The Tucson Roadrunners returned home, beginning a four-game home stand, on Friday, playing host to the Ontario Reign, defeating them 4-3 in thrilling comeback to the shootout.
With several Roadrunners players called up the Arizona Coyotes, Tucson had depleted personnel for forwards, forcing a few defensemen to move up the wing.
“It’s kind of funny (to see defensemen play forward),” Tucson defenseman, Kyle Capobianco said after the game. “It looks a little weird out there thinking you have three defensemen out there, but I think they handled it great.”
Tucson began quite slow to start the first period, failing to record a shot until shortly after the 5:00 mark.