Game #22 – Firebirds at Roadrunners

The 10-7-4-0 Tucson Roadrunners enter the back half of their current four-game home stand Tuesday night, as they’ll take on the Coachella Valley Firebirds at 6:30 p.m. at the Tucson Arena. The two-game set with the AHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken Tuesday and Wednesday marks their second and final trip to the Old Pueblo in their inaugural season. The Roadrunners are coming off of a weekend series against the Ontario Reign that saw Tucson have their second and third consecutive games go past regulation. Coachella Valley’s last contest also went into overtime, a 5-4 loss to Bakersfield that snapped a five-game winning streak. Tuesday night is also the second $2 Twos-Day of the year, with $2 Popcorn and $2 Draft Beers for sale inside the Tucson Arena and select tickets available at half-price at the Tucson Arena Box Office.

Game Recap: Ontario (3) at Tucson (2) (OT)

Tucson, Arizona – The Tucson Roadrunners wrapped up a weekend series with the Ontario Reign Saturday night with their third consecutive contest to go past regulation. Like Friday’s series opener, Tucson picked up a standings point as the Reign netted the game-winning overtime strike for a final score of 3-2. A crowd of 5,171 was on hand at the Tucson Arena to toss thousands of stuffed animals onto the ice after Travis Barron’s second-period score. Ivan Prosvetov started in net for the Roadrunners and matched his season high for saves with 38. Tucson moved to 10-7-4-0 on the season with the overtime defeat, marking the first time since January 2018 that the Roadrunners had taken three-straight games past regulation.

Game #21 – Reign at Roadrunners

The 10-7-3-0 Tucson Roadrunners wrap up their weekend set against Ontario Reign Saturday night at the Tucson Arena. The Reign took the series opener with a 4-3 overtime victory, marking the second-straight game to go past regulation for the Roadrunners. Saturday’s game is also the fan-favorite Teddy Bear Toss Night, with fans encouraged to bring stuffed animals to throw onto the ice after Tucson’s first goal of the contest. The series finale with the AHL affiliate of the Ontario Reign will be televised live in Southern Arizona on The CW Tucson, with Tucson.com’s Brett Fera joining “Voice of the Roadrunners” Adrian Denny for the second of six scheduled television broadcasts during the 2022-2023 season.

Game Recap: Ontario (4) at Tucson (3) (OT)

Tucson, Arizona – The Tucson Roadrunners opened a four-game home stand Friday night against the Ontario Reign, AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. The Roadrunners and Reign traded goals through regulation before a power-play strike by Ontario secured a 4-3 overtime win for the visiting team, as Tucson earned a standings point in overtime for the second-straight game. Tucson Captain Adam Cracknell factored into all three of the Roadrunners goals with his first three-point night of the season, and third-straight multi-point outing. The Roadrunners fall to 10-7-3-0 and will wrap up the weekend set with Ontario Saturday night at 7 p.m. Ahead of Saturday’s Teddy Bear Toss, hundreds of toys were donated as fans entered Tucson Arena Friday night that Mascot Dusty will deliver to Banner Health’s Diamond Children’s Medical Center on Monday. Saturday’s series finale will also be televised live in Southern Arizona on The CW Tucson, with Tucson.com’s Brett Fera joining “Voice of the Roadrunners” Adrian Denny for the broadcast.

Game #20 – Reign at Roadrunners

The 10-7-2-0 Tucson Roadrunners are back at the Tucson Arena Friday night to kick off a four-game home stand, beginning with a two-game set against the Ontario Reign. Tucson and the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings will meet for the third time this season at 7 p.m. to open the series. The Roadrunners are back home after a five-game road trip that included a stop in Ontario for a pair of matchups at the Toyota Arena Friday, November 26 and Saturday, November 27. While Tucson has been off since Sunday, the Reign are coming off of a 3-1 loss on their home ice to the Henderson Silver Knights on Wednesday, December 7.

