
Bakersfield Tops Reign in OT
April 7, 2021 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
April 6th, 2021 (ONT 4, BAK 5)
Date: April 6th, 2021
Venue: Toyota Sports Performance Center - El Segundo, CA
Attendance: 0
See below for notes on tonight's 5-4 overtime loss to the Bakersfield Condors:
Matt Luff (2-0=2) recorded his first multi-point game with the Reign in just his second game with the team. Matt now has three points in two games played.
Luff's goals can be seen here: https://we.tl/t-QQ6b2jzLMO
Quinton Byfield (1-0=1) scored an unassisted goal, deking the Condor's goaltender to one side and shooting the puck into the back of the net to the other side. Quinton continues to share the team's point lead with fellow rookie Arthur Kaliyev with 18 points.
Byfield's goal can be seen here: https://we.tl/t-59FfJQ41Lw
Markus Phillips (1-0=1) collected his first professional goal after an Alex Turcotte shot was blocked but not contained.
Phillip's goal can be seen here: https://we.tl/t-p4Z1jdHwRW
Arthur Kaliyev (0-1=1) added another assist to his record mirroring Quinton Byfield's statistics on the year with seven goals, eleven assists, and eighteen points.
Rasmus Kupari (0-1=1) gained an assist to Matt Luff's late game tying goal to send the game into overtime. Kupari continues to lead the team in assists with thirteen.
Forward Alex Turcotte (0-1=1) picked up his ninth assist on the year, after his shot on goal was blocked but Markus Phillips was able to secure the tap in.
Christian Wolanin (0-1=1) introduced himself quickly as he assisted Matt Luff's first period goal. This was Wolanin's first game and point with the Reign this season.
Jacob Moverare (0-1=1) earned an assist to Matt Luff's opening goal. Moverare has a point in back-to-back games for the first time this year.
Mikey Eyssimont (0-1=1) collected his fourth assist on the year and now has four points in his last five games.
Matthew Villalta (L): Blocked 27 out of 32 shots.
ONT Record: (8-14-3-0)
BAK Record: (12-9-0-1)
1st 2nd 3rd OT/SO Final
BAK 0 3 1 1 5
ONT 1 2 1 0 4
Shots PP
BAK 32 0/5
ONT 32 0/5
Three Stars:
1) BAK - Ryan McLeod
2) ONT - Matt Luff
3) BAK - Tyler Benson
GWG: Ryan McLeod (11)
W: Olivier Rodrigue (2-4-0)
L: Matthew Villalta (3-6-1)
Next Game: Wednesday, April 7th vs. San Diego Gulls, 6:00 PM PDT at FivePoint Arena - Irvine, CA
American Hockey League Stories from April 7, 2021
- Henderson Topped by San Jose, 4-2, in Back-To-Back Game - Henderson Silver Knights
- Belleville Edges Moose, 3-2 - Manitoba Moose
- Amerks Fall in Overtime to Crunch - Rochester Americans
- Bears Beat Devils Again, Fire 50 Shots in 3-2 Victory - Hershey Bears
- Brodeur Stops 47 in 3-2 Loss to Bears - Binghamton Devils
- Crunch Edge Amerks, 4-3, in Overtime - Syracuse Crunch
- Wolves Suffer First Loss in a Month - Chicago Wolves
- "Eagles Fight Cancer Night" Set for Saturday, April 10th - Colorado Eagles
- Phantoms Power Play - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Gettinger, Wolf Pack Scorch Bridgeport in Third for 7-2 Victory - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Defense Fails Sound Tigers in 7-2 Loss - Bridgeport Islanders
- Devils Sign Goaltender Mareks Mitens to ATO - Binghamton Devils
- Condors Host Henderson Friday in AHL Facebook Watch Game of the Week - Bakersfield Condors
- American Hockey League Announces Suspension - AHL
- Game Day Build-Up: Senators at Moose, April 7th - Belleville Senators
- Gov. Pritzker Joins Blackhawks and Rockford Officials to Announce $23 Million BMO Harris Bank Center Capital Renovation - Rockford IceHogs
- Andreoff and Sandin to Phantoms, Twarynski to Taxi Squad - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Tampa Bay Lightning Recall Forward Daniel Walcott from Syracuse Crunch to Taxi Squad - Syracuse Crunch
- Game Preview: Bears at Devils, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears
- Sound Tigers Duel with Wolf Pack at 1 p.m. - Bridgeport Islanders
- Bakersfield Tops Reign in OT - Ontario Reign
- Stars Fall in Road Trip Opener - Texas Stars
- Kaut's Two-Goal Night Leads Colorado to 5-4 Win over Stars - Colorado Eagles
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