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.

Game #16 – Roadrunners at Reign

The 9-5-1-0 Tucson Roadrunners reach the second stop of their five-game road trip Saturday night, as they’ll begin a two-game series with the Ontario Reign. Saturday marks the first meeting between the Roadrunners and the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, as Tucson and Ontario enter the series with near identical records of 9-5-1-0 and 9-5-0-1, respectively. The Roadrunners come into their final two games of November having won three of their last four contests, while the Reign carry a winning streak of two games into Saturday night.

Game Recap: Tucson (3) at San Diego (1)

San Diego, California – The Tucson Roadrunners took on their I-8 Border Rivals, the San Diego Gulls, for the first time this season Wednesday night at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The Roadrunners led for the final 53:05 of the contest to come away with a 3-1 win over the Gulls to improve to 9-5-1-0 on the season. Tucson goaltender Ivan Prosvetov earned his sixth win of the season with 30 saves, as he kept the AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks off the scoreboard for the opening 57:36 of Wednesday’s matchup.

Game #15 – Roadrunners at Gulls

The 8-5-1-0 Tucson Roadrunners head out on the road to begin a five-game road trip across the state of California. The first stop on the trip is Wednesday night at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, as Tucson will take on the 6-10-0-0 San Diego Gulls for the first time this season to reignite the I-8 Border Rivalry. The Roadrunners take a nearly identical roster into the start of the road trip, with the only recent move being that the Arizona Coyotes have assigned forward Liam Kirk from the Roadrunners to the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL.

Game Recap: San Jose (6) at Tucson (0)

Tucson, Arizona – The Tucson Roadrunners wrapped up their six-game home stand at the Tucson Arena on Sunday with their second of two meetings with the San Jose Barracuda on the weekend. The Roadrunners fell to the AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks to split the two-game set and move to 8-5-1-0 on the year overall. Sunday was also Community Giving Day at the Tucson Arena, as the Roadrunners honored mural artist Alejandra Trujillo and collected hundreds of items to donate to local Tucson families for Thanksgiving Dinner.

Game #14 – Barracuda at Roadrunners

The 8-4-1-0 Tucson Roadrunners close out their six-game home stand at the Tucson Arena Sunday afternoon, as they’ll host the San Jose Barracuda for the second matchup of a two-game weekend series. The Roadrunners took the series opener by a score of 6-3 after facing a 3-0 deficit in the first period. Tucson will look to remain undefeated against the Barracuda, as they enter Sunday with a 3-0-0-0 record against the AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks on the season. Sunday is Community Giving Day at the Tucson Arena, with the Roadrunners collecting non-perishable items, frozen turkeys and gift cards to help provide local families with Thanksgiving Dinner. In addition, Rudy’s Texas B-B-Q’s Family Packs with four tickets, four hats, and a $25 gift card to Rudy’s Texas B-B-Q are available at TucsonRoadrunners.com/Fun.

Game Recap: San Jose (3) at Tucson (6)

Tucson, Arizona – The Tucson Roadrunners opened a two-game weekend series with the San Jose Barracuda Saturday night at the Tucson Arena, as they overcame a 3-0 deficit to earn a 6-3 win. Forward Milos Kelemen recorded the second hat trick by a Roadrunner this season, joining Laurent Dauphin (October 23 vs Bakersfield). Forwards J.S. Dea (2a), Mike Carcone (1g 2a) and Nathan Smith (1g 1a) also tallied multiple points. Roadrunners netminder Jon Gillies earned his second win in as many outings this season against the Barracuda with 19 saves.

Game #13 – Barracuda at Roadrunners

The 7-4-1-0 Tucson Roadrunners open a two-game set with the San Jose Barracuda Saturday night at the Tucson Arena. The pair of games with the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliate will close out Tucson’s current six-game home stand, tied for the longest of the season. Tucson will look to remain perfect on the season against San Jose, after a two-game sweep of the Barracuda to close out the month of October. Saturday’s game will also be Hockey Fights Cancer Night at the Tucson Arena, with the Roadrunners debuting their new White Kachina Alternate Jerseys.