STOCKTON, Calif. – The rookies led the way for the Stockton Heat (35-9-4-1) en route to a Monday victory with Jakob Pelletier scoring twice and Dustin Wolf stopping 30 of 31 shots faced in a 3-1 win over the visiting Bakersfield Condors (24-16-4-5) at Stockton Arena.
With the victory, Stockton has set a new club record with 35 wins on the year, besting the previous high of 34 set in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. The Heat have also clinched the season series against the Condors with their sixth win through seven games of the 10-game set.
Pelletier notched the game’s first goal, beating Stuart Skinner on a rebound for a power play goal 17:24 into the first, assists to Justin Kirkland and Johannes Kinnvall. Stockton then doubled its lead in the second frame, Eetu Tuulola stealing the puck near center red and beating Skinner on a partial breakaway for the 2-0 edge through 40 minutes.
The teams each got a goal late in the third, with the shutout bid for Wolf falling just short, Bakersfield scoring its lone goal of the game with just 1:14 remaining. Pelletier followed with an empty-netter 42 seconds later to seal the 3-1 win.
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