Oilers rout Rush, 7-1

TULSA, Okla. —The Oilers downed Rapid City 7-1 at the BOK Center on Thursday Night.

Dylan Sadowy wasted no time opening the scoring, roofing a back-hand beauty over the shoulder of David Tendeck. Carson Denomie doubled Tulsa’s lead to 2-0, finishing a behind-the-net feed from Adam Pleskach.  Pleskach whacked home a rebound with 3:13 remaining in the period, closing the period with a 3-0 Oilers lead.

Alex Kromm roofed a backhander in-tight 2:26 into the second period, extending the Oilers’ lead to four. Kenton Helgesen made it a 4-1 game, following up on a rebound that he blasted into the back of the net. Pleskach answered with a power-play goal with 1:43 left in the middle frame, finishing a cross-crease feed from Sadowy to give Tulsa a 5-1 lead.

Jimmy Soper found the back of the net, tipping Tanner Lishchynsky’s shot past Dillon Kelley, restoring Tulsa’s lead to five goals. Duggie Lagrone closed out the score line 7-1 in the Oilers’ favor, driving to the net before tucking the puck past Kelley.

The Oilers return to action on Friday, Jan. 27, hosting Rapid City at the BOK Center at 7:05 p.m.

With Tulsa Oilers release