Heat Comeback Thrills the Crowd & Downs the Gulls
March 4, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Stockton Heat News Release
Stockton, Calif. - Brett Pollock's third period, breakaway goal sent the crowd into a frenzy and the game to extra time, where Hunter Shinkaruk would complete the comeback win in the sixth round of the shootout, giving the Heat the 5-4 win over San Diego on Sunday night. The Gulls jumped on the Heat early, beating goalie Tyler Parsons three times in the first 11-minutes of the game before former Gull, Ryan Faragher, came on to spell the Heat starter in net. Quickly the tide turned for the Heat who clawed back into the game to within a goal to end both the first and second periods. Pollock's goal after his own penalty expired sent the game to overtime where the Heat would score twice to put the pressure on the Gulls. Faragher forced a miss on the final Gull shot which helped the Heat capture their third come-from-behind win in their last nine games, and the season series with the Gulls. The Heat return to action this Wednesday, hosting the Ontario Reign for Wing it Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at Stockton Arena. Fans can enjoy tickets starting at just $5 through our Wing It Wednesday pack, and can enjoy $.50 wings and $4 bottomless popcorn. Then it's down to Rabobank Arena to take on the Bakersfield Condors on the road this Friday at 7:00 p.m. before returning for Pucks & Paws on Sunday, March 11, hosting the Cleveland Monsters for the first time at Stockton Arena. Fans can bring their dogs and sit in our "dog friendly" sections! Visit stocktonheat.com/woof or call 209.373.1500 to learn more.
BOX SCORE
PHOTOS
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
San Diego Goal: F Kevin Roy (11) rush from the left-wing boards sees forward finish past the poke check attempt on the backhand deke (Blandisi, Holzer assists), 0:59
San Diego Goal: D Andy Welinski (10)shot from the center point goes high over the goalie's glove hand side (Kossila, Roy assists), (PP), 6:38
San Diego Goal: F Giovanni Fiore (14) shot from left circle beats goalie high over his glove hand (Dostie, Megna assists), 10:53
HEAT GOAL: F Andrew Mangiapane (21) one-timer from the hashmarks of the left circle goes past the goalie, high over his glove (Foo, Smith assists), (PP), 14:38
HEAT GOAL: F Morgan Klimchuk (18) rush from the left-wing boards is shot past the short side past the goalie's blocker (McMurtry, Andersson assists), 16:08
Shots: STK - 11 | SD - 14
2nd Period
San Diego Goal: F Giovanni Fiore (15) shot from the center point is deflected from the left-circle hashmarks past the goalie's glove side (Larson, Hults assists), 2:47
HEAT GOAL: D Tyler Wotherspoon (7) turnover behind the net results in a centering feed and wrist shot from the high slot which beats the goalie low past his right leg pad (Mangiapane assist), 10:36
Shots: STK - 19 | SD - 7
3rd Period
HEAT GOAL: F Brett Pollock (6) after his penalty expires, a puck is moved quickly through the neutral zone to the streaking forward putting him on the breakaway where he finishes the backhand deke high over the goalie's glove (Klimchuk, Prout assists), 7:34
Shots: STK - 11 | SD - 7
Overtime
No Goals
Shots: STK - 3 | SD - 0
Shootout
Andrew Mangiapane - Miss
Kalle Kossila - Miss
Colin Smith - Miss
Kevin Roy - Miss
Rasmus Andersson - GOAL
Giovanni Fiore - GOAL
Mike McMurtry - Miss
Nic Kerdiles - Miss
Spencer Foo - Miss
Sam Carrick - Miss
Hunter Shinkaruk - GOAL
Joe Blandisi - Miss
GOALIES
W: Ryan Faragher (19 shots, 18 saves)
ND: Tyler Parsons (9 shots, 6 saves)
L: Kevin Boyle (44 shots, 40 saves)
NOTABLE STATISTICS
Three Stars: 1- Brett Pollock (Game Tying Goal) 2- Morgan Klimchuk (1 goal, 1 assist) 3- Giovanni Fiore (2 goals)
Final Shots: STK - 45 | SD - 28
Power Plays: STK - 1/5 | SD - 1/4
Andrew Mangiapane (1 goal, 1 assist) establishes a new career best with his 21st goal of the season
Mangiapane extends his point streak to six games (5-6-11) and records his team-leading 15th multi-point game of the season
Spencer Foo (1 assist) extends his point streak to six games (4-3-7)
Morgan Klimchuk (1 goal, 1 assist) has goals/points in three-straight games (4-1-5)
Klimchuk is now 13-8-21 in 25 career games against the Gulls
Klimchuk records his seventh multi-point game of the season
Rasmus Andersson (1 assist) has assists/points in back-to-back games (0-2-2)
Colin Smith (1 assist) has assists/points in back-to-back games (0-2-2)
Hunter Shinkaruk (shootout winner) is 2 for 2 this season in the shootout and records his team-leading sixth game winning goal
Luke Gazdic suited up in his 500th professional game
Stockton wins just their second shootout game of the season. The Heat are 3-5-0 in their eight games going to extra time
The Heat are 3-11-1-2 when trailing after two periods. All three of their third period comeback wins have come in their last nine games
Stockton wins the season series with San Diego going 5-2-0-1 and are now 18-9-0-3 all-time against the Gulls, including an impressive 12-2-0-1 at Stockton Arena against San Diego
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