Game Recap: Tucson (3) at San Jose (4) (OT)

San Jose, California – The Tucson Roadrunners faced off with the San Jose Barracuda Sunday night for the final outing of their five-game road trip. The Roadrunners erased a late 3-2 deficit to force overtime, but the AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks netted the game winner for a 4-3 victory in the series finale from the Tech CU Arena. Adam Cracknell (1g 1a), Mike Carcone (1g 1a) and Cam Dineen (2a) all tallied multiple points for Tucson, while goaltender Ivan Prosvetov recorded 28 saves. The Roadrunners finish the five-game road trip with a 2-2-1-0 record and will return home for a four-game home stand at 10-7-2-0 overall on the season.

Game #19 – Roadrunners at Barracuda

The 10-7-1-0 Tucson Roadrunners wrap up their five-game road trip and weekend set with the San Jose Barracuda Sunday afternoon at the Tech CU Arena in San Jose. The matchup will be the sixth meeting between Tucson and the AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks this year, with the Roadrunners currently up three wins to two in the season series. After Sunday, Tucson and San Jose won’t meet again until the final two games of the 2022-2023 campaign on April 14 and 15 at the Tucson Arena. The Barracuda took the series opener at the Tech CU Arena Saturday night by a score of 4-2 for their first series-opening win against Tucson this year. Sunday’s game also represents the Roadrunners second game in the last seven days, while San Jose will be taking their home ice for the fourth time in six days.

Game Recap: Tucson (2) at San Jose (4)

San Jose, California – The Tucson Roadrunners began a two-game set with the San Jose Barracuda Saturday night at the Tech CU Arena, as the two teams met for the fifth time this season. The Roadrunners led for 32:28 of the contest before the Barracuda netted three power-play goals to come away with a 4-2 victory on their home ice, moving Tucson to 10-7-1-0 on the season. Roadrunners goaltender Jon Gillies was perfect for the first 38:17 of the night and finished with 32 saves, while Captain Adam Cracknell notched a multi-point night with assists on both Tucson goals.

Game #18 – Roadrunners at Barracuda

The 10-6-1-0 Tucson Roadrunners open a two-game weekend set with the San Jose Barracuda Saturday night at the Tech CU Arena in San Jose. The series will mark Tucson’s final trip to the Bay Area this season and the final two games on their five-game road trip across California. The Roadrunners enter the weekend with the AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks having won two of their first three outings on the road trip, while the Barracuda are coming off a pair of midweek matchups with the Iowa Wild Tuesday and Wednesday to kick off a six-game home stand. The Wild won both games in San Jose by scores of 4-3 and 5-3.

Game Recap: Tucson (3) at Ontario (4)

Ontario, California – The Tucson Roadrunners met with the Ontario Reign for the second-straight evening at the Toyota Arena on Sunday. Despite a three-goal third period, the Roadrunners fell to the Reign by a score of 4-3 to split the weekend set with the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. J.S. Dea extended his team lead for goals with his ninth tally of the season, while Laurent Dauphin (1g 1a) and Cam Dineen (2a) notched multiple-point performances. Goaltender Ivan Prosvetov was in net for his first start of the season against Ontario, as he stopped 26 shots for his fourth consecutive outing with at least 26 saves made. After winning two of the first three contests on this five-game road trip, Tucson is now 10-6-1-0 on the season and will return home for a week of practice before facing the San Jose Barracuda Saturday and Sunday at the Tech CU Arena.

Game #17 – Roadrunners at Reign

The 10-5-1-0 Tucson Roadrunners wrap up their weekend series with the Ontario Reign Sunday afternoon at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, as Tucson seeks their third-straight win to open a five-game road trip. The Roadrunners took care of business in the series opener with the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings Saturday night with a 3-1 win that saw Tucson lead for the final 38:13 of regulation. A win Sunday would tie the Roadrunners with Coachella Valley for the most road wins in the AHL’s Pacific Division this season with seven, and would improve their Division-best .750 winning percentage as the away team.

Game Recap: Tucson (3) at Ontario (1)

Ontario, California – The Tucson Roadrunners improved to 10-5-1-0 on the season Saturday night with a 3-1 win over the Ontario Reign on the road. The win gave Tucson their tenth win on the season, as they became the third team in the AHL’s Pacific Division to reach double-digit wins on the year (Colorado, Calgary). The Roadrunners tallied a power-play goal on three total chances against the Reign while holding Ontario to just one chance on the man-advantage. Tucson netminder Jon Gillies stopped 31 of 32 shots faced for his best save percentage of the season at .969.