Agostino's Tally 12-Seconds into Overtime Gives Heat 2-1 Win over San Diego
April 3, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Stockton Heat News Release
San Diego, Calif. - After 60 minutes of regulation was not enough, the Stockton Heat only needed 12 seconds of overtime to finish off the San Diego Gulls, as the Heat collect the victory 2-1 at the Valley View Casino Center. Kenny Agostino netted the winner in the overtime period and Tyler Wotherspoon scored the other goal for Stockton that tied the game in the second period. Goaltender Nick Schneider stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced in his third start as a pro goaltender, pushing his record to 2-1-0 thus far. The Stockton Heat will now look forward to returning to Stockton Arena for three straight games, beginning Wednesday when the Ontario Reign travel to Stockton.
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
No goals
Shots: STK - 6 | SD - 9
2nd Period
Ontario goal: F Kalle Kossila (1) shot from the slot beats the goaltender low blocker and gets into the net (Theodore, Kase assists), 11:16 (PP)
HEAT GOAL: D Tyler Wotherspoon (2) shot from the center point off the draw gets through traffic and beats the goaltender (Kulak, Heard assists), 12:23
Shots: STK - 15 | SD - 13
3rd Period
No goals
Shots: STK - 11 | SD - 8
Overtime
HEAT GOAL: F Kenny Agostino (20) shot on the rush right off the opening draw beats the goaltender and gets into the net (Hamilton, Kulak assists), 0:12
Shots: STK - 1 | SD - 0
GOALIES
W: Nick Schneider (30 shots, 29 saves)
L: Matt Hackett (33 shots, 31 saves)
NOTABLE STATISTICS
Three Stars: 1- Kenny Agostino (game-winning goal) 2- Kalle Kossila (1 goal) 3- Nick Schneider (30 shots, 29 saves)
Final Shots: STK - 33 | SD - 30
Power Plays: STK - 0/2 | SD - 1/5
Kenny Agostino (1 goal) earns his 20th goal of the season
Brett Kulak ( 2 assists) earns his second multi-point game of the year and sets a new personal career-high in points (14)
Tyler Wotherspoon (1 goal) now has at least one point in back-to-back games (2 goals)
Freddie Hamilton (1 assist) is now on a three-game point streak (4 assists)
The Stockton Heat play spoiler and prevent San Diego from clinching a playoff spot with win
QUOTES
"It was a good win on the draw by [Mitchell Heard] and [Brett Kulak] tipped it over to me. I just tried to put it on net and it took a hop in front of the net and beat the goaltender blocker side." - Tyler Wotherspoon on his goal.
"It's always important to respond quickly after the opponent scores. I thought we reacted well to them scoring and responded well. We really did a good job of responding to their attacks all night." - Wotherspoon on what scoring quickly after San Diego scored did for Stockton's momentum.
"Our guys did a good job of keeping shots to the outside once again. It helps me to see every shot and helps me settle in make simple saves for the most part." - Nick Schneider with his thoughts on tonight's win.
"I wasn't sure I'd even get a game when I came here. I'm just happy with the way things have worked out to this point and hopefully we can keep it going." - Schneider on his feelings of his three starts thus far and his confidence moving forward.
"I think that's what we've been most proud of over this last little while - our defensive checking game has been very good. We're not giving up as many quality chances against and as a result we're winning games against some very good teams. This is a real positive for us tonight." - Head Coach Ryan Huska with his thoughts on tonight's win.
"[Nick Schneider] was put into a situation with Kevin [Poulin] being out that he probably wasn't expecting, but he's handled it very well. He's looked unflappable for much of his time here and he's continuously given us a chance to win." - Coach Huska on the play of Nick Schneider.
"Kenny [Agostino] won an important puck battle along the half wall that started that play. Freddie [Hamilton] made a great play to get the puck to Kenny and Kenny has a great wrist shot. When he gets space and can get his shot away, he's dangerous." - Coach Huska on what he saw on the overtime game winner.
NEXT HOME GAME
STOCKTON HEAT vs. Ontario Reign
April 6 @ Stockton Arena
First 1000 fans receive a Heat player oversized trading card
Doors @ 6:00 p.m., Puck drop @ 7:00 p.m.
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