Thunder Drops Tuesday Contest In Kansas City

INDEPENDENCE, MO (Feb. 7) – Wichita began the week on Tuesday night against Kansas City, falling 5-1 to the Mavericks at Cable Dahmer Arena. 

Chris Van Os-Shaw tallied his first goal in a Thunder uniform in the losing effort. 

The two teams skated through a scoreless opening period, combining for 21 shots. Wichita had three power plays in the frame, but couldn't get one past Shane Starrett. 

In the second, Hugo Roy gave the Mavericks a 1-0 lead. Tommy Muck fired a shot from the deep slot on the power play and Roy tipped it past Evan Buitenhuis for his eighth of the year. 

Van Os-Shaw tied it at 14:00 when he collected a beautiful pass from Quinn Preston and beat Starrett to the blocker side for his fifth of the season. 

At 17:30, Kansas City took the lead for good after being awarded a four-on-three power play. Pascal Laberge tipped a shot from Jeremy McKenna past Buitenhuis for his 16th of the year to make it 2-1. 

Jake McLaughlin increased the lead to 3-1 at 19:17. He skated in off the rush and beat Buitenhuis through the five-hole for his first of the season. 

The Mavericks added two more in the third as Ryan Harrison and Joshua Lammon connected to close the scoring. 

Wichita went 0-for-7 on the power play. Kansas City was 2-for-2 with the man advantage. 

Mark Liwiski and Preston added helpers on the only Thunder goal of the game. 

Wichita returns home on Friday, February 10 at 7:05 p.m. to host Kansas City.

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