The Silver Knights fell to the Tucson Roadrunners, 5-4, on Saturday night at Tucson Arena in Tucson, AZ.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
At 14:40 in the first, Cameron Hebig scored the first goal of the game, giving Tucson an early 1-0 lead. Miko Matikka would add to the Tucson lead, 2-0, six-minutes later. 90-seconds into the second, Hebig would score his second of the game, increasing the Tucson lead to 3-0.
Later in the second period, Henderson would score two goals in just 80-seconds: Kai Uchacz scored his third goal in three games, then Mitch McLain found a loose puck in the crease to cut the Tucson lead to 3-2.
At 11:52 in the third, Hebig completed his hat-trick and the Roadrunners retook a two-goal lead, 4-2.
With three-minutes remaining in the game, Austin Poganski would score an empty-netter making it 5-3 for Tucson. With just over a minute to go, Viliam Kmec scored his fourth goal of the year to make it 5-3.
Seconds later, Raphael Lavoie became the first Silver Knight to score 30-goals in a season making it 5-4 Tucson. Despite the late push, the Silver Knights could not complete the comeback, falling to the Roadrunners 5-4.
