Stockton Heat 21/22 General Discussion

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PELLETIER HAT TRICK POWERS HEAT PAST GULLS

STOCKTON, Calif. – A Jakob Pelletier hat trick alongside multi-point nights from Glenn Gawdin and Connor Zary and a 31-save effort from Dustin Wolf helped the Stockton Heat (32-9-4-1) earn a 5-2 win over the visiting San Diego Gulls (19-25-2-0) Wednesday night at Stockton Arena.


NOTABLE

• Jakob Pelletier’s hat trick was Stockton’s fifth of the season, first since Matthew Phillips netting three at Abbotsford on February 3.
• Pelletier has 10 points and four goals in six games against San Diego on the year.
• Glenn Gawdin and Connor Mackey notched their 13th and ninth multi-point games of the season, respectively. Gawdin now leads the Heat with 13 multi-point efforts.
• Stockton is now 23-1-1-0 on the year when scoring on the power play.
• The Heat finish the season 3-1-0-0 against San Diego at Stockton Arena.

SPECIAL TEAMS
STK PP – 1-for-2
STK PK – 2-for-2
THREE STARS
First – Jakob Pelletier (3g)
Second – Dustin Wolf (31 svs)
Third – Connor Mackey (2a)
GOALIES
W – Dustin Wolf (31 saves on 33 shots faced)
L – Lukas Dostal (42 saves on 46 shots faced)

[agulati]

Excited for Pelletier to get an opportunity with the main club next year.

Did Zary also have a multi-point night, or was that supposed to be Mackey?

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Originally Posted by agulati

Excited for Pelletier to get an opportunity with the main club next year.

Did Zary also have a multi-point night, or was that supposed to be Mackey?

Clearly the report was wrong, good pickup. Zary got 1 assist. Mackey, Gawdin and Pelts with multi's.

[agulati]

Still, great to see Zary get on the scoresheet.

[Reggie Dunlop]

6-5 Shoot Out win for the Heat over the SJ Barracuda.

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HEAT RALLY FOR SHOOTOUT WIN FRIDAY IN SAN JOSE

With multi-point efforts from Jakob Pelletier, Matthew Phillips and Juuso Valimaki, the Stockton Heat (33-9-4-1) erased a pair of two-goal, third-period deficits en route to a 6-5 shootout win over the San Jose Barracuda (18-28-2-1) Friday at the SAP Center. A scoreless first period played out before an explosive second that saw the teams trade goals throughout, with the Barracuda taking a 3-2 lead into the second intermission. Joachim Blichfeld lit the lamp 2:07 into the second stanza before Emilio Pettersen responded 27 seconds later to tie the game at one. Evan Weinger then pushed the home team ahead once again at the 4:53 mark, but the lead was short lived as Pelletier found the back of the net 1:12 later.



NOTABLE

• Emilio Pettersen pushed his scoring streak to three games with his second period goal, his second profession three-game point run and first since early March of the 2020-21 season.
• Jakob Pelletier’s 20th goal of the season made him the fourth Heat rookie to hit the 20-goal mark all-time, joining Mark Jankowski (27), Andrew Mangiapane (20) and Spencer Foo (20), and he’s one of two AHL rookies with 20 or more goals on the campaign (Alexander Holtz, Utica – 21).
• Mark Simpson notched his second multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist, both coming in the past month.
• Walker Duehr extended his goal-scoring streak to three games with his third period goal.
• Stockton has won five of six games decided in shootouts this season.
• The Heat have won eight consecutive games against San Jose at the SAP Center.

SPECIAL TEAMS
STK PP – 0-for-3
STK PK – 1-for-4


GOALIES
W – Adam Werner (20 saves on 25 shots faced, 3 saves on 6 shootout attempts)
SOL – Zachary Emond (33 saves on 38 shots faced, 2 saves on 6 shootout attempts)

[Heavy Jack]

Multiple point nights for Phillips (1G 1A) Pelletier (1G 1A) and Valimaki (2 A) who all connected on two scoring plays including the game tying goal with 1:40 left. Really good to see Valimaki putting his pro game back together and Phillips + Pelletier continues to be a lethal forward tandem.

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[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Hat Trick tonight for Jakob Pelletier as the Heat defeat the San Diego Gulls.

I think it's time to get genuinely excited about the kid.

Woever is just getting excited is late to the party

[Reggie Dunlop]

Stockton defeats the SJ Barracuda 6-3.

Scorers: Tuulola, Pettersen (2), Gallant, Philp, Froese. Wolf with the win.

Pettersen scored one on a Penalty Shot.

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HEAT EARN COMEBACK WIN SATURDAY, 6-3 OVER SAN JOSE

STOCKTON, Calif. – Behind a two-goal effort from Emilio Pettersen and multi-point nights from Connor Mackey, Mark Simpson, Justin Kirkland and Eetu Tuulola, the Stockton Heat (34-9-4-1) rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a 6-3 win over the San Jose Barracuda (18-29-2-1) Saturday at Stockton Arena.
It was the second time in as many nights that the Heat escaped a two-goal hole against the divisional foe, and has the Heat tied for most wins in a season in team history with 34.


