The Pacific Division Finals are all tied up after Texas earned a 4-1 win over Tucson in Game 2 on Friday night.
The best-of-seven series shifts to Cedar Park for the next three games, beginning Monday.
Sheldon Dries deflected a Remi Elie shot home for his second goal of the postseason to give the Stars a 1-0 lead at 16:03 of the first period, and Curtis McKenzie got a piece of Gavin Bayreuther‘s shot for his first of the playoffs with 38.5 seconds to go in the opening stanza.
2-0 Stars after 20 minutes in Tucson#TUCvsTEX pic.twitter.com/hDC31GXhlD
— AHL (@TheAHL) May 5, 2018
Lane Pederson got the Roadrunners on the board, scoring his third goal of the playoffs with 11:33 left in regulation.
But Brian Flynn added two empty-net goals — his fourth and fifth goals of the postseason — to seal the win for Texas.
Mike McKenna (4-2) made 32 saves in the win, including 18 in the third period.
Adin Hill (4-2) stopped 28 of 30 shots in the loss.
Pacific Division Finals – Series “L” (best-of-7)
P1-Tucson Roadrunners vs. P2-Texas Stars
Game 1 – Wed., May 2 – TUCSON 2, Texas 1 (OT) | Recap
Game 2 – Fri., May 4 – Texas 4, TUCSON 1
Game 3 – Mon., May 7 – Tucson at Texas, 8:00
Game 4 – Wed., May 9 – Tucson at Texas, 8:00
*Game 5 – Fri., May 11 – Tucson at Texas, 8:00
*Game 6 – Sun., May 13 – Texas at Tucson, 10:05
*Game 7 – Mon., May 14 – Texas at Tucson, 10:05
*if necessary… All times Eastern
