TULSA, OK (Nov. 8) – Wichita closed the weekend on Sunday afternoon, jumping out to an early lead and holding off a late charge by Tulsa for a 5-3 win at the BOK Center. 

Five different players registered goals while Mack Oliphant tallied two helpers. Connor Hasley earned his second pro win, stopping 34 shots. 

The offense got off to a quick start, scoring three times in less than a minute. Michal Stinil made it 1-0 on the power play at 3:46. He split the defense at the Tulsa line, went down on a breakaway and beat Jake Sibell through the five-hole. 

At 4:28, Wade Murphy made it 2-0. He caught a long outlet pass from Pavel McKenzie, skated in down the left wing and beat Sibell for his first of the year. 

Spencer Blackwell connected at 4:36 to make it 3-0. Jordan Biro found him across the crease, and he beat Sibell with a defenseman all over him. 

Tulsa cut the lead to two as Nick Nardella made it 3-1 at 13:51. He caught a cross-ice pass from Oliver Tarr and beat Connor Hasley. 

Best re-gained a three-goal cushion at 17:21. Kyle Jeffers won a battle below the Oilers goal line. He found Best at the top of the crease and fired a shot past Sibell.

Sasha Mutala tallied back-to-back markers and made it a one-goal affair. His first came at 7:17 of the second period on a two-on-one. Kyle Kukkonen found him across the slot and he buried a one-timer for his first of the year.

He recorded his second at 7:14 of the third period on the power play. During a net mouth scramble, Mutala pounced on a rebound and beat Hasley to make it 4-3. 

Stinil was whistled for delay of game at 17:56, allowing the Oilers to pull Sibell for the two-man advantage. Connor Lockhart ended the scoring with a shorthanded empty-netter at 19:27 to make it 5-3.

Wichita had plenty of firsts in the win. The Thunder earned their first road win, scored their first power play goal at the BOK Center this season, tallied their first shorthanded marker, handed the Oilers their first loss at home and stopped a four-game winless skid. Wichita tallied the quickest two goals this season, just eight second apart and fastest three, which gave the visitors a 3-0 lead.

Stinil has goals in three-straight. Lockhart and Blackwell have goals in two of their last three outings. Murphy recorded his first goal in a Thunder uniform. Best netted his first of the season. 

Wichita went 1-for-4 on the power play. Tulsa was 1-for-7 on the man advantage. 

The Thunder return home at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning to host Idaho for the first time this season.

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