Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs. Idaho Steelheads
Published on March 16, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
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Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
Date: Sunday, Mar. 16, 2014
Time: 6:00 p.m. (PT)
Video Broadcast: America ONE Networks
Desktop Player: Jesse Liebman - pre-game show at 5:45 p.m. via America ONE
Mobile Player: Jesse Liebman - pre-game show at 5:45 p.m. vis America ONE
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Promotion: Today is the annual Fire on Ice game between the Ontario Fire Department and LA County Fire. The puck will drop at 2 p.m. for this charity game benefitting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Reign fan favorite, Jon Francisco will be playing in this game in his one-time return to Citizens Business Bank Arena - don't miss it! There will be a chili cookoff outside the arena after the charity game with the Reign game starting at 6 p.m.
TONIGHT:
The Ontario Reign (38-17-2-3) will host the Idaho Steelheads (32-23-3-4) for their final meeting during the 2013-14 regular season. This game also marks the Reign's final Mountain Division team match-up of the regular season. Ontario has a 3-0-0-1 record over the Steelheads with their most recent victory coming on Wednesday night at home. The Reign took a 4-1 lead less than halfway through the game but the Steelheads rallied to come within just one goal with eight seconds left in the game; Ontario held on to earn the much needed two points. Last night the Aces took a two-point lead over the Reign in this neck-and-neck battle for first.
SHOT COUNTER:
The Reign have consistently had at least 30 shots on goal with an average of 31.02 per game. The Reign are among the top teams when it comes to shots-against with an average of just 26.53 opponent shots getting on goal. When the Reign outshoot their opponent, which they have done 36 times this season, they have a 25-9-1-1 record. On the flipside, they still have the edge when being outshot by an opponent with a 9-8-1-2 record.
OVERTIME?
Earlier this season the Reign were notorious for going into overtime and shootout deciders with eight of their first 20 games following that pattern. This overtime record put them to the top of the league in overtime games early. In recent times, they have seen much less overtime action with their past 12 games ending in regulation. So far they have 17 overtime games on the season and remain in first with a .706 win percentage on those games. Utah took the league-lead in overtime games when they reached their 18th of the season on Mar. 8 against the Stockton Thunder.
FIRST ON THE BOARD:
The Reign rank third in the league with a 22-4-1-1 record good for a .821 win percentage when getting that first goal. When Ontario gets the lead after the first period, chances are good they will be able to hold on to that lead as they have done 19 times this season. The Reign's record when leading after the first period is 19-1-1-1.
SEASON SERIES:
11/1 - ONT at IDH W, 4-3 SO
11/2 - ONT at IDH L, 3-4 SO
11/13 - ONT at IDH W, 6-5 OT
3/12 - ONT vs IDH W, 4-3
3/16 - ONT vs IDH
REIGN RECORDS :
Current streak: 3-0-0-0
Last 5 games: 4-1-0-0
Last 10 games: 6-4-0-0
In Feb: 6-6-0-0
Home: 17-8-2-1
Away: 21-9-0-2
Vs. Pacific Div.: 24-11-0-0
Vs. Mountain Div.: 13-7-1-2
Vs. Western Conf.: 37-18-1-2
Power play: 37/218 (17.0%)
Penalty kill: 41/259 (84.2%)
REIGN TRACKER:
- Carzo - 3-game assist streak (4a)
- Kitsyn - 5-game point streak (3g, 3a)
- Register - 5-game point streak/2-game assist streak (2g, 5a)
RECENT MOVES:
3/16 - ADD Mclay (added as emergency backup goaltender)
3/13 - DEL Bigos (recalled to Worcester)
3/13 - DEL Burt (traded to Florida)
3/12 - DEL Gron (placed on reserve)
3/12 - DEL Tarasuk (recalled by Worcester)
3/12 - ADD Burt (activated from reserve)
3/12 - DEL Stalberg (loaned to Portland)
3/12 - ADD Towns (activated from injured reserve)
NEXT GAME:
The Bakersfield Condors will visit Citizens Business Bank Arena on Friday, Mar. 21 for a 7 p.m. game against the Reign. CLICK HERE for tickets to this game.
Reign Drops:
Fire On Ice returns for the sixth straight season on Sunday, Mar. 16 with a hockey doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. Jon Francisco is back at CBBA for this one game only so don't miss him hit the ice with the Ontario Fire Department as they take on the Los Angeles Fire Department. Get your tickets NOW before it's too late! Use the code= NMMS.
ECHL Stories from March 16, 2014
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- Wranglers Fly by Thunder on Road, 3-2 - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Royals Fall in Overtime to Wheeling, 3-2 - Reading Royals
- Stevenson's OT Winner Completes Six-Point Week - Wheeling Nailers
- Ostrow Receives Call-Up to AHL's Abbotsford Heat - Colorado Eagles
- Road Warriors Lose Close Game to Stingrays 2-1 - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- York Backstops Stingrays over Road Warriors; Lavin Recalled to Providence - South Carolina Stingrays
- ECHL Transactions - March 16 - ECHL
- Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs. Idaho Steelheads - Ontario Reign
- Nailers at Royals Game Day Snap Shot - Wheeling Nailers
- Thunder Host Las Vegas for First Time - Stockton Thunder
- Game Preview: Road Warriors vs. Stingrays Sunday, March 16, 2014 - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Olkinuora Heads to St. John's Following Hutchinson Recall - Ontario Reign
- Penguins Assign Hartzell to Nailers - Wheeling Nailers
- ECHL Today - March 16 - ECHL
- Alaska doubles up on Colorado - Alaska Aces
- Thunder Offense Stalls, Falls to Utah 4-1 - Stockton Thunder
- Third Period Dooms Condors in Loss to Steelheads - Bakersfield Condors
- Eagles Defeated by Aces 4-2 - Colorado Eagles
- Grizzlies Win 4-1 in Stockton - Utah Grizzlies
- Third-Period Explosion Lifts Idaho Past Bakersfield - Idaho Steelheads
- Royals Win Sixth Straight at Santander Arena, 4-0 - Reading Royals
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