Independence, MO — The Kansas City Mavericks dropped Game 5 of the Mountain Division Semifinals on Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Tulsa Oilers at the BOK Center. Despite outshooting Tulsa 42-26, the Mavericks couldn’t overcome a strong night from goaltender Vyacheslav Buteyets, who made 41 saves in the win.
After a scoreless first period, Tyler Poulson opened the scoring at 8:21 of the second period to give Tulsa a 1-0 lead. The Oilers struck again just 1:31 into the third with a goal from Conner Roulette, followed by tallies from Drew Elliott (11:38)and Poulson (19:21) to seal the win.
David Cotton scored the lone Mavericks goal at 16:59 of the third period, assisted by Casey Carreau and Marcus Crawford.
The Mavericks finished the night 1-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. Jack LaFontaine made 22 saves in net for Kansas City.
Despite the loss, the Mavericks still hold a 3-2 series lead heading into a pivotal Game 6 at home.
The Mavericks return to Cable Dahmer Arena on Monday, April 28 for Game 6 of the opening round. Puck drop is at 7:05 p.m. at Cable Dahmer Arena, as Kansas City looks to close out the series and advance to the Mountain Division Final. Get your tickets now at kcmavericks.com/tickets or by calling 816-252-7825.
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