Roadrunners rookies lead 4-1 win to sweep Barracuda
Tucson got goals from three rookies and 35 saves from Jaxson Stauber to win both games in San Jose.
Three rookies scored for the Tucson Roadrunners in a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Tech CU Arena. Tucson won both games of the weekend series and improved to 2-2-0-0; San Jose fell to 1-3-0-0.
Vadim Moroz put Tucson ahead at 14:02 of the first period, with Ben McCartney assisting. The Roadrunners added three goals in the second: Caleb Desnoyers on the power play at 3:01, Montana Onyebuchi at 6:33 and Yegor Borikov shorthanded at 11:58.
Desnoyers and Borikov each finished with a goal and an assist. Desnoyers earned his first AHL assist on Onyebuchi's goal, and Borikov scored his first AHL goal. Both had their first multi-point game in the league.
Kevin Rooney and San Jose's Anthony Vincent fought at 7:03 of the first period after a hit on Tij Iginla, according to Tucson's recap.
Jaxson Stauber made 35 saves for his first win of the season. Tucson survived a two-man disadvantage in the third, but Roland McKeown ended Stauber's shutout attempt with a power-play goal at 18:29.
Matt Davis stopped 25 shots for San Jose, which outshot Tucson 36-29. The Barracuda went 1-for-10 on the power play; the Roadrunners were 1-for-4.
