The Stockton Heat will look to rebound on Saturday after Friday’s heartbreaking 5–4 shootout loss to the Tucson Roadrunners.
Despite outshooting Tucson 51–31 through regulation and overtime, the Heat entered the skills competition knotted at four goals apiece with their opponents. Stockton goaltender Adam Werner had a game to forget, making just 21 saves on 25 shots in regulation while his counterpart, Ivan Prosvetov, stopped 45 of 49.
With the loss, Werner fell to 4–2–1 on the season with an .880 save percentage. Conversely, Saturday’s projected starter, Dustin Wolf, is still undefeated in regulation this season with a 10–0–2 line.