The Tucson Roadrunners defeated the San Jose Barracuda by a score of 1-0 on Saturday, in a much more tightly contested match than Tucson’s 5-0 blowout victory just the day before. The win puts Tucson in a tie for first place in the AHL’s Pacific Division.
Saturday’s game featured less quality scoring chances, more shots, a few Roadrunner breakaways and more tension. Through the first 30 minutes of play, while still scoreless, the shots were 15-11 in San Jose’s favor. It became quite obvious too that San Jose didn’t want to be messed around with after being caught by surprise.