HEAT BATTLE FOR OT WIN OVER BARRACUDA
STOCKTON, Calif. – Juuso Valimaki delivered his second goal in as many games, this one the game-clincher in the opening minute of overtime to lift the Stockton Heat (31-9-4-1) to a 4-3 win over the San Jose Barracuda (16-28-2-0) Saturday at Stockton Arena.
The defenseman finished with two points on the night, a goal and an assist, one of three Heat skaters to have two-point efforts in the contest as he was joined by forwards Luke Philp and Emilio Pettersen.
NOTABLE
- Kevin Gravel skated in his 250th AHL game.
- Emilio Pettersen notched his second multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist, his last coming December 11 against Tucson.
- Luke Philp moved to second on the Heat with his 17th goal of the campaign, trailing only Matthew Phillips’ 20. He tallied his seventh multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist.
- Dmitry Zavgorodniy notched his first point of the season with an assist on Pettersen’s goal.
- Juuso Valimaki has goals in back-to-back games and three points (2g,1a) in Stockton’s last two games.
SPECIAL TEAMS
STK PP – 0-for-0
STK PK – 0-for-0
THREE STARS
First – Juuso Valimaki (1g,1a)
Second – Emilio Pettersen (1g,1a)
Third – Luke Philp (1g,1a)
GOALIES
W – Dustin Wolf (28 saves on 31 shots faced)
OTL – Alexei Melnichuk (34 saves on 38 shots faced)