STOCKTON, Calif. – Emilio Pettersen netted his second goal of the campaign to start the scoring, but four unanswered goals helped the Ontario Reign (25-8-3-2) push past the Stockton Heat (26-8-3-1) by a 5-2 final score Friday at Stockton Arena.
The Reign built a 4-1 lead through two periods of play, answering Pettersen’s marker late in the first with a goal in the final three minutes of the opening frame before adding three in the second stanza, giving the visitors a three-goal edge through 40 minutes.
The Heat pushed back in the third, Byron Froese potting his 11th goal of the campaign 12:30 into the period, but Stockton was unable to draw closer than two before the Reign added an empty-netter for the decisive tally.
Stockton enters Saturday’s rematch a perfect 11-0-0-0 following losses this season.
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