ROADRUNNERS SCORE FIVE IN THE SECOND, DEFEATING HENDERSON 6-2 IN GAME ONE OF THE PRESEASON

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Preseason Game #1: Tucson Roadrunners vs Henderson Silver Knights

SOG: TUC (26) – HSK (28)

PP: TUC (2/3) – HSK (2/5)

HENDERSON SCORING: Mason Morelli (1), Kai Uchacz (1)

TUCSON SCORING: Noel Nordh (1), Mark Duarte (1), Julian Lutz (1), Artem Duda (1), Cameron Hebig (1), Kyle Crnkovic (1).

HENDERSON, NV – The Roadrunners began the Preseason in style with an impressive 6-2 victory over the Henderson Silver Knights. Tucson scored five unanswered goals in the second period after a 1-1 first frame and eventually held on for the 6-2 victory.

All but three players on the Roadrunners roster hit the score sheet. Ryan McGregor (2 assists), Noel Nordh (1 goal, 1 assist) and Brayden Tracey (2 assists) each had two points while goaltender Anson Thornton made 26 saves on 28 shots.

The Roadrunners opened the scoring with a power-play goal from Nordh after defenseman Peter DiLiberatore ripped a shot from the blue line that Nordh tipped in. The Silver Knights then responded with a power-play goal of their own at the end of the first period from Mason Morelli.

The scoring opened the scoring in the second period for Tucson. Mark Duarte got things rolling after a two-on-one tic-tac-toe goal with Tracey to his right wing set him up for a wide-open goal. Tucson made it a 3-1 game after Miko Matikka got the puck through the Silver Knights goaltender and Julian Lutz cashed in on the loose change. The Roadrunners then scored three goals in a minute and fourteen second span from Artem Duda, Cameron Hebig and Kyle Crnkovic to make it 6-1.

Henderson scored another power-play goal from Kai Uchacz to make it a 6-2 score but the Roadrunners held the Silver Knights off the board for the rest of the third period.

““I think we’ve had a good competitive training camp and we felt good coming into this one and just played our game and stuck to the basics,” said forward Ryan McGregor after the 6-2 victory.