SPECIAL TEAMS LEAD HEAT TO 3-1 WIN OVER ABBOTSFORD
The Canucks drew first blood with Guillaume Brisebois lighting the lamp 1:46 into the opening frame, but Jakob Pelletier scored with Stockton down a skater to even the game at a goal apiece through one period.
A hard-fought battle saw one goal scored in the second, Luke Philp tapping home a puck on the power play from a Martin Pospisil feed to give the Heat the edge at the 5:23 mark of the frame. The home team never relinquished the advantage, keeping the Canucks off the board and Justin Kirkland adding an empty-netter for the 3-1 win.
NOTABLE
- Jakob Pelletier’s shorthanded goal in the first period gave him the lead in Stockton’s goal-scoring race for the season (26) and tied him for the Heat team lead in SHG (2). His two shorthanded markers have come in Stockton’s last three games.
- With his 19th goal of the season, Luke Philp has matched his career high, set in 2019-20, also in 52 games. He has five more points this year than in his rookie season, all assists. Philp now has nine multi-point games on the year.
- Juuso Valimaki has assists in three consecutive games.
SPECIAL TEAMS
STK PP – 1-for-2
STK PK – 3-for-3
THREE STARS
First – Luke Philp (1g,1a)
Second – Jakob Pelletier (1g)
Third – Dustin Wolf (26 svs)
GOALIES
W – Dustin Wolf (26 saves on 27 shots faced)
L – Michael DiPietro (32 saves on 34 shots faced)