TULSA, OK (April 4) – Wichita closed its three-game road trip on Friday night, losing to Tulsa, 3-1, at the BOK Center.
Jay Dickman recorded his 30th goal of the season in the losing effort. Roddy Ross was solid in net, stopping 37 shots.
After a scoreless first, Wichita opened the scoring at 7:44 of the second. Dickman found a loose puck off a missed shot from Nolan Kneen and beat Talyn Boyko just inside the right post to make it 1-0.
The Oilers scored three in the final frame to complete the comeback. Solag Bakich tied it at 6:06 with his 13th of the year. He found a rebound off a faceoff and beat Ross to make it 1-1.
At 12:40, Roman Kinal fired a shot from the left wall through traffic and beat Ross to make it 2-1.
Wichita lifted Ross with just over a minute to go, but Tyler Poulsen found an empty net at 18:43 to make it 3-1.
Dickman recorded 30 goals for the first time in his career. Nolan Kneen has assists in three-straight. Ross followed up his first win last week with another solid performance. He has seen 79 shots in his first two outings as a pro.
Wichita had the only power play of the contest, going 0-for-1.
