by Jeffrey Lutz
The Wichita Eagle

On its social media platforms, the Thunder called Saturday’s game against Texas the most important for the franchise in more than a decade — and the significance could be felt as the Thunder clung to, then lost, an early one-goal lead.

Texas grasped the gravity of playing in Game 5 of the Berry Conference Finals, too. The Brahmas played evenly with Wichita for much of Saturday’s contest and tied it with their first goal late in the third period.

But Wichita endured the drama often reserved for playoff hockey but absent during the Thunder’s first four postseason home games, winning 2-1 in overtime on a goal by Chris Chappel, capping off a flurry of shots early in the period.

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