Worcester Railers (23-20-5-3) vs Tulsa Oilers (29-18-4-2)
BOK Center – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sunday, February 17, 2019 – 5:05 EST – ECHL Game #689
Referee: Steven Rouillard (#3)
Linesmen: Chris Provost (#50), Chuck Schamel (#97)
Match Notes
- Season Series: Game 2 of 2. (Worcester leads season-series 1-0)
- Worcester can tie Manchester for fourth place in the north with a win and a Manchester loss. Tulsa can regain a tie second place in the mountain division with a win.
Players to Watch
- Ryan Hitchcock (Worcester) – Running on a four-game point streak, Ryan Hitchcock continues to average over a point per game for Worcester since being assigned last month.
- Mike McKee (Tulsa) – McKee surpassed his career high for penalty minutes in a season last night at 139, surpassing his minutes last season at 136. Be on the lookout for a potential “Part Two” to a fight between him and Yanick Turcotte tonight.
Railers Notes
- Tyler Barnes is on a twelve-game point streak. (10-6-16)
- Ryan Hitchcock is on a four-game point streak. (3-3-6)
- Railers are on a four-game point streak.
- Worcester is undefeated in regulation when leading after two periods.
- Cold Streaks: Alex Vanier (11 games), Tommy Kelley (4 games), David Quenneville (3 games), Tyler Mueller (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 and Saturday’s game due to illness.
- Matt Schmalz – on injured reserve.
- Additional scratches to be determined closer to puck drop.
Oilers Notes
- Adam Pleskach has 52 points, ranking sixth overall in the ECHL. He also holds a tie for first in the league for goals with 26.
- Charlie Sampair is tied for first in the ECHL with seven game-winning goals.
- Jared Thomas is sixth among rookies with 41 points this season.
- Mike McKee is second among defensemen with 139 penalty minutes.
- Tulsa is undefeated in regulation when leading after two periods.
- Oilers have the most shots on goal per game in the league while allowing the fewest.
Recent Oilers Additions, Subtractions, Transactions
- No new transactions to report.
Possible Oilers Scratches
- Scott Cuthrell – missed games on Friday and Saturday.
- Bobby Watson – missed games on Friday and Saturday.
- 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 | 2.57 – 25th | 3.06 – 15th |
| Goals Against | 2.90 – 8th | 2.79 – 6th |
| Shots For | 31.94 – 11th | 35.38 – 1st |
| Shots Against | 32.94 – 20th | 25.89 – 1st |
| Fighting Majors | 35 | 24 |
| 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 | 16-6-1-2 | 19-1-3-1 |
| Leading After 1 | 9-1-1-3 | 17-1-2-2 |
| Leading After 2 | 14-0-1-2 | 21-0-2-1 |
| Tied After 1 | 8-9-9-3-0 | 5-5-2-0 |
| Tied After 2 | 7-6-2-1 | 6-5-2-1 |
| Trailing After 1 | 6-10-1-0 | 7-12-0-0 |
| Trailing After 2 | 2-14-1-0 | 2-13-0-0 |
| Outshooting Opponents | 9-9-2-2 | 24-16-4-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 12-11-3-1 | 5-2-0-1 |
On the Island and at the Port
- Isles Strike Oil With 5-2 Win [NHL]
- Sound Tigers Grind Out 4-3 Overtime Win [Sound Tigers]
- Isles are off until Wednesday when they’ll face the Calgary Flames at 9:30 EST.
- Sound Tigers host the Charlotte Checkers today at 3PM.
Closing Statements
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