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Oilers Bucked By Laredo 6-4
Third Period Breakdown Results in Tulsa's Second Straight Loss
February 19, 2003
by Janna Kinder TulsaHockey.net
The Tulsa Oilers fell 6-4 to the Laredo Bucks at the Laredo Entertainment Center Wednesday night.
Teams swapped goals in both the first and second periods, with Tulsa's Pat Hallett scoring at 7:48 of
the first period, Laredo's Chris Grenville lighting the lamp at 8:56 of the first, Grenville tallying again at 7:53 of the second period and Oiler veteran defenseman Jorin Welsh scoring a power play goal at
13:42 of the second.
Scoring erupted in the third period, with Buck forward Morten Ask registering a power play goal at 2:26 of the final frame, giving Laredo a 3-2 lead.
The Bucks lead
increased to 2 when Schneider beat Oiler netminder Rod Branch with a backhander at 4:54 of the third, assisted by Ask and defenseman Steve Weidlich.
Oiler forward Derek Toninato swung momentum in
Tulsa's favor, firing the puck from the right hand side past a screened Lance Leslie at 9:31 of the third, cutting the Buck lead to 4-3.
Laredo's Jeremy Cornish answered under 3 minutes later, scoring
a back-breaking goal at 12:04 of the third. Cornish batted the puck down in the Oiler zone and slipped it past Branch, restoring Laredo's two goal lead.
At 13:16 of the third, Oiler winger Justin
Ossachuk notched a power play goal, assisted by defenseman Regan Harper and veteran forward Todd Marcellus.
Tulsa's comeback fell short, however, as Jeff Petruic scored at 19:46 of the third during a
2 on 1 rush.
The Oilers return to action Friday, taking on the Corpus Christi IceRays. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. at the Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum. |
