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Hebig’s Two-Goal Night Leads Roadrunners to Weekend Sweep Over Ontario

October 31, 2026

Roadrunners Recap: 10/31/2026

Game #11: Tucson Roadrunners (3) at Ontario Reign (2)

SOG: TUC (43) – ONT (21)
PP: TUC (1/3) – ONT (1/3)

TUCSON SCORING: Cameron Hebig (8, 9), Kevin Rooney (3)
ONTARIO SCORING: Aatu Jämsen (4), Cole Guttman (4)

ONTARIO, CA – For the second consecutive night, the Tucson Roadrunners (7-2-2-0) overcame a 2-0 deficit, scoring three unanswered goals to defeat the Ontario Reign (5-6-0-0) 3-2 on Saturday at Toyota Arena.

After Aatu Jämsen opened the scoring in the first period and Cole Guttman doubled Ontario’s lead early in the second, Cameron Hebig scored twice in a span of 3:43 to bring the Roadrunners even late in the middle frame. Kevin Rooney delivered the game-winner midway through the third period to complete the weekend sweep of the Reign.

The victory extended Tucson’s winning streak to four games and its point streak to nine games. The Roadrunners now lead the Pacific Division with 16 points, one ahead of the Abbotsford Canucks.

Hebig’s two-goal performance marked his second consecutive multi-goal outing. Zac Jones was the only other skater with multiple points, recording two assists. Defenseman Tomas Lavoie picked up his first career AHL assist, while rookies Gabe Smith and Yegor Borikov and captain Austin Poganski each added an assist.

Rookie goaltender Michael Hrabal stopped 19 of 21 shots to earn his third consecutive victory and improve his season record to 4-1-1.

HIGHLIGHTS

TEAM NOTES

  • – The Roadrunners finished their five-game road trip with a 4-0-1-0 record.
  • – Saturday’s victory extended Tucson’s point streak to nine games and road winning streak to four games, both the longest active streaks in the AHL. The Roadrunners also own the league’s longest road point streak at seven games, dating back to Oct. 9 at San Jose.
  • – With a 6-0-1-0 road record, Tucson is one of just three teams in the AHL, alongside Hershey and Colorado, yet to suffer a regulation loss on the road. The club’s six road wins are the most in the AHL.
  • – Tucson’s back-to-back victories over the Reign marked its first series sweep against Ontario, home or away, since Feb. 12 and 14, 2021, when the Roadrunners won both games in Ontario.
  • – Saturday’s power-play goal marked Tucson’s eighth road power-play goal of the season, the third-most in the AHL. The Roadrunners rank fifth in the AHL and third in the Western Conference with a 27.6% road power play and have scored with the man advantage in six of their seven road contests.
  • – Tucson’s 43 shots on goal marked a season high, surpassing its previous mark of 32 set Oct. 3 against Colorado. Tucson’s 18 shots on goal in the third period also marked a new season high, surpassing its previous mark of 15 set Friday at Ontario.
  • – Kevin Rooney’s third-period goal stood as the game-winner, making him the seventh different Roadrunner to record a game-winning goal this season. Tucson’s seven game-winning goals have been scored by seven different players.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

  • – Cameron Hebig’s two second-period goals marked his team-high eighth and ninth of the season, tied for the second-most in the AHL. Saturday marked Hebig’s second consecutive two-goal performance following his two-goal, three-point outing Friday, and extended his point streak to a season-high five games dating back to Oct. 23 at Henderson. He has totaled 10 points (7g, 3a) during that stretch, finding the back of the net in four of those five games. Hebig has also recorded multiple points in four consecutive games dating back to Oct. 24 at Henderson.
  • – Austin Poganski recorded the primary assist on Hebig’s second-period goal for his sixth assist of the season. Saturday’s assist extended the captain’s point streak to a season-high four games dating back to Oct. 24 at Henderson, totaling six points (3g, 3a) during that span.
  • – Tomas Lavoie recorded his first career AHL assist with the secondary assist on Hebig’s first second-period goal. It marked the first time Lavoie has recorded points in back-to-back games this season following his goal Friday at Ontario.
  • – Zac Jones recorded his fifth assist of the season with the primary assist on Hebig’s second-period goal and added his sixth assist on Kevin Rooney’s third-period goal for his first multi-assist game of the season and second multi-point outing. He continues to lead Roadrunners defensemen with eight points and has recorded five points (1g, 4a) over his last four games dating back to Oct. 24 at Henderson.
  • – Gabe Smith recorded his sixth assist of the season on Hebig’s second second-period goal. His six assists leads Roadrunners rookies and six points is tied with Yegor Borikov for the lead among Roadrunners rookies.
  • – Kevin Rooney scored his third goal of the season in the third period, recording his first game-winning goal of the year. He has now recorded points in back-to-back games following his assist Friday.
  • – Yegor Borikov recorded his fourth assist of the season on Kevin Rooney’s third-period goal. With six points (2g, 4a), he is tied with Gabe Smith for the most points among Roadrunners rookies.
  • – Saturday’s victory extended Michael Hrabal’s winning streak to a season-high three games. He has allowed two goals or fewer in five of his first six starts this season. His four wins rank among the top four in the AHL, with only three goaltenders recording more victories.

