Silver Knights lose to Roadrunners, 2-1, on penalties

The Silver Knights fell to the Tucson Roadrunners, 2-1, in the shootout on Friday night at Tucson Arena in Tucson.

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HOW IT WENT DOWN

Tucson jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a power play goal by Mikko Matikka just three-minutes into the game. Just over five-minutes into the second, Kai Uchacz scored his second goal in as many games to tie the game, 1-1.

The game would remain scoreless through the third and overtime. Matyas Sapovaliv would be the lone Silver Knight to score in the shootout while Tucson’s Austin Poganski and Sammy Walker would find the back of the net, securing a 2-1 win for the Roadrunners.