The Tucson Roadrunners won their third straight game Friday night, ousting the Chicago Wolves 2-1 in sudden death overtime.
The win puts Tucson at 23-12-2-1 on the season, preserving their lead in the Pacific Division.
The win didn’t necessarily come easy for the Roadrunners, however. The game was scoreless after two periods, and the shot attempts remained low with Tucson edging the Wolves in that category 17-10 at the intermission.
“The first part of the game we were really managing the puck well,” Roadrunners assistant coach Steve Potvin said. “We were putting some pressure on them with our forecheck, and that kind of got a way from us.