Mavericks fall 3-1 in Wichita Tonight.
They started off the game better than they have been and Dan Correale was able to put the Mavs on the board just over a minute into the game. Hunter Smith got the assist as Correale was able to bury his rebound. They went into the 2nd with the lead but the Thunder changed that just 39 seconds in.
Mavs were able to obtain a lot of zone pressure through the 2nd but unfortunately were not rewarded for it. A lot of back and forth hockey as these teams have played each other 6 times this season already and have gotten the hang of each others playing styles.
Josh Erickson had a pretty good debut night with the exception of a turnover that resulted in the go ahead goal for the Thunder in the 3rd.
The Thunder's third tally came from a partial breakaway that beat Tyler Parsons on the rush. Up until the third, Parsons was having a very good game. A lot of great stops and he was very quick to react to some tough rebounds. Unfortunately, the defence didn't help him too much tonight and gave up a lot of odd man rushes and breakaways. Parsons can only do so much when it comes to that point.
The Mavericks seemed to have a quality opportunity to get some momentum back late in the third with a powerplay. They had 3 quick shots on goal in the first 30 seconds of their PP but were unable to find the back of the net.
They outshot Wichita 30-26 and only took one penalty all night.
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