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Tucson 1, at Henderson 2

Friday, October 23, 2026 · Final · OT · American Hockey League

Whitehead, Sapovaliv lead Silver Knights past Roadrunners in overtime

HENDERSON, Nev. (Interstat) — Matyas Sapovaliv scored 1:01 into overtime and Cameron Whitehead made 29 saves as the Henderson Silver Knights beat the visiting Tucson Roadrunners 2-1 on Friday at Lee’s Family Forum. The 6-foot-3, 189-pound Whitehead faced 30 shots and earned the win. Sapovaliv finished with one goal, one assist and one shot for Henderson, which improved to 4-2-0. Jeremy Davies also scored and had two shots, Ben Hemmerling recorded two assists and two penalty minutes, Alex Weiermair added one assist and two penalty minutes, Viliam Kmec had two shots and four penalty minutes, and Jackson Hallum recorded five shots. Cameron Hebig scored for Tucson, which fell to 3-4-0. Hebig had three shots, Robbie Russo and Joshua Roy each recorded four shots, and Vadim Moroz and Gabe Smith assisted on Hebig’s goal. Tucson was held to one goal. Attendance at Lee’s Family Forum was 2,412. Whitehead was named Henderson’s top star. The Silver Knights next host Tucson on Saturday.