Worcester Railers (22-20-5-3) vs Tulsa Oilers (29-17-4-2

BOK Center – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Saturday, February 16, 2019 – 8:05 EST – ECHL Game #678

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Referee: Jeff Parker (#22)

Linesmen: Cameron Dykstra (#79), Chuck Schamel (#97)

Match Notes

  • Season Series: Game 1 of 2. (All-time series tied at 0-0)
  • Peter Sivak is the only Woo Hockey Alum on the Oilers’ roster but will miss both games as he has been out of the lineup with a shoulder injury since November.
  • Worcester can tie Manchester for fourth in the division with a win and a Manchester loss. Tulsa can take second in their division with a win and a Toledo loss.

Players to Watch

  • Barry Almeida (Worcester) – Leading Worcester with 2 goals and 2 assists on this road trip, Almeida looks to create a goal and a point streak in tonight’s game.
  • Adam Pleskach (Tulsa) – Through 52 games this season, Pleskach has matched his point scoring total of 52 points from last season. He has 13 multi-point games this season, including a hat trick on Friday.

Railers Notes

  • Tyler Barnes is on an eleven-game point streak. (9-6-15)
  • Mike Cornell is on a three-game point streak. (1-2-3)
  • Ryan Hitchcock is on a three-game goal streak.
  • Worcester has allowed just one shorthanded goal on the road this season, tied with Adirondack, Manchester, and Newfoundland for fewest in the league.
  • Railers are on a three-game point streak.
  • Worcester is undefeated in regulation when leading after two periods.
  • Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (10 games), Tommy Kelley (4 games), David Quenneville (3 games)

Recent Railers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • No new transactions to report.

Possible Railers Scratches

  • Connor Doherty – out with an upper-body injury.
  • Malcolm Gould – on reserve.
  • Kyle McKenzie – on injured reserve, out for the season.
  • Tommy Panico – on injured reserve, out for the season.
  • David Quenneville – missed Friday’s game due to illness.
  • Matt Schmalz – on injured reserve.
  • Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.

Oilers Notes

  • Adam Pleskach has six points (4g, 2a) in his last two games and is tied for first in goals with 26.
  • Charlie Sampair has seven game-winning goals, which is the most in the league.
  • Defenseman Mike McKee has ten fighting majors this season.
  • Tulsa has the highest shots for and the lowest shots against in the ECHL.
  • Oilers are on a three-game winning streak and have won six of their last ten games.
  • Tulsa is undefeated in regulation when leading after two periods.

Recent Oilers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions

  • Chris Forney was assigned to Tulsa by San Diego (AHL) on Thursday.
  • Scott Cuthrell was signed to contract on Monday.
  • Bobby Watson was activated from reserve on Monday.
  • Alex Dostie was recalled to San Diego (AHL) on Monday.
  • Scott Moldenhauer was recalled to San Diego on Monday.

Possible Oilers Scratches

  • Roman Ammirato – last played on January 30.
  • Terrance Amorosa – on injured reserve, last played on November 16.
  • Peter Sivak – on injured reserve, last played on November 9.
  • Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.

Head-to-Head

Worcester Tulsa
Goals For  2.60 – 25th  3.12 – 15th
Goals Against  2.96 – 8th  2.83 – 7th
Shots For  32.12 – 11th  36.15 – 1st
Shots Against  32.66 – 18th  25.94 – 1st
Fighting Majors  34  23
Power Play  13.1% – 26th  13.7% – 23rd
Penalty Kill  84.8% – 8th  83.2% – 13th
Avg Height / Weight / Age  6′ 0″ / 190 lbs / 24.79 years  6′ 1″ / 189 lbs / 26.78 years

Team Records

Worcester  Tulsa
Scoring First  15-6-1-2  19-1-3-1
Leading After 1  8-1-1-3  17-1-2-2
Leading After 2  13-0-1-2  21-0-2-1
Tied After 1  8-9-3-0  5-5-2-0
Tied After 2  7-6-2-1  6-5-2-1
Trailing After 1  6-10-1-0  7-11-0-0
Trailing After 2  2-14-1-0  2-12-0-0
Outshooting Opponents  9-9-2-2  24-15-4-1
Out Shot by Opponents  11-11-3-1  5-2-0-1

On the Island and at the Port

  • Koivula Scores in Third Straight in 4-3 OT Loss [Sound Tigers]
  • Isles host the Oilers tonight at 7 PM.
  • Sound Tigers will play the Hartford Wolf Pack tonight at 7 PM.

Closing Statements

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