The
Missouri Mavericks (16-11-4) and goaltender Mike Clemente shut out the
Tulsa Oilers, 1-0, Monday night in front of a sellout crowd of 5,800 at
Independence Events Center. Clemente stopped all 35 shots he faced in
the Mavericks first shutout win of the season, and Ryan Jardine provided
the only goal. Missouri has won two straight games to end 2012 and
continues their five-game home stand with games on Friday and Saturday
at Independence Events Center.
The
teams skated to a scoreless first period. Missouri was forced to kill a
double-minor penalty to Andrew Courtney and shots were 14-5 in favor of
the Oilers.
Missouri
broke a season high with 23 shots in the second period and Ryan Jardine
unlocked the scoreless tie when the puck ricocheted off his foot and
past Oilers’ netminder Shane Madolora. Jardine was assisted by
John-Scott Dickson and Podge Turnbull and the goal proved to be the only
goal of the evening.
Clemente
and the Mavericks withstood the Oilers efforts in the third period and
hung on for the 1-0 shutout victory. The Mavericks’ record improved to
10-3-2 for the month of December and the team is alone in fourth place
in the CHL as 2013 begins.
The
Mavericks continue their five-game homestand with a pair of games this
weekend. Missouri will host Wichita on Friday, Jan. 4 and the Denver
Cutthroats will make their first trip to Independence Events Center on
Saturday, Jan. 5. Tickets on are sale via Ticketmaster.com, by calling
(800) 745-3000 or by heading to the Silverstein Eye Centers Box Office.
For more information on the Missouri Mavericks visit www.MissouriMavericks.com.
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