Game #16: Tucson Roadrunners (3) at Henderson Silver Knights (2)
Game #16: Tucson Roadrunners at Henderson Silver Knights
SOG: TUC (33) – HSK (30)
PP: TUC (0/2) – HSK (1/5)
HENDERSON SCORING: Brendan Brisson (8), Grigori Denisenko (8)
TUCSON SCORING: Max Szuber (3), Travis Barron (1), Josh Doan (7)
ROADRUNNERS DEFEAT HENDERSON SILVER KNIGHTS 3-2 IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONTEST AT THE DOLLAR LOAN CENTER
HENDERSON, NV – The Tucson Roadrunners were dealt a Royal Flush as they defeated the Henderson Silver Knights 3-2 on Saturday night at The Dollar Loan Center to improve to 9-6-0-1 on the year.
YA GOTTA SEE IT
Tucson Roadrunners Forward Josh Doan scores a breakaway game-winning goal in the third period to break the 2-2 tie. Doan has 7 goals on the year and also picked up his second assist on the year in the contest. Doan is third on the team in points behind Nathan Smith (10) and Dylan Guenther (15).
DON’T OVERLOOK IT
BRICK WALLS – The Tucson Roadrunners goaltending has been nothing short of fantastic this year. In eight of the team’s sixteen games this season, the Roadrunners have allowed two goals or less in regulation. The Roadrunners are also 8-1-0-1 when scoring two goals or more in the game.
LOOK AT THIS
Forwards Josh Doan and Dylan Guenther skate through the handshake line after a breakaway goal for Josh Doan. Doan now has 7 goals and 2 assists on the year and Guenther leads the team in points with 15 (5 goals and 10 assists) in 16 games.
THEY SAID IT
It’s a big road win, we really battled hard in the first period playing a lot of shorthanded minutes. Tomorrow, we need to come back with the same mindset and take another two points
Forward Travis Barron after Tucson’s 3-2 win on Saturday night
THE RUNDOWN
Puck dropped in Henderson on Saturday afternoon and it felt like it was going to be a great night for the Tucson Roadrunners. A Hunter Drew holding minor would be killed off by Tucson to set the tone for the contest. Defensemen Max Szuber would find himself with the puck and light the lamp for a first period 1-0 lead for Tucson. Szuber leads all Roadrunners defensemen with three goals on the season. The first goal was assisted by Ryan McGregor and Josh Doan.
Period two was a back-and-forth momentum shifting period throughout the entire 20 minutes. The Roadrunners would come out hot; scoring a goal 2:37 into the period off of the stick of Travis Barron. It was Barron’s first goal of the season. He was assisted on the play by Hunter Drew and Curtis Douglas. The two-goal lead, or least safe lead in hockey, would come back to bite Tucson who allowed two consecutive Henderson goals as they tied the contest. An even strength goal at the 7:33 mark and a power-play goal at the 19:39 mark for Henderson would set up a dramatic third period.
The 2-2 tie would not last forever as Forward Josh Doan would receive a pass from Dylan Guenther for a breakaway. Doan would show off the stick handling skills as he put the game-winning goal in the back of the net for Tucson. Doan was assisted by Dylan Guenther and Montana Onyebuchi on the play. Henderson wouldn’t go down without a fight. After an interference minor on Max Szuber at the 12:34 mark would send the Roadrunners to a penalty-kill opportunity. The Roadrunners successfully killed-off the penalty but as Szuber was returning to the ice from the penalty box another interference minor would be called on him. Several great Matthew Villalta saves, and another successful penalty- kill would silence the Henderson crowd and swing the momentum to the Roadrunners. Matthew Villalta had 28 saves on 30 attempts and picked up his eighth win of the season.
