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Stockton Looks to Bounce Back against Tucson

March 16, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Stockton Heat News Release


Saturday, March 16, 2019

Arena: Stockton Arena

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2019

Time: 6:00 p.m. PST

Broadcast: Watch a stream of the game on AHLTV or at watch parties at Channel Brewing Co. or Port City Bar & Grill. Stockton's radio call of the game is available on Spreaker and iHeartRadio.

For live, in-game tweets, follow the Heat on Twitter @AHLHeat. Stay tuned for the Chase Chevrolet Big Moment of the Game for a chance to win a puck signed by Marcus Hogstrom.

TONIGHT

The Heat look to bounce back from a 3-1 Friday night setback at the hands of the Tucson Roadrunners, a defensive battle that saw Lane Pederson earn first star of the night with a goal and an assist.

The contest is the final meeting of the season between the Heat and Roadrunners, with Tucson owning a two-games-to-one advantage at Stockton Arena.

THE JUUS IS LOOSE

Juuso Valimaki scored the Heat's lone goal in Friday's game after jumping in on a rush, crashing the net and beating Adin Hill. The 20-year-old blue-liner has points in three-straight games with a goal and three assists.

PK PROWESS

The Heat penalty kill has been dominant on home ice over the last 11 games, holding the opponents scoreless on the man-advantage in 39 of the last 41 shorthanded situations over that span. In those 11 games, the Heat PK has outscored the opponent power play units by a combined 5-2.

GILLIES' GOAL

Jon Gillies made his 10th-straight start for the Heat in Friday's game, turning away 30 of 32 shots faced in the game. Over that span, Gillies owns a 6-3-0-1 record and boasts a .922 SVP with 30 or more saves in six of Stockton's last seven games.

'THE DUBE' ABIDES

Rookie forward Dillon Dube earned AHL Player of the Week honors for last week's three-game effort which totaled seven points (4g,3a), two shorthanded goals and a plus-4 rating. The Flames prospect capped his impressive showing with a four-point (2g,2a) outburst against the San Jose Barracuda on Sunday.

BIG ON SHORTIES

The Heat lead the AHL in shorthanded goals on the year after a recent stretch with eight scores on the PK over the club's last nine games for a total of 16 on the season. Dillon Dube netted the last shortie for Stockton, his first of four points in Sunday's matinee at San Jose.

COMING AND GOING

A trio of recent transactions has Stockton's lineup looking different than it did entering last weekend's games as Alan Quine and Michael Stone were recalled by the Calgary Flames and Curtis Lazar returned from several weeks with the NHL club. Lazar, the Heat's AHL All-Star Classic representative, has 36 points (16g,20a) in 47 games with the Heat this year.


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