Cameron Hebig recorded four goals and five points during the weekend series against Ontario. (Photo: Ontario Reign)

THE RUNDOWN

FIRST PERIOD
The Roadrunners generated the game’s first shot on goal and scoring chance five minutes in when Tomas Lavoie fired a wrist shot from the point. Daniil But provided a net-front screen and jammed at the rebound before Caleb Desnoyers also joined the action with a couple of whacks at it. However, Ontario netminder Hampton Slukynsky somehow denied all three attempts to keep the game scoreless.

Despite being held without a shot through the first eight minutes, Ontario converted on its first of the night when Aatu Jämsen opened the scoring for the second consecutive day. Jämsen spun around and fired a rocket from the high slot to put the Reign ahead 1-0 at 8:08.

The Roadrunners responded immediately and didn’t allow Ontario to record another shot for more than 10 minutes, from 9:58 to 19:59. The pressure earned Tucson its first power-play opportunity after Cole Guttman was whistled for roughing with just over five minutes remaining. Tij Iginla had a pair of good looks on the man advantage, including a one-timer from the left circle that was deflected wide and a wrist shot from the slot that created a dangerous rebound opportunity for Austin Poganski. However, Tucson couldn’t convert.

Tucson generated another grade-A chance with two minutes remaining when Zac Jones raced into the Ontario zone on a two-on-one. The Roadrunners defenseman deked and caught Slukynsky in the splits but elected not to shoot, instead attempting a last-second pass to McCartney for a one-timer. Slukynsky was able to intercept the pass and keep Tucson off the board.

In the final minute, Desnoyers was assessed a double minor for high-sticking that carried over into the second period. Guttman nearly doubled Ontario’s lead with one second remaining, but Michael Hrabal made a sliding blocker save to rob him on a one-timer and keep it a one-goal game. Tucson outshot Ontario 13-5 in the opening frame.

SECOND PERIOD
The Roadrunners were hemmed into their own zone early while shorthanded for the opening 3:39 of the period. Guttman eventually got one past Hrabal on the power play with wrist shot from the left circle to make it 2-0 just 2:52 into the middle frame.

Hrabal bounced back on the next shift with a huge stop on Koehn Ziemmer, who received a pass off the rush and had a point-blank opportunity from the low right circle.

Tucson responded to its netminder’s heroics, and Ben McCartney nearly pulled the Roadrunners within one off the rush when Poganski dished a centering feed to McCartney just above the crease. However, his one-timer was turned aside by Slukynsky at the 8:30 mark.

The Roadrunners wouldn’t be denied for long, as Cameron Hebig took over and scored twice in a span of 3:43 to tie the game. First, he buried a rebound with his backhand to cut the deficit to 2-1 at 11:35. Then, after Ontario was called for too many men, Hebig converted on the power play for his second goal of the night, evening the game at 2-2 at 15:18. Hebig perfectly deflected Zac Jones’ low shot from the point past Slukynsky. Tucson outshot Ontario 12-9 in the period.

THIRD PERIOD
Tucson came out with purpose from the opening faceoff of the third period, outshooting Ontario 11-1 through the first nine minutes, and 18-7 overall in the frame.

The Roadrunners generated several quality chances during that stretch, including a one-timer from Rooney on a two-on-one opportunity set up by Yegor Borikov. However, the two would later have the last laugh.

Tucson’s sustained pressure eventually paid off as Rooney deflected home Borikov’s shot from the point to put the Roadrunners ahead 3-2 for their first lead of the night at 11:23.

McCartney had a chance to put the game out of reach on a breakaway with 2:10 remaining. Slukynsky denied his initial attempt, but McCartney collected his own rebound and circled behind the net for a wraparound attempt. The Ontario netminder shut the door again to keep it a one-goal game.

It wouldn’t matter, as the Roadrunners’ defense and Hrabal held off Ontario’s late push to secure the 3-2 victory at Toyota Arena.

UP NEXT

The Roadrunners return home to open a four-game homestand with back-to-back matchups against the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Friday and Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m. MST. Fans can catch all the action live on AHLtv on FloHockey.