The
Missouri Mavericks shut out the Tulsa Oilers 5-0 Saturday night in
front of the eighth consecutive sellout crowd of 5,800 fans at
Independence Event Center. John-Scott Dickson tallied three points on
the night with two goals and an assist. Sebastien Thinel earned two
points with a pair of assists. Mavericks’ goaltender Mathieu Corbeil
stopped all 24 shots he faced for the shutout win. Missouri scored a
pair of power play goals in the win and ended a three-game scoreless
drought on the man advantage.
The
Mavericks took a 2-0 lead in the first period and controlled the play
throughout the opening 20 minutes. Dickson scored the first of his two
goals on the power play at the 11:58 mark. Missouri took a two-goal
lead when Trevor Kell beat Oilers’ netminder Shane Madolora with a wrist
shot from the right circle. The Mavericks outshot the Oilers 15-4 in
the period.
Missouri
extended the lead to 5-0 through two periods. Kenton Miller, fresh
from being reassigned by the Chicago Wolves, scored the Mavericks second
power play goal of the game at the 8:52 mark. Dickson made it 4-0 when
he shelved a wrist shot at 14:46 for his 15th goal of the season. The
period closed with a goal from Brandon Smith with assists from Dickson
and Thinel.
In
the final period of the game the Oilers were unable to get any of their
shots passed Corbeil, even with two power play opportunities.
The
Mavericks outshot the Oilers 46-to-24. The Mavericks converted on two
of their three power play opportunities, while the Oilers went 0-for-2
The
Mavericks next game has them heading to Tulsa for a rematch on Friday,
February 1. Missouri is back on home ice on Saturday, February 2
against the Quad City Mallards.
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