STOCKTON, Calif. – Behind two-goal efforts from Eetu Tuulola and Matthew Phillips, the Stockton Heat (40-12-4-1) overcame an early deficit by rattling off seven unanswered goals in a 7-1 victory over the visiting San Jose Barracuda (20-35-2-2) Saturday.
Jakob Pelletier pulled into a tie for Stockton’s all-time rookie scoring record with his 56th point of the season while Phillips matched the Heat high-mark for single-season goal scoring with his 26th and 27th markers of the campaign. With the win, Dustin Wolf became the fifth AHL goalie since 2000-01 to reach 30 victories in his rookie season.
The Barracuda took the early edge, Mason Jobst finding the back of the net 1:08 into the contest. The Heat pushed back with a pair in the first, Connor Zary tipping a puck past Zachary Sawchenko and Tuulola potting his first of the night, a short-side, shorthanded snipe to take a 2-1 edge into the first intermission.
Stockton added onto its lead in the second, Tuulola again finding the back of the net and Phillips getting his first of the night for a 4-1 cushion through 40. The home side then tacked on the exclamation point with three goals in the third, Glenn Gawdin, Phillips and Adam Ruzicka lighting the lamp to seal the win.
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