Things are Getting Tight
The recent trend of close games in the CHL continued on Friday night with six of the seven contests decided by one goal and four games going to an overtime/shootout.
Friday's Scoreboard
Dating back to December 30, 16 of the last 24 games have been decided by one goal. Nine of the 16 one-goal contests have gone to extra time.
The Arizona Sundogs and Texas Brahmas played their fifth straight one-goal game versus each other with the Sundogs winning by a 2-1 score in a shootout. The win ended a seven-game losing streak for Arizona. The Brahmas have played 23 one-goal games on the season, most in the CHL, going 9-7-7 in those games and the Sundogs have played in 18 one-goal games going 8-5-5 (second most in the league).
Friday’s Scores
Arizona 2, Texas 1 (SO)
Rapid City 3, Rio Grande Valley 2 (OT)
Dayton 3, Fort Wayne 2
Laredo 3, Allen 2 (OT)
Missouri 4, Tulsa 3
Quad City 5, Wichita 4 (OT)
Evansville 6, Bloomington 2