GDT: Heat at Rochester, 5:05pm MT

[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)

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Heat today, homework tomorrow, Heat/Stamps/Lions on Sunday... it'll be a good weekend.

[kirant]

Has anybody seen much of McNabb? I really liked him when he was on the Ice and looked good last year on the stat line.

[rabenson000]

Barry Brust (4-0-0, 3 SO, 0.25 GAA)
PK at 96.2% (1st)

That is mind blowing

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Alright, there's more hockey tonight than I have the ability to watch: 2 NCAA games (thanks alot, SureLoss), Heat game, and Kulak's Giants are on Sportsnet tonight.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Irving is starting. Anyone ever heard of this guy?

[XeO]

booooo 0 - 1 for the Americans.

Weaves past Lamb and then past the goalie

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Oh man, Varone scored on Irving. 1-0 Amerks.

[MyFlamesFirst]

Pull Irving. Kidding..kinda

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

So amateur just to focus the camera on the jumbotron.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

The Heat are looking pretty lethargic out there. Don't want to sound like a Canucks fan, but they look like they're dealing with the effects of the travel already.

[Short Shift]

Damn fine chance by Max Power.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

What a find by Weisbrod to find Olson. If he keeps this up throughout the whole year, he should probably be considered a Flames prospect and not just an AHL filler.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Jeez, Rochester has good looking women haha.

[MyFlamesFirst]

Brodie is not a kisser i guess..

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Oh my god!! Irving with absolutely robbery!! He pulling a Kipper on that one... as in he stopped an open net goal with his stick.

[AC]

Irving with the "save of the season for the Heat so far".

Goal-line paddle save.

[Short Shift]

Yeah, that save was Kipperific.

[BACKCHECK!!!]

Kolanos with the bobble of the year at the goalmouth there.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

1-0 after the first period. Should've been 2-0, but Irving stole one in Kipper-like style.