Heat fall to Barracudas 6-4 despite three points from Andrew Mangiapane, two points from three others

The Stockton Heat were at home again tonight after their four to one shellacking of the Bakersfield Condors to take on the San Jose Barracudas. A win tonight would keep the team undefeated through two games and would serve as a nice tone setter for the season. Alas, that wasn't meant to be.

The game started off well enough. Tyler Wotherspoon got the puck up to Garnet Hathaway who then passed the puck over to Andrew Mangiapane on the far side circle. Mangiapane fired from there to put the Heat up one to nothing as the beat Troy Grosenick glove side 7:46 into the first period. Grosenick's positioning on the save was questionable-at-best and there was more than enough space for Mangiapane to…