Fresh off a commanding 4–1 victory over the San Diego Gulls on Friday, the Stockton Heat will get right back at it against the same opponent on Saturday night.

@Juuso Valimaki made his season debut for the Heat on Friday but it was fellow defenceman @Connor Mackey who scored twice in the Stockton win. Valimaki picked up the primary helper on Mackey&#8217;s second goal.
@Adam Werner will likely start for Stockton on Saturday. The 24-year-old Swede has struggled as of late, having allowed 10 goals in his last two appearances, and has an .882 save percentage and a 4–2–0 record in his first six games with the Heat.
@Martin Pospisil and @Connor Zary also scored for Stockton on Friday. @Matthew Phillips (COVID protocol) remains questionable for Saturday&#8217;s game.
FlamesNation contributor Mike Gould will be in attendance at tonight&#8217;s Heat game and will provide live updates from Stockton Arena on <a href="https://twitter.com/miketgould">Twitter</a>.
<h2>Projected lineups</h2>
These combinations are based, in part, on those used in these teams’ respective previous games. 
Stockton
@Jakob Pelletier – @Glenn Gawdin – @Luke Philp 
@Martin Pospisil – @Connor Zary – @Emilio Pettersen 
@Justin Kirkland – @Byron Froese – @Walker Duehr 
@Alex Gallant – @Ryan Olsen – @Eetu Tuulola
@Connor Mackey – @Andy Welinski 
@Juuso Valimaki – @Colton Poolman 
@Ilya Solovyov – @Nick DeSimone
@Adam Werner 
@Dustin Wolf
San Diego
@Greg Printz – Danny O&#8217;Regan – @Jacob Perreault 
@Alex Limoges – @Benoit-Olivier Groulx – @Bryce Kindopp 
@Brayden Tracey – @Jack Badini – @Hunter Drew 
@Maxim Golod – @Vincent Marleau – @Morgan Adams-Moisan
@Trevor Carrick – @Greg Pateryn 
@Jacob Larsson – @Brogan Rafferty 
@Nikolas Brouillard – @Nathan Larose
@Olle Eriksson Ek 
@Lukas Dostal
<h2>Scoring leaders</h2>
This section excludes players recalled to the NHL or on assignment to other leagues.
Stockton — @Jakob Pelletier (seven goals, 18 points); @Glenn Gawdin (three goals, 15 points); @Matthew Phillips (five goals, 13 points); @Byron Froese (four goals, 11 points); @Nick DeSimone (one goal, 10 points).
San Diego — @Jacob Perreault (seven goals, 15 points); @Brayden Tracey (five goals, 14 points); @Nikolas Brouillard (three goals, 13 points); Danny O&#8217;Regan (four goals, 10 points); @Brogan Rafferty (two goals, eight points).
<h2>Players to watch</h2>
Stockton — @Connor Mackey. Who doesn&#8217;t love a good ol&#8217; friendly competition? With Juuso Valimaki now down with the Heat, it could become a mano a mano Mackey v. Valimaki fight — Valimackey, if you will — to decide which left-handed defenceman eventually goes up to join the Flames.
San Diego — Danny O&#8217;Regan. You&#8217;re not alone if you&#8217;ve never heard of Danny O&#8217;Regan, but there isn&#8217;t a single AHL goaltender who doesn&#8217;t know who he is. The 27-year-old forward has 87 goals and 231 points in 297 career American League games. In 25 NHL contests with San Jose and Buffalo, however, O&#8217;Regan has a single goal and five points. He&#8217;s the very definition of a quadruple-A player.
<h2>How to watch</h2>
Saturday&#8217;s game will be broadcast on <a href="https://www.watchtheahl.com/">AHL TV</a> (subscription required) and on <a href="http://spreaker.com/user/stocktonheat">Spreaker</a> (audio only), with the opening puck-drop set for 7:00 p.m. MT.
FlamesNation contributor Paige Siewert will provide live game updates on <a href="https://twitter.com/flames_update">her Twitter account</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/miketgould">Mike Gould</a> will be live on-scene at Stockton Arena posting updates and catching up with the players after the final buzzer. Additionally, you&#8217;ll be able to follow along at <a href="https://theahl.com/">TheAHL.com</a>.

