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TONIGHT’S GAME – The Colorado Eagles take on the Stockton Heat tonight for just the second time in team history.
THE SEASON SERIES – The Heat lead the season series 1-0 after Stockton’s 5-4 OT victory over Colorado last night. The Eagles will face Stockton a total of eight times during the regular season, with four of those eight games set to take place at the Budweiser Events Center.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES – Tonight marks the second meeting between the Eagles and Heat, both teams are members of the AHL’s Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
EAGLES’ LAST GAME (11/13) – The Stockton Heat scored with 1:22 remaining in regulation and netted the game-winner 2:48 into overtime to rally for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Eagles on Tuesday. Eagles forward Logan O’Connor scored a pair of goals, while fellow forward Martin Kaut registered a three-point night in the loss. Colorado scored two shorthanded goals in the contest, giving the team at least one shorthanded goal in each of their last three contests.
HEAT’S LAST GAME (11/13) – Same as above.
LAST MEETING (11/13) – Same as above.
UP NEXT FOR THE EAGLES –Colorado travels to face the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday, November 17th at 8:00pm MT at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
UP NEXT FOR THE HEAT – Stockton returns home to host the Tucson Roadrunners on Friday, November 16th.
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------NOTES & NUMBERS------FIRST GLANCE- This week’s games between Colorado and Stockton will be the first-ever meetings in team history. The COLORADO EAGLES Eagles and Heat are scheduled to face off eight times this PP: 15.6% (25th) season, as the two squads both compete in the AHL’s Pacific PK: 84.5% (7th) Division. Stockton is one of seven teams that Colorado will be facing for the first time this year, as the team embarks on its Recent Transactions: first season in the American Hockey League. Add (F) A.J. Greer --- Reassigned by Colorado (NHL) Delete (F) Caleb Herbert --- Reassigned to Utah (ECHL) POWERFUL- After failing to score on the power play in the first three games of the season, the Eagles have now scored STOCKTON HEAT 10 power play goals in their last 10 games, including five PP PP: 22.0% (10th) goals in their last five contests. What’s been equally PK: 76.1% (26th) impressive has been the team’s depth on the man-advantage, as those 10 power-play goals have been scored by five different goal-scorers.
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