TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Oilers, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, and powered by Community Care, defeated the Kansas City Mavericks 3-1 at the BOK Center in the final home game of the season on Friday night.
Neither team produced scoring magic in the first period, with David Tendeck stopping seven Kansas City shots, while Dylan Wells produced five saves at the other end. Josh Nelson had the best scoring chance, ringing the puck just off the underside of the Mavericks’ crossbar.
Tyler Poulsen broke the deadlock with exactly seven minutes remaining in the middle period, hammering home his 98thcareer ECHL goal — a net-mouth feed from Justin Michaelian — to put the Oilers up 1-0 heading into the third period.
Connor Fedorek extended the Oilers lead to 2-0 6:14 into the final frame, corralling a drop pass from Owen Lindmarkbefore ripping a top-corner snipe past Wells. Justin Berezowski cut Tulsa’s lead to 2-1 with 10:33 remaining in the game one second after a Mavericks’ power play expired. Ethan Benz and Lindmark joined Nelson with goaltender-beating, post-denying shots, allowing the Mavericks to hang around in the back half of the third period. However, Tendeck’sstellar play in the final-frame denied Kansas City achieving anything beyond aggressive loitering. Dylan Fitze used the Oilers’ lone power-play opportunity of the night to seal Tulsa’s 3-1 victory, sinking an empty-net goal past a five-Maverick unit hamstrung by display of poor sportsmanship from Casey Carreau with 1:45 remaining.
The Oilers close out the 2025-26 season Saturday, April 18 at INTRUST Bank Arena, taking on their longtime rivals the Wichita Thunder at 6:05 p.m.
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Kansas City Mavericks forward David Cotton (13)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Jackson Jutting (9)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Jeremy McKenna (12)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Jackson Berezowski (17)
Tulsa Oilers defenseman Connor Fedorek (2)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Colby MacArthur (23)
Tulsa Oilers forward German Yavas (26)
Tulsa Oilers defenseman JC Brassard (43), Kansas City Mavericks forward Jimmy Glynn (21)
Tulsa Oilers forward Justin Michaelian (16)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Colby MacArthur (23)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Lucas Sowder (86), Tulsa Oilers defenseman Duggie Lagrone (5)
Tulsa Oilers forward Owen Lindmark (20)
Tulsa Oilers forward Tyler Poulsen (11)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Lucas Sowder (86)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Nolan Sullivan (19), Tulsa Oilers defenseman Connor Fedorek (2)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Casey Carreau (22)
Tulsa Oilers defenseman Mike McKee (24)
Tulsa Oilers defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka (39)
Tulsa Oilers defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka (39), Kansas City Mavericks forward Luke Loheit (8)
Tulsa Oilers goalie David Tendeck (33)
Kansas City Mavericks defenseman Hudson Wilson (18), Tulsa Oilers defenseman Mike McKee (24)
Kansas City Mavericks defenseman Hudson Wilson (18), Tulsa Oilers defenseman Mike McKee (24)
Tulsa Oilers defenseman Jackson Niedermayer (34)
Tulsa Oilers forward Jonny Hooker (22)
Kansas City Mavericks goalie Dylan Wells (40)
Tulsa Oilers forward Justin Michaelian (16)
Tulsa Oilers forward Lukas Jirousek (38)
Tulsa Oilers forward Dylan Fitze (37)
Tulsa Oilers forward Tyrell Goulbourne (13)
Tulsa Oilers forward Josh Nelson (19)
Tulsa Oilers forward Lukas Jirousek (38), Kansas City Mavericks forward Jackson Jutting (9)
Tulsa Oilers forward Ian Amsbaugh (21)
Tulsa Oilers goalie David Tendeck (33)
Tulsa Oilers defenseman Connor Fedorek (2)
Kansas City Mavericks forward David Cotton (13)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Jeremy McKenna (12)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Jackson Berezowski (17), Tulsa Oilers forward Jonny Hooker (22)
Kansas City Mavericks forward David Cotton (13)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Jeremy McKenna (12)
Kansas City Mavericks forward Landon McCallum (11)
Tulsa Oilers defenseman Duggie Lagrone (5)
