5 THINGS: HEAT at COL, 3.18.22
STOCKTON HEAT (35-10-4-1) at COLORADO EAGLES (29-17-4-3)
6:05 p.m. PDT | Broadcast: AHLTV, Fox Sports 1280, Spreaker
Leading Scorers
Heat:
Goals – Jakob Pelletier (22)
Points – Matthew Phillips (50)
Eagles:
Goals – Kiefer Sherwood (27)
Points – Kiefer Sherwood/Dylan Sikura (51)
Special Teams
Heat:
PP – 39-for-207, 18.8% (t-21st)/PK – 187-for-215, 87.0% (1st)
Eagles:
PP – 42-for-233, 18.0% (t-24th)/PK – 161-for-204, 78.9% (24th)
HEAT INDEX
It’s there for the taking. Stockton can seal its postseason fate on Friday with a win, overtime loss or shootout loss, a point away from clinching the team’s second-ever postseason berth.
THE OTHER… The Heat hope to continue a trend of strong road play, touting a Pacific Division-leading 15-6-0-1 record in opponents’ barns on the season. The Heat are second in the AHL on the road with a .705 points percentage and have outscore opponents 82-66 in games played away from Stockton Arena.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Heat – Walker Duehr
Duehr has three points and a pair of goals in five games against the Eagles this season.