[GDT] Heat vs Comets - March 14th @ 8pm MST & March 15th @ 8pm MST

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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

Listen Live : http://www.teamradio.ca/abbotsford-heat/

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AHLHeatInGame

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We will at least have enough forwards to play forward tonight. Jones and Baertschi are confirmed out:

Brandon Astle ‏@brandon_astle 3m
Add Blair Jones to the walking wounded. Although does not look to be serious, will not play tonight. Neither will Baertschi. He skated today

Brandon Astle ‏@brandon_astle 3m
Reinhart, Miller, and Connolly will all dress. Elson is back. No need for any defenceman to play forward!

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FYI - The Heat Radio link is giving a 404 error and currently CIVL does not have the game on their station.

Could not hear the coaches comments or starting lineups.

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AHLHeat In Game ‏@AHLHeatInGame 28s
#AHLHeat Starting Lineup: Davies and Billins start on Defence. Miller, Bancks and Elson are at Forward. Roy goes between the pipes.

Roy
Davies-Billins
Miller-Bancks-Elson

Pretty sure that's a 4th line starting there...

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Puck has dropped for the 1st (as per Heat's Twitter...neither radio link works still. AHL Live Subscription expired. Dark times here, dark times)

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As per PMM on Twitter, the lines for tonight are:

Reinhart-Locke-Jooris
Trupp-Olson-Street
Kremyr-Connolly-Lyon
Miller-Bancks-Elson

Breen-Lafranchise
Billins-Davies
O'Brien-Smith.

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Heat going to the PK

AHLHeat In Game ‏@AHLHeatInGame 10s
#AHLHeat penalty to Lyon (@BLyon9) 2 minutes for Cross Checking. #Comets get the first PP of the game.

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CIVL Radio is back up and running now!

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Heat go to their first PP as Biega goes off for Cross-Checking

Last week, they were 0/11 in 4 games.

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HEAT GOAL!

Josh Jooris - PP Goal!

1-0 Heat

Assist to Reinhart and LaFranchise

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Heat going back to the PP as Negrin is going to the box for tripping.

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Both Locke and Street with great chances on the PP, but couldn't get one in.

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End of the 1st Period

1-0 Heat

Shots on Goal: 10-7 Comets

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Puck has dropped for the 2nd period

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Heat go to their 3rd PP early in the second. Biega going back to the box for tripping.

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Bancks going off for Hooking. Comets go to their 2nd PP of the game.

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Another hooking call against the Heat. Olson going off.

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Friesen and Jooris will get 5 each for fighting.

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Heat going on a 5 on 3. Friesen got an extra 2 for roughing, then Welsh with a closing the hand on the puck penalty.

1:07 5 on 3

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49 seconds left on the PP