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With a matinee match-up on the agenda Saturday, the Barons completed their on-ice preparations Friday afternoon in Hamilton. Understandably disappointed with Thursday's 5-2 loss in Game 1, Oklahoma City coaches are emphasizing discipline and good decision-making heading into Game 2. -I think we came out a little bit nervous and we were making a lot of unforced errors, unfortunately,- Barons college football results assist coach Rocky Thompson said. -We were trying to do things a little bit more complicated than what we had to and what had basically got us into the playoffs, so if we can simplify our game, get back to just our simple structure that we have, support the puck well, make short passes, we'll be able to get back into the offensive zone and do what we do good.- The Barons practice was short but college football results upbeat. Based on the drills, there appears to be few line-up changes for tomorrow's contest, except for a defensive switch: Colten Teubert. -I'm super excited to get the opportunity to play,- Teubert said. -I struggled at the end of the season, so to get this opportunity to help the team get a big win in the series, I'm just really excited and it's going to come down to a great team effort ton college football results ight.- Sharing the coach's observations, Tuebert said simplicity will be key in Saturday's game. -I think we've just got to play solid and keep it simple,- he said. -We've got to keep pucks away from the middle. They're a pretty good team, they play really patient and wait to counter, so I think we just play a good road hockey game and get the puck deep and just give the puck to our forwards college football results . We've got tons of skill up there.- In Game 1, Jeff Deslauriers in the second period. There is no word yet on who will start Saturday afternoon. -- Jen Sharpe, edmontonoilers.com OVERVIEW: Thursday-s relief goaltender Martin Gerber after the first period with the Bulldogs ahead 3-0. In the regular season, the Barons lost all 4 games in regulation where a goalie was pulled for reasons oth college football results er than an injury. OKC went 7-0-0-0 when the opposition-s starting netminder was lifted. Ben Ondrus Jeff Deslauriers was sidelined with an injury sustained Mar. 16 at Grand Rapids. Deslauriers won 4 straight starts from Apr. 1-9, including all 3 of his shutouts, as the Barons out-scored the opposition 18-2 in those games and clinched a playoff berth on the next-to-last night of the regular season. college football results Deslauriers stopped 96 of 98 shots in his final 4 regular-season games for a .980 save percentage. MCDONALD TAKES GOAL TITLE: finished as the AHL-s second-leading scor- er with 78 points, trailing only league MVP Corey Locke of Binghamton (86). Giroux was rested in the Barons- final regular-season game on Sunday, the first time he was eligible for an AHL game this season that he did not play. college football results Giroux saw a 10-game point streak end on Saturday at Texas. He had 3 goals and 12 assists during the streak, which had extended to Feb. 27, prior to his 2 March callups to Edmonton. Giroux is the first-team left winger on the AHL post-season All-Star Team, his third straight season as a first-teamer. That feat has been accomplished by only two other forwards in AHL history (Pete Leswick, 1948-50 college football results and Art Stratton, 1963-65). Giroux has had seven consecutive 30 (or more) goal seasons, tying a record held by AHL Hall of Famer Dick Gamble. CLICK HERE FOR THE GAME NOTES college football results
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