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Oilers Edge RiverKings in Overtime

 

TULSA, OK --- Dan Riedel’s goal at 1:02 of the overtime period gave the Tulsa Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Mississippi RiverKings on Friday, Feb. 12, at the BOK Center in Tulsa.

The loss increased a RiverKings winless streak to six games (0-5-1), dating back to Jan. 30 entering a Saturday night conference game in Missouri against the Mavericks.

Mississippi got on the scoreboard first when Elias Godoy banged in a rebound past Tulsa goaltender Trevor Cann at 4:12 of the first period for a 1-0 lead. Bobby Chaumont and Matt Summers were given assists as Godoy came into the slot and shot the puck behind the Oilers’ goaltender.

Tulsa tied the game just over five minutes later on a goal from Sean Erickson, assisted by Troy Riddle and Jim Henkemeyer, a goal that tied the game at 1-1 after one period of play.

There was no scoring in the second period as the RiverKings outshot the Oilers by a 12-7 margin in the period.

But Tulsa got on the board early in the final frame to take a 2-1 lead on a goal from T.J. Caig, his 21st of the season at 1:36.

Mississippi continued the offensive pressure, which finally resulted in a power play goal from Matt Summers, who scored his ninth goal of the year from Chaumont and Godoy at 11:37 for a 2-2 tie.

Riedel’s goal came after Derek Landmesser was called for cross-checking at 1:02 of the overtime period.

Mississippi was one-for-seven on the power play, while Tulsa finished one-for-three.

RiverKings goaltender Tim Boron saw his record fall to 1-5-2 with the overtime loss, despite stopping 23 shots on net. Cann was the winning goalie for Tulsa with a 31-save effort, as he moved his season record to 10-6-1.

Despite the loss, Mississippi remains in fourth place, one point ahead of the Oilers, as the RiverKings now have a 22-19-6 record for 50 points.

For RiverKings’ ticket information call 662-342-1755 or go on-line to www.riverkings.com.