Roadrunners Sweep Barracuda With 6-4, 5-4 Wins to Boost Pacific Standings

Three goals in 3:59. That was all it took for the Tucson Roadrunners to erase a two-goal deficit and complete a weekend sweep of the San Jose Barracuda, closing out a 5-4 comeback victory Sunday at Tucson Arena one night after a 6-4 win on Saturday. The two wins pushed Tucson to 27-23-9-0 while dropping the Barracuda to 35-18-2-2 in the Pacific.

Saturday's 6-4 result belonged to Andrew Agozzino, who scored both the tying and game-winning goals in that opener. He picked up right where he left off on Sunday, netting his 14th goal of the season in the third period to extend his point streak to three games dating to March 11 against Hershey, a run that now includes seven points on three goals and four assists. He finished the two-game set with three goals and four points.

Sunday's script looked grim entering the third. Jalen Luypen and Maveric Lamoureux had staked Tucson to a 2-1 lead with goals four minutes apart in the opening period, but San Jose answered with three unanswered goals in the second to lead 4-2. Then Daniil But started something at 1:51 of the third, scoring his 15th goal of the season and his fifth in his last three games against the Barracuda. Agozzino tied it just over a minute later. Lamoureux then put Tucson in front for good at 5:50, his second of the night and the game-winner, capping the 3:59 burst that turned a two-goal hole into a 5-4 lead.

San Jose fired a season-high 48 shots against Tucson's 22, drew a penalty late, and pulled goaltender Jakub Skarek for a six-on-four advantage in the final minutes. None of it was enough. Matthew Villalta held the line, and the Barracuda could not beat him for a fifth time.

Austin Poganski was the engine running behind the scorers. His two assists Sunday gave him his third straight multi-point game, the team-leading 12th such game of his season, and six points across that stretch on three goals and three assists. It also marked his fifth multi-assist game of the year, tied for second-most on the club. Poganski now has 27 assists on the season, a career high that, according to team figures, surpasses his career-high 26-point total from a season ago.

For San Jose, Jimmy Huntington, Brendan Hoffmann, Lucas Vanroboys, and Quentin Musty each found the scoresheet. But 48 shots and a six-on-four power play were not enough to hold a lead that slipped away in under four minutes of game time.