Northern Conference Playoff Teams
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TONIGHT’S GAME – The Colorado Eagles take on the Tucson Roadrunners tonight in the second game of a two-game series. THE SERIES – Colorado will face Tucson 12 times this season, with six of those games taking place at the Budweiser Events Center. The Eagles lead the season series with a record of 6-3-0 through the first eight meetings. THE ALL-TIME SERIES – The Eagles are 15-6-0 all-time against the Roadrunners, including a 7-2-0 mark in games played at the BEC. EAGLES’ LAST GAME (2/11) – Eagles forward Erik Condra notched two goals and an assist, as Colorado scored three power- play goals in a 5-2 victory over the Tucson Roadrunners on Friday. Goaltender Hunter Miska won his sixth consecutive start in net, denying 32 of the 34 shots he faced, including a penalty shot from Tucson forward Michael Bunting in the third period. The victory now puts the Eagles alone in second place in the Pacific Division and only two points behind the first-place Roadrunners in the standings. ROADRUNNERS’ LAST GAME (2/11) – Same as above. LAST MEETING (2/11) – Same as above. UP NEXT FOR THE EAGLES – Colorado will travel to take on the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday, February 15th at 8:00pm MT at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California. UP NEXT FOR THE ROADRUNNERS – Tucson continues its road trip with a game against the Stockton Heat on Saturday, February 15th. ROCK SOLID- Eagles goaltender Hunter Miska was signed to a COLORADO EAGLES two-way NHL contract by the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. PP: 17.3% (18th) The 24-year old netminder has won each of his last six starts PK: 81.1% (20th) in net and nine of his last 10. He now stands at 12-4-3 on the year and ranks 4th in the AHL with a .926 save-percentage, Recent Transactions: while his 2.45 GAA is also in the league’s top-10. Add (D) Calle Rosen --- Reassigned by Colorado (NHL) Add (F) Tim McGauley --- Recalled from Utah (ECHL) RECORD PACE- Eagles forward T.J. Tynan is fresh off his team- Add (F) Ty Lewis --- Recalled from Utah (ECHL) leading, 13th multi-point performance of the season, posting two assists in Colorado’s 5-2 win against Tucson last night. TUCSON ROADRUNNERS PP: 18.8% (14th) Tynan has now notched four goals and 35 assists in his first 33 th games with the Eagles. The 27-year old has posted points in PK: 79.8% (26 ) 13 of his last 17 games, while his 35 assists and 39 points rank first on the Eagles roster. Those 35 helpers are good for second among all skaters in the AHL. $500 .