Sanford's OT Heroics Finish Tucson, Hogs Win 3-2

Tucson, AZ. – The Rockford IceHogs battled out a 3-2 overtime win against the Tucson Roadrunners on Saturday night inside Tucson Arena. Zach Sanford recorded the game-winner and gave the Hogs their first OT win of the season.

The IceHogs dictated play in the 1^st period and were rewarded 7:40 into the game. Brett Seney dropped the puck for Sanford who lifted the puck into the top corner.

Early in the 2^nd, Dmitri Kuzmin extended the Rockford lead with a shot from the blue line that got through traffic. Cole Guttman and Gavin Hayes earned assists on the 2-0 goal.

On its third-straight power play, the Roadrunners finally beat Drew Commesso with a goal from veteran Andrew Agozzino.

Halfway through the 3^rd period, Yegor Sokolov stepped down the right wing and deked to his backhand to even the game at 2-2.

Rockford held puck possession for almost the entirety of overtime and Sanford made good on it. The former Roadrunner delayed and then followed up his own shot to snap the puck into the net.

Rockford is back home inside the BMO Center on Friday, Mar. 7. The Hogs take on the Wild for the final time this season and celebrate “Friends Night” featuring an IceHogs Central Perk Coffee Mug giveaway for the first 1,500 fans! Click here for tickets.

Tune In LIVE on the IceHogs Broadcast Network Presented by BMO

Watch and listen to every game this season on the IceHogs Broadcast Network presented by BMO! Fans can also watch every IceHogs game on AHLTV on FloHockey! AHLTV on FloHockey features live streaming of every AHL game in high definition on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile devices by clicking here, as well as on over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. AHLTV is also available through the official AHL mobile app for iOS or Android. Watch on WIFR-TV on 19.2, The 365 live in the Rockford market!