Heat, Reign Clash at Stockton Arena
Published on February 11, 2022 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Stockton Heat News Release
Friday, February 11, 2022
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: Stockton Heat (26-7-3-1; 1st Pacific) vs. Ontario Reign (24-8-3-2; 2nd Pacific)
LOCATION: Stockton Arena | Stockton, California
TIME: 7:00 p.m. PST
TUNE IN: Today's game can be streamed on AHLTV, and the radio call is available on Fox Sports 1280 or online via Spreaker.
HEAT INDEX
The Stockton Heat and Ontario Reign meet in a battle of the top two teams in the Pacific Division, a two-game set Friday and Saturday at Stockton Arena. The Heat carry a five-game point streak into the front end of the back-to-back, 4-0-1-0 in that span, most recently with a pair of road wins over the Abbotsford Canucks last Thursday and Friday.
WHEN IT REIGNS, IT POURS
Just over a week after becoming Stockton's all-time leading goal scorer, Matthew Phillips will look to continue his impressive run against the Reign this season. The top-line winger has notched at least a point in all four meetings with Ontario, has a goal in three of four and has totaled seven points (3g, 4a) in the season series.
CUT THE POWER
The Stockton versus Ontario series features the AHL's best penalty kill and power play, respectively, and the Heat PK has done its part through four games. The Reign have a pair of goals in 14 trips to the man-advantage (14.3 percent), nearly half the pace of their overall, league-leading season clip of 27.6 percent. The Heat pace the AHL down a skater, operating at 89.3 percent this season (142-for-159) with 10 shorthanded goals.
NO TIME TO WASTE
Johannes Kinnvall had to wait until nearly the halfway point of the AHL season to make his debut after rehabbing a lower body injury suffered during preseason camp, but the blue-liner has made up for lost time with four assists in five games since entering the lineup. Three of Kinnvall's helpers have come on the power play, and he carries a three-game point streak into Friday's tilt.
HOME BODIES
The Heat have enjoyed playing at Stockton Arena so far this year, owning the AHL's best home record at 14-2-3-0 (.816 point percentage), narrowly besting the Utica Comets' record of 16-3-2-0 and .810 percentage. Stockton has outscored its opposition 61-38 on home ice, including a 2-1 win over the Reign in the lone matchup between the clubs in the Port City.
COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH
Stockton has separated itself from the pack in close games, owners of a 15-3-3-1 in games decided by one or two goals. All four games of the season series against Ontario have been decided by that thin margin, a differential in which the Reign are 10-6-3-2 on the year.
American Hockey League Stories from February 11, 2022
- Roadrunners Lead from Tape-To-Tape in 3-1 Road Win over Colorado Eagles - Tucson Roadrunners
- Teply's Second Multi-Goal Game of Year Propels Hogs over Wolves - Rockford IceHogs
- Three-Goal First Period Leads Tucson to 3-1 Win over Eagles - Colorado Eagles
- Griffins Fall to Wild, 6-1 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Wild Dismantle Griffins, Win 6-1 - Iowa Wild
- Amerks Open Road Swing with Shootout Loss in Providence - Rochester Americans
- P-Bruins Force Overtime Late, Beat Amerks, 3-2 - Providence Bruins
- Wolves' Valiant Rally Falls Short - Chicago Wolves
- Islanders Rally past Checkers - Bridgeport Islanders
- Admirals Top Stars Behind Three Power Play Goals - Texas Stars
- Phantoms Double-Up Bears 6-3 - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Penguins Filibustered by Senators in 2-1 Loss - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Checkers Drop Physical Battle with Islanders - Charlotte Checkers
- Wolf Pack Surrender Two Powerplay Goals, Fall 4-2 to Rival Thunderbirds - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Monsters Comeback Efforts Fall Short in 7-5 Loss to Comets - Cleveland Monsters
- Comets Hold off Monsters, Win 7-5 - Utica Comets
- Neal & Peca Launch T-Birds Past Wolf Pack - Springfield Thunderbirds
- Crunch Downed by Rocket, 2-1, in Overtime - Syracuse Crunch
- Phantoms Hand Bears 6-3 Loss Friday Night in Allentown - Hershey Bears
- 5 Things: Heat vs. Ontario - Stockton Heat
- Sikura Returns to Colorado Eagles - Colorado Eagles
- Roadrunners' Imama Suspended for Three Games - AHL
- Capitals Re-Assign Aliaksei Protas to Hershey - Hershey Bears
- Series Preview vs. Bakersfield: February 11 & 12 - Henderson Silver Knights
- Colin Chaulk Assumes Head Coaching Duties for the Condors - Bakersfield Condors
- Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Forward Max Cajkovic to Orlando Solar Bears - Syracuse Crunch
- Syracuse Crunch Announce Updated Attendance Policy Effective February 18 - Syracuse Crunch
- Chaput, Puustinen Return to WBS - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Heat, Reign Clash at Stockton Arena - Stockton Heat
- Teply and Hardman Return; Howarth to Miss Time - Rockford IceHogs
- Salute to Wrestling Night Set for March 6 - Milwaukee Admirals
- Wolf Pack Eye Revenge against Thunderbirds - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Toronto Marlies Sign Forward Bobby McMann to One-Year Contract Extension - Toronto Marlies
- Blue Jackets Assign Forward Carson Meyer to Monsters - Cleveland Monsters
- T-Birds Become Ice-O-Topes Saturday - Springfield Thunderbirds
- Game Preview: Bears at Phantoms, 7:05 p.m. - Hershey Bears
- IceHogs Begin Home-And-Home Series with Chicago Tonight - Rockford IceHogs
- Ustimenko Reassigned to Phantoms - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Game #39: Tucson at Colorado - Tucson Roadrunners
- Islanders and Checkers Clash Twice this Weekend - Bridgeport Islanders
- Wild Fall to Griffins in Overtime, 4-3 - Iowa Wild
- Griffins Outlast Wild in Overtime - Grand Rapids Griffins
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
