Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs. Stockton Thunder
February 20, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
Reign Game - 54 | Reign Home Game - 29 | ECHL Game - 620
Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013
Time: 7:00 p.m. (PT)
Video Webcast: America ONE Networks
Audio Webcast: Nathan Barnett - Pre-game show at 6:40 p.m.
TONIGHT:
The Ontario Reign (35-13-3-2=75 points) will host the Stockton Thunder (27-20-5-4=63 points) for the 5th of 11 meetings this season. The Thunder will face the Reign again on Friday, Feb. 22. This season the teams have a 2-1-1-0 record against each other - each have one overtime win and one regulation win.
Ontario is on their longest winless streak of the season at four winless games in a row (0-2-2-0). Stockton is on a three-game winning streak.
HOW THEY RANK:
The Reign are first in the Pacific Division, second in the Western Conference, and second in the league with 75 points. The Thunder are next in line for the Pacific Division at second, they are fourth in the Western Conference, and 10th in the league.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ADVANTAGE:
The Reign has had trouble converting power-play chances in recent games. In the last five games, the Reign have scored just one power-play goal on 20 opportunities with an extra skater.
On the other end of the spectrum, the Reign's penalty kill unit has also had some trouble giving up seven power-play goals in the last four games, four of them on Sunday, Feb. 17 against the Colorado Eagles.
WHERE ONTARIO REIGNS:
The Reign still lead the league in shootout with a 0.489 win rate when a shootout is the game decider.
Ontario is tied with Alaska allowing the least amount of shorthanded goals in their net with just two, they have allowed none while playing on home ice.
An average of 25 shots-against has the Reign atop the leaderboard for overall shots-against in the ECHL. The Reign have topped this category throughout the season.
STREAKS:
Burt: 2-game assist (2a)
Sheahan, Brodie: 1-game goal (1g)
Kraemer: 1-game goal (2g)
Lamoureux: 1-game assist (2a)
Couture: 1-game assist (1a)
REIGN TRACKER (ECHL active roster rankings):
Couture: T3rd with 10 power-play goals
Stretch: T2nd with 26 goals, 1st with 21.8 shooting %, T3rd with +21
Lamoureux: T1st with 5 shootout goals, T3rd with 6 game-winning goals, T3rd with +21, leads rookies with 46 points, 2nd in rookie goals with 19, T1st in rookies with 6 game-winning goals
LEADERS:
Points: Stretch 54
Goals: Stretch 26
Assists: Kraemer 30
+/-: Stretch/Lamoureux +21
PIM: Couture 163
SOG: Kraemer 149
NEXT GAME:
Reign host Stockton Thunder Friday, Feb. 22 at 7:00 p.m.
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