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Abbotsford Heat (33-21-5-2) vs Utica Comets (Vancouver Canucks) (26-26-3-4)

Friday March 14th @ 8pm MST
Saturday March 15th @ 8pm MST

Notes:

• Comets lead the season series 6-1-1-0
• Comets have outscored the Heat 26-17 in the first 8 games of the series
• 4 games remain in the 12 game season series
• Heat are on a 8 game losing streak (1-6-2-1 in their last 10) and while the Comets have a 4 game winning streak (7-3-0-0 in their last 10)

Standings:

• 2nd in the West Division (7 pts behind the Stars, 7 pts ahead of the Barons)
• 5th in the Western Conference (7 pts behind the Stars)
• 5th in the AHL on the PP (21.5%)
• 27th in the AHL on the PK (79.3%)

Roster Notes

• DEL – Knackstedt (released from PTO)
• ADD – Reinhart (YAY!), Connolly (recall from Alaska), Tim Miller (trade with San Antonio), Garnet Hathaway (signed to SPC)
• On Flames Roster – Hanowski, Ortio, Granlund (IR), Wotherspoon, MacDonald, Knight

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Reinhart - 4g in 3 games
• Olson - 4g, 4a in 10 games
• Locke - 12a in 14 games
• Street - 6g, 9a in last 14 games
• Baertschi - 3g, 3a in 4 games (injured)
• Granlund - 7g, 9a in last 12 games (recalled)

Injuries:

• Michael Ferland (Knee) – Out for Season
• Patrick Sieloff (Infection) – Unknown
• Adrian Foster (Lower Body) – Week to Week
• Trevor Gillies (Upper Body) – Day to Day
• Sven Baertschi (Middle Body) – Doubtful for weekend
• Blair Jones (Unknown) – Doubtful for weekend

Preview from Abbotsford Heat Website: http://www.abbotsfordheat.com/news/?article_id=806

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