The Americans played a fan pleasing game last night with lots of offense, puck movement and shots on goal out shooting the Tulsa Oilers 38-14 in a 6-4 victory. My random thoughts:
- Despite the outcome of the game the special teams took it on the chin. The number one rated power play was 0 for 5 and Tulsa was 3 for 5 against the number one rated penalty kill unit.
- Scotty Howes went down in the first period with what looked like an ankle injury. It appeared it was a non contact injury as he might have hit a rut in the ice. Coach Martinson said after the game it did not appear to be serious but could not say if Howes would play Friday or Saturday. With 5 goals in 5 games (leads the league) he will be missed if he is out of the lineup.
- In addition to the three stars of the game (Maiani, Deitsch, & Bootland) Brian McMillin had a great game with two goals.
- Maiani leads the team in +/- with a +4.
- Adam Pineault has a knack of getting the puck to the net. He leads the team with 18 shots. They are going to start going in soon.
- New signee Garrett Clark acquitted himself quite well with a great assist on Howes goal. Looks like he likes to rush the puck.
- Check out tonight's post game video highlights on youtube (Allen Americans vs Tulsa Oilers October 31, 2012) http://fb.me/2a0jnCGEh
Great recap Barry. Thanks!
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