Nelson Scores First Goal of Season, Stephens Ties Game in Third Period
The Coachella Valley Firebirds (5-5-3-1) earned a point on Saturday night, falling to the Tucson Roadrunners in overtime at Tucson Arena by the final score of 3-2. Ty Nelson and Mitchell Stephens scored for Coachella Valley, while Victor Ostman made 31 saves in the defeat.
Following a scoreless opening period, Tucson broke through at 13:10 of the second period on a powerplay goal from Cameron Hebig. Just 1:09 later, Nelson tied the game with his first goal of the season, assisted by Nathan Villeneuve. Yegor Borikov restored the Roadrunners’ lead with 39 seconds remaining in the middle frame, giving Tucson a 2-1 advantage heading into the third.
Coachella Valley battled back midway through the final period, moments after a highlight-reel save from Ostman kept the Firebirds within one. Seconds later, Stephens scored his fourth goal of the season at 11:16, tying the game at 2-2 and eventually forcing overtime.
Just 23 seconds into the extra frame, Zac Jones scored the game-winning goal to give Tucson the 3-2 victory.
Ostman finished with 31 saves on 34 shots, while Tucson goaltender Michael Hrabal stopped 24 of 26. Coachella Valley finished 0-for-3 on the powerplay and killed three of four Tucson opportunities.
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