[Freeway]

The Heat hit the road for the first game of a five-game road trip!

ABBOTSFORD HEAT (9-1-1-2)
at
ROCHESTER AMERICANS (8-5-0-0)

Game-Time: 5:05pm MT (7:05pm ET)
TV: AHL Live (subscription)
Radio: AbbotsfordHeat.com and TeamRadio.ca

Roster Report:
-Barry Brust is a period away from the AHL shutout streak record. He may start.
-Greg Nemisz, Lance Bouma and Akim Aliu remain OUT with injuries. David Eddy hasn't played since October 26 and it's believed that he's injured, but it's not confirmed.
-Quintin Laing was the healthy veteran scratch last game and will likely cycle back in. Zack McKelvie was the healthy defenseman scratch last game, as well. Also not dressing last game as healthy scratches were Danny Taylor and Adam Estoclet.
-The Heat are carrying 3 goalies, 7 defensemen and 14 forwards. (So, in short, they have 4 extra healthy bodies traveling with the club.)

Head-to-Head:
-This is their first meeting this season. Abbotsford took three out of four games against the Americans last season.

Special Teams:
-Abbotsford: PP at 22.4% (4th), PK at 96.2% (1st)
-Rochester: PP at 20.3% (9th), PK at 80.3% (23rd)

Goaltenders:
-Abbotsford: Danny Taylor (4-2-1, 1 SO, 1.69 GAA), Barry Brust (4-0-0, 3 SO, 0.25 GAA), Leland Irving (1-0-1, 0 SO, 2.40 GAA)
-Rochester: David Leggio (8-4-0, 0 SO, 2.88 GAA), Connor Knapp (0-1-0, 0 SO, 4.06 GAA)

Leaders:
-Goals: ABB Roman Horak (10) / ROC T.J. Brennan (7)
-Assists: ABB Ben Walter (10) / ROC Marcus Foligno & Cody Hodgson (9)
-Points: ABB Sven Baertschi & Ben Walter (13) / ROC Marcus Foligno (15)
-Penalty Minutes: ABB Joe Piskula (28) / ROC Nick Tarnasky (62)
-Plus/Minus: ABB Chris Breen (+12) / ROC Brayden McNabb (+7)
-Game-Winning Goals: ABB Roman Horak (3) / ROC Marcus Foligno (2)