The Stockton Heat have lost a second consecutive game, falling in overtime by a 4-3 score on Thursday at the hands of the Laval Rocket.
Despite getting the win, the Rocket have yet to overtake the Heat atop the American Hockey League’s Canadian Division. Stockton possesses an 8-3-1 record through 12 games, good for a .708 points percentage; Laval’s 9-4-1 showing through 14 games translates to .679.
The Heat remain in first place on the back of the extra point they earned by pushing Thursday’s contest to overtime. Laval was 18.6 seconds away from taking the victory in regulation time when Heat star Matthew Phillips shovelled a rebound past goaltender Cayden Primeau to tie the game at 3-3.