Fresh off a commanding 4–1 victory over the San Diego Gulls on Friday, the Stockton Heat will get right back at it against the same opponent on Saturday night.



@Juuso Valimaki made his season debut for the Heat on Friday but it was fellow defenceman @Connor Mackey who scored twice in the Stockton win. Valimaki picked up the primary helper on Mackey's second goal.

@Adam Werner will likely start for Stockton on Saturday. The 24-year-old Swede has struggled as of late, having allowed 10 goals in his last two appearances, and has an .882 save percentage and a 4–2–0 record in his first six games with the Heat.

@Martin Pospisil and @Connor Zary also scored for Stockton on Friday. @Matthew Phillips (COVID protocol) remains questionable for Saturday's game.

FlamesNation contributor Mike Gould will be in attendance at tonight's Heat game and will provide live updates from Stockton Arena on <a href="https://twitter.com/miketgould">Twitter</a>.
<h2>Projected lineups</h2>
These combinations are based, in part, on those used in these teams’ respective previous games. 

Stockton

@Jakob Pelletier – @Glenn Gawdin – @Luke Philp
@Martin Pospisil – @Connor Zary – @Emilio Pettersen
@Justin Kirkland – @Byron Froese – @Walker Duehr
@Alex Gallant – @Ryan Olsen – @Eetu Tuulola

@Connor Mackey – @Andy Welinski
@Juuso Valimaki – @Colton Poolman
@Ilya Solovyov – @Nick DeSimone

@Adam Werner
@Dustin Wolf

San Diego

@Greg Printz – Danny O'Regan – @Jacob Perreault
@Alex Limoges – @Benoit-Olivier Groulx – @Bryce Kindopp
@Brayden Tracey – @Jack Badini – @Hunter Drew
@Maxim Golod – @Vincent Marleau – @Morgan Adams-Moisan

@Trevor Carrick – @Greg Pateryn
@Jacob Larsson – @Brogan Rafferty
@Nikolas Brouillard – @Nathan Larose

@Olle Eriksson Ek
@Lukas Dostal
<h2>Scoring leaders</h2>
This section excludes players recalled to the NHL or on assignment to other leagues.

Stockton — @Jakob Pelletier (seven goals, 18 points); @Glenn Gawdin (three goals, 15 points); @Matthew Phillips (five goals, 13 points); @Byron Froese (four goals, 11 points); @Nick DeSimone (one goal, 10 points).

San Diego — @Jacob Perreault (seven goals, 15 points); @Brayden Tracey (five goals, 14 points); @Nikolas Brouillard (three goals, 13 points); Danny O'Regan (four goals, 10 points); @Brogan Rafferty (two goals, eight points).
<h2>Players to watch</h2>
Stockton — @Connor Mackey. Who doesn't love a good ol' friendly competition? With Juuso Valimaki now down with the Heat, it could become a mano a mano Mackey v. Valimaki fight — Valimackey, if you will — to decide which left-handed defenceman eventually goes up to join the Flames.

San Diego — Danny O'Regan. You're not alone if you've never heard of Danny O'Regan, but there isn't a single AHL goaltender who doesn't know who he is. The 27-year-old forward has 87 goals and 231 points in 297 career American League games. In 25 NHL contests with San Jose and Buffalo, however, O'Regan has a single goal and five points. He's the very definition of a quadruple-A player.
<h2>How to watch</h2>
Saturday's game will be broadcast on <a href="https://www.watchtheahl.com/">AHL TV</a> (subscription required) and on <a href="http://spreaker.com/user/stocktonheat">Spreaker</a> (audio only), with the opening puck-drop set for 7:00 p.m. MT.

FlamesNation contributor Paige Siewert will provide live game updates on <a href="https://twitter.com/flames_update">her Twitter account</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/miketgould">Mike Gould</a> will be live on-scene at Stockton Arena posting updates and catching up with the players after the final buzzer. Additionally, you'll be able to follow along at <a href="https://theahl.com/">TheAHL.com</a>.

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