Dowd and Backman Lead Reign over Barracuda
January 24, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
Ontario Reign Celebrate a Goal
(Ontario Reign)
San Jose, CA - Forward Nic Dowd sent his point streak to six games (five goals, three assists) with two assists and forward Sean Backman buried the game-winning goal late in the first period to propel the Ontario Reign (24-10-2-1) over the San Jose Barracuda (18-12-5-3) 2-1 at SAP Center Saturday evening.
Box Score The Reign kicked off the scoring 12:31 into the contest as defenseman Kurtis MacDermid buried his third goal of the season in his first game back in the lineup after serving a 12-game suspension. Dowd grabbed the lone assist. The Barracuda responded at 16:52 when forward Trevor Parkes slipped a shot between the legs of Reign netminder Peter Budaj (W, 18 saves on 19 shots).
With the period winding down, Reign forward Michael Mersch found Backman streaking down the right side for his 10th goal of the season, beating Barracuda goaltender Troy Grosenick (L, 23 saves on 25 shtos) at 19:11. Dowd added the second assist and his second point of the game.
Over the next two periods, the Reign defense held the Barracuda to eight total shots to preserve the victory. The Reign finished the contest 0-for-4 on the power play, snapping a five-game power-play goal scoring streak. The Barracuda went 0-for-3.
The Reign continue a three-game road trip on Wednesday, January 27 against the Stockton Heat at 7:00 in Stockton, CA and wraps up Friday, January 29 at San Diego.
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