Wichita, KS (Oct. 29th) - Wichita traveled to Oklahoma for its only game of the weekend. Take a look back at how the team fared in this edition of Thunder Weekly.
LAST WEEK'S GAMES -
Saturday, October 27thWichita at Tulsa, 2-1 L (OT) recap Watch highlights HERE
THIS WEEK'S GAMES - (All times are Central)
Friday, November 2ndWichita at Kansas City, 7:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
Sunday, November 4thUtah at Wichita, 4:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.-Military Appreciation Night, Air Force vs. Marines @ 2 p.m. Buy tickets here.
**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: 2-1-0-0AWAY: 1-0-1-0OVERALL: 3-1-1-0Last 10: 3-1-1-0Streak: 2-0-1-0Rank: T-3rd, Mountain Division, 7 points
TEAM LEADERSGoals: Dyson Stevenson, 4Assists: Colin Larkin, 3Points: Dyson Stevenson, 5+/-: Greg Chase, Dyson Stevenson, +3PIM: PC Labrie, 24
LAST WEEK - Wichita played just one game this past week as the team hit the road for Tulsa on Saturday night. PC Labrie got the scoring started with a shorthanded goal in the first. Tulsa tied it in the second with a goal from Jared Thomas. The Oilers ended up winning the contest in overtime, 2-1.
SHANE O'MAC - Shane Starrett stood on his head on Saturday night, stopping 52 shots against Tulsa. The Oilers pressured early, only to see the second-year netminder come up with some terrific saves. It was his first start in a Thunder uniform since last April when he backstopped the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.
PC - Pierre-Cedric Labrie recorded his second goal of the season on Saturday, He stole the puck from an Oilers defenseman and beat Evan Fitzpatrick to help Wichita grab the lead. The marker was the team's first shorthanded goal scored this season.
BUSTED - The Thunder penalty kill went 6-for-6 on Saturday and is 26-for-26 so far this season. Wichita is first in the league on the penalty kill and is the only team left to not allow a power play goal against.
SCORING FIRST - Wichita suffered its first blemish of the season when scoring the first goal of the game. The Thunder have earned points in all four games they have netted the first goal of the contest, sitting at 3-0-1-0 when scoring first.
BY PERIOD - Wichita is outscoring teams 5-1 in the first period through the first five games. The Thunder are still looking for their first third-period goal, getting outscored 3-0 in the final frame.
THUNDERBOLTS... PC Labrie is tied for third in minor penalties with seven...Colin Jacobs leads the league in shootout goals (2)...Wichita is ninth in the league in goals allowed per game (2.80)...Wichita is fourth in shots for per game (36.40)...Wichita is fourth in the league in penalty minutes per game (20.80)...
The Thunder finishes a three-game road swing on Friday, November 2nd at Kansas City and will return to INTRUST Bank Arena on Sunday, November 4th at 4:05 p.m. to host the Utah Grizzlies.
November 4th is Military Appreciation Night, presented by Spirit Aerosystems. Come join us for the Air Force vs. Marines game starting at 2 p.m. All active military with a valid ID will receive a complimentary ticket to the game.
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