Game #39 – Condors at Roadrunners

Referees: Stephen Reneau (34) Jack Young (24)

Linespersons: Anthony Caruso (54) Jake Herzog (48)

The Roadrunners will take on the Bakersfield Condors from the Tucson Arena Saturday night to wrap up the two-game weekend set. Saturday’s series finale marks the fourth and final time the Roadrunners will play host to the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers this season, with three more matchups slated to take place at the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield. Following their rematch against the Condors on Saturday, Tucson will remain on their home ice for the next four contests beginning on Tuesday with the first meeting of the year against the reigning Calder Cup Champion Chicago Wolves.

Three Things
1) The Roadrunners took the series opener on Friday by a score of 6-2, fueled by a pair of three-goal periods. Tucson tallied their first three goals in the opening 6:13 of the contest to jump out to a 3-0 lead, then shut the door in the third period with another trio of goals to secure their third-straight multi-goal win against Bakersfield at the Tucson Arena. The Roadrunners have outscored the Condors 20 to 11 across their four previous matchups this season, all while never allowing more than three goals and never scoring less than four goals themselves. Tucson’s active four-game winning streak over Bakersfield marks their most consecutive wins against a single opponent on the year.

2) Tucson’s 6-2 win over the Condors on Friday was highlighted by three-point performances by linemates J.S. Dea (1g 2a) and Laurent Dauphin (3a). The pair remain tied for the active team lead in scoring with 31 points apiece, as Dea’s 15 goals and Dauphin’s 18 assists also lead all active Roadrunners forwards entering Saturday. Dauphin’s trio of assists on Friday gave the 27-year-old his third three-point outing of the year and second against Bakersfield, after he recorded a hat trick against the Condors on October 23. Meanwhile, Dea has lit the lamp in each of his last two outings and has tallied at least a point in all three outings against the Condors on home ice.

3) With a victory over the Condors on Saturday, the Roadrunners can secure a winning record in the…