HEAT INDEX: Rittich Stars in Two Big Wins for the Heat

David Rittich has allowed only one goal in his last three starts and earned his second career AHL shutout on Saturday

 

Records
Last Week’s Record: 2-0-0-0, 4 points
Overall Record: 8-3-1-0, 0.708 Points Percentage, 2nd in the Pacific Division

Last Week’s Results
Nov. 18 – Stockton Heat 2 vs. Ontario Reign 1 (OT)
Nov. 19 – Stockton Heat 2 at Bakersfield Condors 0

This Week’s Schedule
Wed. Nov. 23 – Stockton Heat at Ontario Reign – Citizens Business Bank Arena (7:00 p.m.)
Sat. Nov. 26  –  Stockton Heat at Tucson Roadrunners – Tucson Convention Center (6:05 p.m. PST)
Sun. Nov. 27  – Stockton Heat at Tucson Roadrunners – Tucson Convention Center (3:05 p.m. PST)

Recent Transactions
11/21 – Keegan Kanzig recalled by the Calgary Flames to Stockton from Adirondack
11/14 – Roman Dyukov reassigned to Adirondack from Stockton

Team Leaders
Goals: Morgan Klimchuk & Andrew Mangiapane with 5
Assists: Mark Jankowski with 9
Points: Mark Jankowski with 12
PIMs: Ryan Lomberg with 35 PIMS
Wins: Jon Gillies with 4
Losses: David Rittich with 2
GAA: David Rittich with 1.60 (Among Heat Goalies who’ve played 5 games or more)
SV%: David Rittich with 0.939 (Among Heat Goalies who’ve played 5 games or more)

Team Stats
Goals For: Week: 4 | Overall: 45
Goals Against: Week: 1 | Overall: 29
Power Play: 10-55 (18.2%), T-12th in AHL
Penalty Kill: 49-56 (87.5%), T-5th in AHL

 

Records vs. Opponents

Pacific Division
Bakersfield (1-0-0-0)
Ontario (1-0-0-0)
San Antonio (1-1-0-0)
San Diego (3-0-0-0)
San Jose (1-0-0-0)
Texas (1-0-0-0)
Tucson (0-2-1-0)
TOTALS vs. PACIFIC: (8-3-1-0)

Central Division:
Charlotte (0-0-0-0)
Grand Rapids (0-0-0-0)
Milwaukee (0-0-0-0)
TOTALS vs. CENTRAL: (0-0-0-0)

Calgary Flames (NHL)
Record Last Week: 3-1-0, 6 points
Record Overall: 8-11-1, 17 points,  5^th in Pacific Division
This Week’s Schedule:
Mon. Nov. 21 – Flames at Buffalo (4:00 p.m. PST)
Wed. Nov. 23 – Flames at Columbus (4:00 p.m. PST)
Fri. Nov. 25 – Flames at Boston (4:30 p.m. PST)
Sun. Nov. 27 – Flames at Philadelphia (4:30 p.m. PST)

Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Record Last Week: 2-1-0, 4 points
Record Overall: 9-3-3, 21 points, 2nd in East Division
This Week’s Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 22 – Thunder vs. Florida (4:00 p.m. PST)
Sat. Nov. 26 – Thunder vs. Florida (4:00 p.m. PST)

News and Notes

• Stockton has the fifth best win percentage this season among the entire AHL
• The Heat have allowed a league low of 29 goals against in 12 games this season
  • The team ranks third in the AHL averaging 2.42 goals against per game this season
• The Heat have scored 45 goals this season, the most among all California and Arizona based teams in the Pacific
  • The Heat are tied with the Texas Stars, averaging 3.75 goals for per game
    • Texas has scored 60 goals in 16 games played
• David Rittich ranks second among qualified goalies (240+ minutes played) with a 1.60 goals-against-average
  • He ranks third with a 0.939 save-percentage
  • Rittich is tied for third with 2 shutouts this season
  • His three-game winning streak ties him for the most consecutive wins in Heat history joining Joni Ortio and Kevin Poulin
  • His two shutouts ties him for first on the team’s all-time shutouts list with Jon Gillies and Kevin Poulin
  • Second quickest rookie goaltender to post 2 shutouts in his career, accomplishing this feat just 5 games into his AHL career
    • Jon Gillies was the quickest, posting 2 shutouts in three games last season
• Mark Jankowski is tied for the fourth most points among AHL rookies with 12
  • He’s tied for second among AHL rookies with 9 assists, just one assist behind rookie points leader Jake Guentzel
• Andrew Mangiapane is tied for 10th most points among AHL rookies with 10
  • He’s tied for second among AHL rookies with 3 power-play goals
• Ryan Lomberg is tied for third among AHL rookies with 35 penalty minutes and is tied for the most major penalties among AHL rookies
  • All of Lomberg’s major penalties have been for fighting
• The Heat won their first overtime game of the season on November 18 at home against the Ontario Reign
  • Matt Bailey scored the OT winner, which was the forward’s first pro game winning goal in his 122 game AHL career
• Stockton scores 39% of their 45 goals in the second period, outscoring opponents by 13 goals (19-6)
• The team ranks sixth in the AHL, averaging 32.58 shots-per-game
• No Heat player has scored more than one game winner this season except for Andrew Mangiapane who has scored two
• Stockton has killed off 26 of their last 27 penalties, going five-straight without allowing a power-play goal
  • The Heat have only scored one power-play goal in their last 15 opportunities
• Former Stockton Heat forward Garnet Hathaway scored his first NHL goal on Sunday, November 20 in a win for the Calgary Flames in the team’s final contest at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit

Approaching Milestones

• Tyler Wotherspoon is 2 points away from 50 in his AHL career
  • He’s also 8 assists shy of 50 in his AHL career
• Hunter Smith is 3 PIMS away from 100 in his AHL career
• Emile Poirier is 4 assists away from 50 in his AHL career
• Matt Frattin is 14 games away from 200 in his AHL career
• Jamie Devane is 15 games away from 200 in his AHL career

Recently Accomplished Milestones

• Matt Bailey recorded his first ever game winning goal in the AHL on November 18 in overtime