Silver Knights fall 2-1 in shootout at Tucson as power play goes 0-for-5

The Henderson Silver Knights had five power plays, 31 shots and 65 minutes to put the game away. Instead, they left Tucson with one point and a reminder that the smallest gaps still matter this time of year.

Henderson’s seven-game winning streak ended Friday night as the Silver Knights fell 2-1 in a shootout to the Tucson Roadrunners at Tucson Convention Center Arena. The game finished 1-1 after regulation and overtime before Tucson won the shootout 2-1.

A bench minor bites early

Henderson put itself shorthanded one minute into the game on a too-many-men bench minor. Tucson cashed in quickly, with Miko Matikka scoring a power-play goal at 2:32 to make it 1-0.

From there, Henderson settled in and started stacking looks, but the power play never broke through. The Silver Knights finished 0-for-5 with the extra skater, and that empty space on the scoresheet hung over the rest of the night.

Uchacz answers, then the goals disappear

Kai Uchacz tied it at 5:25 of the second, scoring his 19th off a setup from Braeden Bowman and Jeremy Davies. It was Henderson’s cleanest finish of the night, and it pulled the game back to even after Tucson carried the early edge in shots.