The Heat returned to the Stockton Arena for their last two home games of January. Heading into the weekend series with the Ontario Reign, the Heat were 2-2-0-1 in their own barn. Stockton has failed to beat the Reign this year, going 0-2-1, all on the road.
It was also Teddy Bear Toss on Saturday.
The Heat were coming into Friday’s tilt on the heels of back-to-back shutouts by Jon Gillies. On Wednesday, Andrew Mangiapane and Marek Hrivik made their one-game return to help the good guys beat the San Jose Barracuda 2-0. Mangiapane scored both goals (the last one an empty netter) while Hrivik led the team with three shots on goal.