ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Nick DeSimone and Luke Philp lit the lamp early in the third period, but the Stockton Heat (30-9-3-1) could not overcome a three-goal deficit as the Abbotsford Canucks (22-17-3-1) held a Heat comeback bid at bay in a 6-2 final Sunday at the Abbotsford Centre.
The Canucks were able to build a lead in the first two periods behind stellar work from netminder Michael DiPietro and opportunistic scoring, the Canucks taking a 3-0 lead in the first 40 minutes with 27 saves from DiPietro and goals from Nic Petan, Sheldon Dries and Jared Lukosevicius out of 13 shots on goal.
The Heat came out firing in the third period, goals from DeSimone and Philp in the first five minutes of the final frame, but the Canucks responded with a John Stevens score five minutes later to put the game out of reach and then two empty-netters to seal the 6-2 tally.
Stockton conceded a season-low 18 shots on goal in the contest and wrap the month of February with a 6-1-1-0 record.
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