Moroz, Desnoyers and Borikov lead Tucson into series against San Diego
The Roadrunners host the Gulls on Friday and Saturday after three rookies combined for nine points in a two-game sweep at San Jose.
The Tucson Roadrunners host the San Diego Gulls at Tucson Arena on Friday, Oct. 16, with another meeting on Saturday, Oct. 17. Both games start at 7 p.m. Arizona time.
Tucson's rookie forwards supplied nine points during last weekend's two victories over the San Jose Barracuda, according to the Roadrunners' official preview. Vadim Moroz has three goals to lead the team and has points in three consecutive games. Caleb Desnoyers has goals in each of his past two appearances. Yegor Borikov scored his first AHL goal in Saturday's win.
The Roadrunners enter the series at 2-2-0-0 after beating San Jose 7-4 and 4-1. Their power play produced three goals on seven opportunities across those games.
San Diego is 2-2-1-0 following Wednesday's 3-2 defeat against the Ontario Reign. The Gulls have lost three of their past four games.
The weekend opens an eight-game season series between Tucson and San Diego. Both games are available on AHLTV on FloHockey.
