.
Referee: Mike Wiegert. A: 3,966.
Original Print Headline: Oilers fall in rubber match
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