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Offense Comes Alive in Win Over Allen

Friday, January 10th
Offense Comes Alive in Win Over Allen

WICHITA, Kan. (Jan. 10) – Kobe Walker scored twice, Peter Bates connected for three points and Gabriel Carriere earned his 11th win of the season on Friday night as Wichita knocked off Allen, 5-2, at INTRUST Bank Arena. 

Jay Dickman added two points, moving him closer to 300 for his ECHL career. Five others added assists as the Thunder snapped a three-game winless skid. 

Jake Wahlin opened the scoring at 8:20 of the first. Ryan Finnegan and Dillon Boucher drove through the neutral zone to start the rush. Wahlin was the recipient of a beautiful passing play near the top of the crease, and he beat Luke Richardson. 

Just 1:24 later, Austin Heidemann intercepted a clearing attempt and fed it over to Bates at the left circle. He one-timed it through Richardson to make it 2-0. 

Early in the second, Mark Duarte cut the lead in half. He found a redirected pass in the high slot and fired a shot. The puck was deflected by a Thunder blueliner and beat Carriere to make it 2-1. 

At 13:21, Dickman re-gained a two-goal advantage. He drove to the net and put a rebound past Richardson for his 14th marker of the year. 

Kobe Walker increased the lead to 4-1 at 17:58. He fired home a rebound on the power play for his first of two on the night. 

Spencer Asuchak cut the lead to 4-2 at 18:42. Brayden Watts fired a one-timer from the right circle that got through traffic. Asuchak stuffed home a rebound on the power play for his 10th of the season. 

In the third, Walker connected for his 13th of the season to make it 5-2. Dickman fed it to him down the slot and he beat Richardson to close the scoring.

Walker finished with two goals and an assist. Bates tallied a goal and two helpers. Dickman had a goal and an assist, giving him 278 points in his ECHL career. Carriere made 26 saves to earn the victory. 

Wichita went 1-for-4 on the power play. Allen was 1-for-2 on the man advantage. 

The two teams face each other tomorrow night at 6:05 p.m. at INTRUST Bank Arena.

Tomorrow is Military Appreciation Night, presented by Kansas Strong, First Command, Case & Associates, Bonefish Grill and Golden Plains Credit Union. The team will be wearing a military themed uniform that will be auctioned live after the game. Buy tickets HERE.

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