Game Recap: Bakersfield (2) at Tucson (6)

Roadrunners Recap: 1/20/23

Game #38: Bakersfield Condors (2) at Tucson Roadrunners (6)

SOG: BAK (25) – TUC (32)

PP: BAK (0/4) – TUC (0/3)

BAKERSFIELD SCORING: Markus Niemelainen (1, 2)

TUCSON SCORING: Nathan Smith (8, 9), Ryan McGregor (5), J.S. Dea (15), Boko Imama (2), Hudson Elynuik (3)

ROADRUNNERS OPEN HOME STAND WITH DECISIVE 6-2 WIN OVER BAKERSFIELD

Tucson, Arizona – The Tucson Roadrunners led for 58:45 of regulation on Friday as they defeated the Bakersfield Condors by a count of 6-2 at the Tucson Arena. Five different Roadrunners skaters recorded multiple-point performances, while netminder Tyler Parks stopped 23 of 25 shots faced in his season debut with Tucson. Friday’s series opener represented the first El Lazo de Tucson night of the 2022-2023 campaign, as the Roadrunners debuted new El Lazo alternate jerseys and Mascot Dusty donned his alter-ego of “El Polvo” for the contest. Tucson and Bakersfield will wrap up the two-game series Saturday night from the Old Pueblo with their fifth of eight total meetings on the season.

YA GOTTA SEE IT

Goaltender Tyler Parks made his season debut for the Roadrunners on Friday after being recalled from the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators. The 30-year-old stopped 23 of 25 shots faced in Tucson’s 6-2 win over Bakersfield, including a perfect third period. The start marked his sixth career outing with the Roadrunners and the first since February of 2020. Parks has a 13-6-1 record with a shutout in 21 appearances with Atlanta this season and arrived in Tucson with the third-best save percentage in the ECHL at .926.

DON’T OVERLOOK IT

PLENTY OF POINTS – Tucson’s scoring came in bunches on Friday against the Bakersfield Condors, with a pair of three-goal periods and five Roadrunners skaters notching multiple points. Linemates J.S. Dea (1g 2a) and Laurent Dauphin (3a) led the way with three-point nights, as Dauphin recorded his second three-point performance of the season against the Condors. Nathan Smith (2g) was the only Tucson skater to light the lamp twice on the night, while Boko Imama (1g 1a) and Travis Barron (2a) rounded out the list of Roadrunners with multiple points in the win.

PHOTO OF THE GAME

Friday’s series opener with the Bakersfield Condors marked the Roadrunners first El Lazo De Tucson night of the 2022-2023 season. The team debuted new El Lazo alternate jerseys and…