Mannella, Oilers take Mavericks to school

TULSA, OK —The Tulsa Oilers defeated Kansas City 3-1 at Cable Dahmer Arena on Tuesday afternoon. Neither team found the back of the net in the first frame.

The first goal of the game didn’t come until the 19:14 mark of the second period, when Duggie Lagrone blasted a one timer over the shoulder of Andrew Shortridge to give the Oilers’ their first lead of the game.

Lane Scheidl pulled Kansas City even 2:19 into the final frame, sneaking a shot under the bar from the left circle. Rookie Logan Coomes answered 3:14 later, creating a breakaway off a blocked shot before beating Shortridge five hole, bringing the Oilers ahead 2-1. Dylan Sadowy dusted the game off, scoring an empty-net goal with 1:20 remaining, closing the score line 3-1 in Tulsa’s favor.

Goalie Daniel Mannella made 27 saves on 28 shots to improve his record on the season to 6-0-0-0.

The Oilers head back to Tulsa, taking on the Wichita Thunder for the first time this season at 7:05 p.m. at the BOK Center on Friday, November 16th.