LOVELAND, CO. – Colorado ahead Tye Felhaber netted a pair of objectives, whereas fellow ahead Mark Senden notched a objective and an help, because the Eagles defeated the Tucson Roadrunners 5-3 on Sunday, finishing the two-game sweep. Goaltender Kevin Mandolese picked up the win in internet, making 31 saves on 34 pictures. The win was the Eagles twenty third residence win of the season, probably the most for the reason that crew made the bounce to the AHL in 2018-19.
Colorado would begin the scoring when ahead Chase Bradley raced into the zone earlier than burying a wrister from the slot, placing the Eagles up 1-0 simply 7:29 into the competition.
The Roadrunners would reply again when ahead Ben McCartney snagged a go on the prime of the crease and fed it into the again of the web, tying the sport 1-1 on the 14:46 mark of the primary interval. Colorado would go on to outshoot Tucson 10-5 within the first body, as the 2 groups left for the primary intermission nonetheless deadlocked at 1-1.
The second interval would see the Roadrunners internet an early objective, as defenseman Artem Duda snapped residence a wrister from between the circles, placing Tucson on prime, 2-1 simply 58 seconds into the center body.
The Eagles would degree the rating when Senden tracked down a rebound within the low slot and fired it previous goaltender Dylan Wells, tying the sport 2-2 on the 10:35 mark of the interval.
A Roadrunners energy play can be turned the other way up when Felhaber capped off a shorthanded 2-on-1 rush with a wrist shot from the slot that might gentle the lamp and provides Colorado a 3-2 lead with 4:01 remaining within the second stanza.
Nonetheless main 3-2 because the puck dropped on the third interval, the Eagles would pot one other objective when ahead Chad Hillebrand shoved a puck within the crease into the again of the web, placing Colorado up 4-2 on the 14:57 mark.
Tucson would pull Wells in favor of the additional attacker, and the transfer would repay, as ahead Sammy Walker stuffed a shot from the facet of the crease previous Mandolese, slicing the deficit to 4-3 with 1:57 nonetheless left to play.
With Wells again on the bench, Felhaber would take benefit with an empty-netter from middle ice. The tally was Felhaber’s twentieth objective of the season and rounded out the 5-3 rating on the 18:37 mark of the ultimate body.
Wells suffered the loss in internet, permitting 4 objectives on 27 pictures. The Eagles completed the competition going 0-for-3 on the facility play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
