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Heat Blaze Past Reign 6-3 in Must-Win Game

April 12, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Stockton Heat News Release


STOCKTON, CALIF. - Facing a must-win game, the Stockton Heat played one of their most complete efforts of the season to come away with a 6-3 victory against the Ontario Reign on Wednesday at Stockton Arena. Stockton's special teams' inefficiency against the Reign was the story coming into the game, but the Heat managed to score a power-play goal, a shorthanded goal, and kill off all four Ontario power-plays to help win the special teams battle and the game. Combined with Tucson's shutout of the San Diego Gulls, Stockton's playoff chances are still alive as the Heat ready for another must-win game on Friday in Ontario. Stockton got off to a hot start with two goals in 59 seconds, but saw Ontario knot the game up with goals 55 seconds apart. Just before the end of the period though, Emile Poirier made a smart play to the front of the net, resulting in Ryan Lomberg recording his second point of the night, tapping one past Ontario goalie Cal Petersen to regain the lead. The Heat would never relinquish that lead as they added three in the second period, including Lomberg's third point of the night and would hold on for the win. The Heat clash with the Reign for the final time this season at 7:00 p.m. on Friday at Citizens Business Bank Arena for the final road contest of the season. Fans can catch all the action on AHL Live. Stockton then returns home to close out the regular season by hosting San Jose one final time at Stockton Arena on Saturday at 6:00 for Fan Appreciation Night, where every fan in the building will have a chance to win a jersey off a Heat player's back! Fans can purchase a four pack of tickets featuring four hats, four hot dogs and 4 sodas for just $44 for any of our remaining home games by visiting stocktonheat.com/finalfourpack or by calling 209.373.1500.

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

HEAT GOAL: D Dalton Prout (2) rush into the offensive zone is dropped for the trailing defender who wrists a shot over the glove hand of the goalie from the high slot (Smith, Dube assists), 1:24

HEAT GOAL: F Mike McMurtry (6) tic-tac-toe passing in the near corner of the offensive zone is worked to the slot where the forward finishes with the shot over the glove hand (Lomberg, Poirier assists), 2:23

Ontario Goal: D Matt Roy (3) shot from the right point goes through traffic and beats the goalie (Hensick, Lintuniemi assists), 10:57

Ontario Goal: F Philippe Maillet (18) pass to the backdoor is partially stopped but the rebound trickles behind the goalie and is jammed in on the far post (Mersch, Luff assists), 11:52

HEAT GOAL: F Ryan Lomberg (11) puck battle won behind the net is no-look, behind the back passed to the front of the net where it's tipped past the goalie (Poirier, McMurtry assists), 16:33

Shots: STK - 8 | ONT - 10

2nd Period

HEAT GOAL: F Brett Findlay (11) pass from left-wing boards goes to the side of the post and centered just below the hashmarks where the one-timer goes over the blocker hand (Foo, Smith assists), (PP), 3:42

HEAT GOAL: F Rod Pelley (4) shot from the left point is deflected in front of the net past the goalie (Kylington assist), 9:43

HEAT GOAL: F Ryan Lomberg (12) picks the pocket of the defender at his own blueline and unleashes the wrist shot over the goalie's glove hand from just inside the right circle (Unassisted), (SH), 16:40

Shots: STK - 14 | ONT - 11

3rd Period

Ontario Goal: F Brett Sutter (15) shot on goal is stopped but rebound is put behind the goalie low past his pad (Anderson-Dolan, Auger assists), 0:19

Shots: STK - 9 | ONT - 15

GOALIES

W: Jon Gillies (36 shots, 33 saves)

L: Cal Petersen (22 shots, 16 saves)

ND: Scott Wedgewood (9 shots, 9 saves)

NOTABLE STATISTICS

Three Stars: 1- Ryan Lomberg (2 goals, 1 assist) 2- Mike McMurtry (1 goal, 1 assist) 3- Colin Smith (2 assists)

Final Shots: STK - 31 | ONT - 36

Power Plays: STK - 1/2 | ONT - 0/4

Ryan Lomberg (2 goals, 1 assist) records his first ever three-point night and his seventh multi-point night of the year and first two-goal night of the season

Lomberg has points in three-straight (3-3-6)

Lomberg scores his team-leading third shorthanded goal of the season (ninth this season by the club)

Mike McMurtry (1 goal, 1 assist) has points in four-straight games (3-4-7)

McMurtry records his fourth multi-point night of the season

Emile Poirier (2 assists) has points in four-straight games (1-5-6)

Poirier records his fifth multi-point night of the season

Oliver Kylington (1 assist) has points in back-to-back games (1-1-2)

Dillon Dube (1 assist) has assists/points in back-to-back games (0-3-3)

Brett Findlay (1 goal) has points in back-to-back games (1-1-2)

Colin Smith (2 assists) records his fourth multi-point game in a Heat sweater

Smith also has points in back-to-back games (1-2-3)

The Heat end an all-time long four-game losing streak and five-game winless streak on home ice

Stockton gets into the playoffs with two more wins (one can come in the shootout) and two regulation losses by San Diego, who play two games in Tucson this weekend to end the season

UPCOMING GAMES

STOCKTON HEAT at Ontario Reign

Friday, April 13 @ Citizens Business Bank Arena - 7:00 p.m. PST

Tune in Live on AHL Live, Spreaker & iHeart Radio

STOCKTON HEAT vs. San Jose Barracuda

Saturday, April 14 @ Stockton Arena - 6:00 p.m.

Fan Appreciation Night // Hockey Night in Stockton presented by Budweiser

For tickets call 209.373.1500// stocktonheat.com/finalfourpack

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