Early deficit too much for Oilers

BY Staff Reports
Thursday, November 01, 2012
11/01/12 at 5:08 AM

Highlight: Allen scored the game's first four goals and Tulsa never caught up as the Oilers fell to the Americans 6-4 in Central Hockey League action Wednesday in Allen, Texas.

Keys: Ben Gordon scored Tulsa's first goal on a powerplay at 6:27 of the second period.

Next: At Allen, 7:05 p.m. Friday.

Next home game: Vs. Allen, 7:35 p.m. Saturday.

Tulsa	0	2	2	-	4
Allen	3	1	2	-	6

First period: 1, Allen, Deitsch (Ludwig, Grantham) 7:06. 2, Allen, Howes (Clarke, Bootland) 15:00. 3, Allen, Maiani (Bootland) 19:14. Penalties: Tulsa, Steffes (hooking) 8:26. Tulsa, Gingera (cross checking) 19:14. Allen, Bootland (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:14. Allen, Bootland (roughing) 19:14.

Second period: 4, Allen, Maiani (extra attacker) (Skinner, Deitsch) 1:44. 5, Tulsa, Gordon (pp) (Trask, Erickson) 6:27. 6, Tulsa, Beausoleil (pp) (Register, Menei) 19:19. Penalties: Allen, Grantham (roughing) 1:55. Allen, Bootland (slashing) 5:50. Tulsa, Steffes (cross checking) 10:40. Tulsa, Ofukany (tripping) 12:58. Allen, Bootland (tripping) 17:50.

Third period: 7, Allen, Deitsch (Maiani, Bootland) 0:11. 8, Allen, McMillin (Berube, Musitelli) 6:04. 9, Tulsa, Beausoleil (pp) (Steffes, Erickson) 16:28. 10, Tulsa, Cramer (Ofukany, Register) 19:57. Penalties: Tulsa, Beausoleil (slashing) 3:26. Allen, Grantham (cross checking) 3:26. Tulsa, Gordon (cross checking) 11:39. Allen, Lukin (boarding) 14:42. Tulsa, Flamminio (hooking) 17:31.

Shots: Tulsa 5-3-6 - 14; Allen 15-7-16 - 38. Saves: Tulsa, Keserich 32; Allen, Silverthorn, 10.

Referee: Peter Tarnaris. A: 2,855.