Goaltender Joni Ortio got his first win in a Heat uniform Saturday night as the Stockton Heat defeated the Edmonton Oilers affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, on the road 3-2.
Ortio made 30 saves, including twelve in the third period, to guide the Heat in his second game since being reassigned by the Calgary Flames on Thursday. The Finn’s play earned him first star of the game honors.
"It was really nice," Ortio said. "That was the agenda coming into tonight – to have a bounce back game and give the guys a chance to win.