ECHL-leading Kansas City Mavericks take 7-game win streak into weekend home series
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- Mavericks ride seven-game winning streak into Friday home game vs Tulsa Oilers.
- KC beat Tulsa 5-2 Wednesday, outshot Oilers 46–30 and converted 2 of 5 power plays.
- Goaltender Jack LaFontaine secured the win; Saturday’s matchup honors First Responders.
The Kansas City Mavericks, KC’s minor-league pro hockey team, take a seven-game winning streak into Friday evening’s home showdown with the Tulsa Oilers.
The ECHL Western Conference-leading Mavericks, who have not lost since dropping a home game against Utah on Dec. 19, beat the Tulsa Oilers 5-2 Wednesday.
The Mavericks’ next two games are also against the Oilers on home ice at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. Friday and 6:05 p.m. Saturday.
Tulsa scored first Wednesday evening, but then it was mostly Mavericks the rest of the way. Nolan Sullivan’s fifth goal of the season, assisted by Lucus Sowder and Luke Loheit. opened the scoring for KC.
KC’s Landon McCallum scored on the power play, assisted by Marcus Crawford and Sowder, but the Oilers pulled even at 2-2 with a goal of their own.
Another power-play goal, this time by Casey Carreau (assisted by Crawford), a strike from Justin Janicke and an empty-netter by Jackson Jutting rounded out the scoring for the hosts.
Kansas City outshot Tulsa 46–30 and finished 2-for-5 on the power play. Goaltender Jack LaFontaine earned the win with 28 saves.
A final note: Saturday’s matchup with the Oilers is also First Responders Night at Cable Dahmer Arena, honoring first responders from around the KC metro.