Wichita, KS (Nov. 26th) - Wichita played four games in five days over the holiday week. Take a look back at how the team fared in this edition of Thunder Weekly.
LAST WEEK'S GAMES -
Tuesday, November 20thWichita at Tulsa, 4-2 L recap Watch highlights HERE
Wednesday, November 21st Tulsa at Wichita, 5-2 L recap Watch highlights HERE
Friday, November 23rdWichita at Kansas City, 4-2 L recap Watch highlights HERE
Saturday, November 24thWichita at Tulsa, 5-3 L recap Watch highlights HERE
THIS WEEK'S GAMES - (All times are Central)
Tuesday, November 27thKansas City at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone. Buy Tickets here.
Friday, November 30th Wichita at Allen, 7:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
Saturday, December 1stWichita at Allen, 7:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
**All games can be heard on www.wichitathunder.com or on your smart phone with The Sin Bin App using the keyword The Sin Bin**
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WICHITAHOME: 4-4-1-1AWAY: 1-4-2-0OVERALL: 5-8-3-1Last 10: 2-7-0-1Streak: 0-4-0-1Rank: 6th, Mountain Division, 14 points
TEAM LEADERSGoals: Dyson Stevenson, 7Assists: Steven Iacobellis, 9Points: Steven Iacobellis, 16+/-: Jared Wilson/ +6PIM: Pierre-Cedric Labrie, 57
LAST WEEK - Wichita finished up a series against the Kansas City Mavericks along with three meetings against the Tulsa Oilers this past week. On Tuesday, Wichita traveled to Tulsa for the front end of a home-and-home in the StoneWolf Casino Cup Series. Tulsa won by the final of 4-2. The Oilers defeated the Thunder on Wednesday night at INTRUST Bank Arena, 5-2. On Black Friday, the Thunder went to Independence and fell at the hands of the Mavericks by the final of 4-2. On Saturday night, Tulsa scored twice in the third period to knock off Wichita, 5-3.
TENTH MAN - Steven Iacobellis continued to stay hot this past week. He has assists in four-straight and points in 11-straight contests. Over that span, the rookie forward has 14 points (5g, 9a).
RETURN OF THE MACK - Mark MacMillan made his season-debut on Friday night in Kansas City. He scored in the first period to tie the game at one. MacMillan, who was second on the team in scoring last season, has goals in back-to-back games as he scored on Saturday night in Tulsa.
TEX MEX - Keoni Texeira is quietly having a solid start to his pro career. He has assists in six-straight games, earning six helpers over that span. The California native has eight points in 15 contests.
POWER PELLET - Wichita got off to a slow start on the power play, but has found its stride over the last eight games. The Thunder have 10 power play goals in its last eight, power play tallies in six-straight and have gone 10-for-33 on the man advantage (30.3%).
SCORING FIRST - Wichita suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday when scoring first. The Thunder are 4-1-3-1 in those situations.
THUNDERBOLTS... Stuart Skinner leads the ECHL in shootout wins (3)...Zach Todd is first among defensemen in shooting percentage (22.2%)...Jared Wilson is tied for fourth among rookies with 11 minor penalties...Steven Iacobellis is tied for third among rookies with three power play goals...Wichita is 4-2-3-0 when leading after one...Wichita is 3-0-1-1 when leading after two...Wichita is 3-1-3-1 in one-goal games...
The Thunder returns home on Tuesday night to host the Kansas City Mavericks at 7:05 p.m.
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