The Heat returned to the Stockton Arena after a disappointing 0-2-1 road trip that saw Jon Gillies in net for all three. The defense (or what passes as defense) didn’t do him any favors, but still he needed to be better than 0.889 SV% and 3.73 GAA for those three games. At least those numbers were better than his season numbers.
The Heat cannot continue to give up an average of 33 SOG and expect to win. While defenseman Marcus Hogstrom made his Heat debut on the trip, playing two games with no points and a -3, he did not suit up on Saturday.