TUCSON, Ariz. – Behind two goals from Ilya Solovyov, another clean sheet from the penalty kill and a 29-save effort from Dustin Wolf, the Stockton Heat (15-2-2-1) remained undefeated following setbacks this season with an emphatic 5-1 win over the Tucson Roadrunners (9-8-1-0) Saturday at the Tucson Convention Center Arena.
Glenn Gawdin kept the hot hand offensively, breaking the ice on the evening’s scoring in the final five minutes of the first frame. His score was followed 70 seconds later by Solovyov’s first AHL marker to give the visiting team a 2-0 edge through 20 minutes.
The teams traded goals in the second, Stockton’s Connor Zary notching his third goal in the last five games for a 3-0 edge before Tucson’s Ryan McGregor found the back of the net with 12 ticks left on the clock, producing a 3-1 score after two periods.
The third was all Heat on the scoreboard, with Emilio Pettersen and Solovyov each lighting the lamp for the decisive 5-1 final.
Stockton once again went 3-for-3 down a skater, finishing the weekend 6-for-6 on the penalty kill. The Heat earned three of a possible four points on the weekend and have now taken six of a possible eight from Tucson on the year.
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