After Friday's 4-3 win, the Tucson Roadrunners can clinch a first-round series win over the heavily favored Coachella Valley Firebirds with a victory Sunday afternoon.
James Kelley Special to the Arizona Daily Star After 74 games, the Tucson Roadrunners’ season comes down to one win-or-go-home battle Sunday afternoon.
“It’s gonna be desperate hockey,” Carcone said postgame Friday in an interview with Adrian Denny, the Roadrunners’ director of communications and broadcasting. “We just gotta get back to work." Tucson outshot Coachella Valley 46-27 in Game 1; the Firebirds had the edge in shots on goal in Game 2, 38-26. The Firebirds trailed 3-0 and 4-1 but cut the deficit with two third-period goals.
Tucson killed five of CV’s seven power plays in Friday’s win and held the Firebirds to 2 for 6 on the power play on Wednesday in the loss. The Roadrunners haven’t given up an even-strength goal to Coachella Valley in 108:25, since halfway through the first period of Game 1."They got a great power play over there. That’s the strength of their team. So we shut that down pretty good ,” Carcone said to Denny.
Slap shots• The Roadrunners will again host a free watch party in Tucson for Game 3 at Main Event at 4700 S. Landing Way.
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