Stockton's Season Comes to a Close Tuesday in Chicago
June 14, 2022 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Stockton Heat News Release
ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Stockton Heat's record-breaking season came to a close Tuesday with a 3-0 loss at Chicago, the Wolves taking the Western Conference Finals by a count of 4-2.
The teams played to a 0-0 stalemate through nearly two and a half periods of play, Ivan Lodnia breaking the seal with a score 8:35 into the final period. Andrew Poturalski then doubled the home team's edge with 1:20 to play, finding the back of the net on a breakaway, and Josh Leivo capped the scoring with an empty-netter in the final minute.
Heat goalie Dustin Wolf was strong with 35 saves on 37 shots faced in the game, while Pyotr Kochetkov earned a shutout with 28 stops on 28 pucks that came his way.
NOTABLE
Chicago scored first in all six games of the series.
The Heat finish the postseason with a record of 8-5. They were the 20th team in AHL history to force a sixth game after trailing 3-0 in a best-of-seven.
SPECIAL TEAMS
STK PP - 0-for-5
STK PK - 3-for-3
THREE STARS
First - Pyotr Kochetkov (28 svs)
Second - Ivan Lodnia (1g)
Third - Andrew Poturalski (1g)
GOALIES
W - Pyotr Kochetkov (28 saves on 28 shots faced)
L - Dustin Wolf (35 saves on 37 shots faced)
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