Wichita comes back to beat Oilers 5-2
BY Staff Reports
Sunday, December 16, 2012
12/16/12 at 6:24 AM
Highlights: Tulsa watched a pair of early leads disappear as Wichita sent the Oilers to their sixth consecutive loss, 5-2, in Central Hockey League action Saturday night in Wichita, Kan.
Keys: Ben Gordon put Tulsa ahead 2-1 with a goal 9:53 into the second period, but Wichita erased that advantage with goals by Kevin Young and Dave Inman about three minutes apart later in the period.
Notes: The Oilers have signed defenseman Daniel Amesbury who made his CHL debut Saturday. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Amesbury played the first 11 games of the season with Columbus of the Southern Professional Hockey League.
Up next: At Fort Worth, 4:05 p.m. Sunday.
Next home game: Vs. Fort Worth, 7:05 p.m. Dec. 26 at the BOK Center.
thunder 5, Oilers 2
| Tulsa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
- |
2 |
| Wichita |
0 |
3 |
2 |
- |
5 |
First period: 1, Tulsa, Steffes (Menei, Gordon) 10:11. Penalties: Tulsa, Amesbury (fighting, major) 14:31. Wichita, Lizon (fighting, major) 14:31. Tulsa, Menei (fighting, major) 14:42. Wichita, Griffith (fighting, major) 14:42. Tulsa, Gordon (tripping) 15:45. Wichita, Hanson (slashing) 15:45. Tulsa, Steffes (hooking) 16:26.
Second period: 2, Wichita, Reaney (Flanigan) 0:27. 3, Tulsa, Gordon (Beausoleil) 9:53. 4, Wichita, Young (Trimm) 10:39. 5, Wichita, Inman (Trimm, Flanigan) 13:14. Penalties: Wichita, Flath (slashing) 1:11. Tulsa, Gordon (tripping) 1:48. Wichita, Flanigan (tripping) 4:06. Tulsa, Steffes (high sticking) 4:25. Tulsa, Beausoleil (hooking) 7:12. Wichita, Lowe (tripping) 15:51.
Third period: 6, Wichita, Summers (Painchaud, Martens) 16:55. 7, Wichita, Trimm (Wight, Painchaud) 17:36. Penalties: Wichita, Young (slashing) 7:13. Tulsa, Gordon (holding stick) 8:19. Tulsa, Erickson (fighting, major) 13:08, Wichita, Lowe (fighting, major) 13:08. Tulsa, Amesbury (fighting, major) 17:37. Wichita, Lizon (fighting, major) 17:37.
Shots: Tulsa 12-3-4 - 19; Wichita 13-15-7 - 35. Saves: Tulsa, Garman 23, Keserich 7; Wichita, Regan 17.
Powerplays: Tulsa 0-for-4, Wichita 0-for-5.
Referee: Peter Tarnaris. A: 6,345.
Original Print Headline: Wichita rolls past Oilers
