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
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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