TUCSON, AZ. – Colorado forwards Alex Barre-Boulet and Tye Felhaber every netted a pair of objectives, whereas fellow ahead Luke Toporowski notched two assists, because the Eagles defeated the Tucson Roadrunners 5-2 on Sunday. Goaltender Isak Posch earned his eighth win of the season in web, making 35 saves on 37 pictures, as Colorado’s top-ranked penalty-kill completed an ideal 5-for-5 on the afternoon.
Colorado would web the sport’s first aim simply 59 seconds into the competition, as Barre-Boulet tracked down a unfastened puck within the low slot and fed it previous goalie Matthew Villalta, placing the Eagles on high, 1-0.
The Roadrunners would offer a solution simply 51 seconds later, as ahead Daniil However lit the lamp with a wrister from between the circles, tying the sport at 1-1.
The momentum would swing again simply 24 seconds later when ahead Reilly Connors lower to the highest of the crease earlier than deflecting a centering feed into the again of the web. The aim was Connors’ second tally of the season and put Colorado again on high, 2-1.
A mishandled puck by Villalta within the crease allowed Felhaber to bury a shot from the low slot, stretching Colorado’s benefit to 3-1 on the 8:16 mark of the primary interval.
Nonetheless main 3-1 because the puck dropped on the second interval, the Eagles would maintain their foot planted on the gasoline. Barre-Boulet collected a cross on the backside of the right-wing circle earlier than hammering residence a one-timer, pushing Colorado’s result in 4-1 on the 9:38 mark of the center body.
The Eagles would go on to kill off a pair of Tucson energy performs and left for the second intermission nonetheless on high, 4-1.
The Roadrunners would lastly reply when defenseman Montana Onyebuchi buried a shot from the highest of the left-wing circle, slicing the deficit to 4-2 on the 6:59 mark of the third interval.
As time wound down within the contest, Tucson would pull Villalta in favor of the additional attacker, however it could be Felhaber who would join with an empty-netter, securing the 5-2 rating with 19 seconds left to play within the sport.
Villalta suffered the loss in web, permitting 4 objectives on 27 pictures, because the Roadrunners completed 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