NOTABLE

• Eetu Tuulola matched his career-best scoring output of 10 goals, set in his rookie season in 2019-20, when he played 50 games.
• With two assists in the game, Connor Mackey became the fourth Heat defenseman to register a 30-point season (5g, 26a). He’s the first since the 2017-18 season, when Rasmus Andersson (9g, 30a), Tyler Wotherspoon (7g, 30a) and Oliver Kylington (7g, 28a) reached the milestone.

SPECIAL TEAMS
STK PP – 1-for-3
STK PK – 2-for-4
THREE STARS
First – Emilio Pettersen (2g)
Second – Alex Gallant (1g)
Third – Eetu Tuulola (1g,1a)
GOALIES
W – Dustin Wolf (30 saves on 33 shots faced)
L – Alexei Melnichuk (34 saves on 40 shots faced)

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Heat play the Bakersfield Vultures tonight.

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5 THINGS: HEAT vs. BAKERSFIELD, 3.14.22

STOCKTON HEAT (34-9-4-1) vs BAKERSFIELD CONDORS (24-15-4-5)

6:30 p.m. PST | Broadcast: AHLTV, Fox Sports 1280, Spreaker

Leading Scorers Heat:
Goals – Matthew Phillips (21)
Points – Matthew Phillips (50)


Condors:
Goals – Seth Griffith (20)
Points – Seth Griffith (53)


1. HEAT INDEX
The hottest team in the AHL and the Bakersfield Condors clash Monday at Stockton Arena


2. THIS, THAT, THE OTHER
THIS… Stockton has been flexing its depth scoring over the recent stretch of games, the third and fourth lines combining for 16 points and 10 goals in the Heat’s last three bouts.



3. PLAYERS TO WATCH
Heat – Emilio Pettersen
Pettersen rides a career-long, four-game scoring streak into tonight’s game with four goals and two assists

Stockton Heat are the hottest team in the AHL — but team's future in Stockton anything but certain

The Stockton Heat are this year’s top team in the American Hockey League. With new leadership, local talent and the team in position to battle for their first playoff series win ever, it's an exciting time to be a hockey fan in Stockton — but the team’s future in town is far from certain.

[Sandman]

Fantastic write-ups, Cheese-including GDT, summaries, etc!!

[Enoch Root]

Fun Fact:

The NHL Pacific Division and the AHL Pacific Division look shockingly similar this year

NHL
1) Flames
2) Kings
3) Oilers
4) Knights
5) Canucks
6) Ducks
7) Sharks

AHL (ignoring non-Pacific affiliates)
1) Heat
2) Reign (Kings)
3) Condors (Oilers)
4) Canucks
5) Knights
6) Gulls (Ducks)
7) Barracuda (Sharks)

[Enoch Root]

Pelletier with the PP marker, 1-0 over the no goods

[Sandman]

1st star was Pelletier with 2g, 2nd star was Wolf with 30/31 saves, 3rd star was Tuulola with 1g. We gots to call up JP for a look-see!

Heat win 3-1.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Pelletier is a handful to defend against, at least he was against the Bakersfield No Goods.

Kid's got a non-stop motor.

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ROOKIES LEAD IN STOCKTON’S TEAM-RECORD 35TH WIN OF THE SEASON

The rookies led the way for the Stockton Heat (35-9-4-1) en route to a Monday victory with Jakob Pelletier scoring twice and Dustin Wolf stopping 30 of 31 shots faced in a 3-1 win over the visiting Bakersfield Condors (24-16-4-5) at Stockton Arena. With the victory, Stockton has set a new club record with 35 wins on the year, besting the previous high of 34 set in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. The Heat have also clinched the season series against the Condors with their sixth win through seven games of the 10-game set.


NOTABLE

• With his 21st and 22nd goals of the season, Jakob Pelletier surpassed the rookie season totals of 20 from Andrew Mangiapane in 2016-17 and Spencer Foo in 2017-18. He now trails only Mark Jankowski’s 27 markers. He has six goals in Stockton’s last four games.
• Eetu Tuulola has set a career best for goals in a season with his 11th of the year.
• The Heat are now 26-1-3-0 on the year when scoring first and 25-1-1-0 when scoring a power play goal.

SPECIAL TEAMS
STK PP – 1-for-4
STK PK – 3-for-3


THREE STARS
First – Jakob Pelletier (2g)
Second – Dustin Wolf (30 svs)
Third – Eetu Tuulola (1g)


GOALIES
W – Dustin Wolf (30 saves on 31 shots faced)
L – Stuart Skinner (25 saves on 27 shots faced)