Ontario Reign Playoff Guide - Reign vs. San Diego Gulls - 2017
April 17, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
#2 San Diego Gulls vs. #3 Ontario Reign
Reign and Gulls Meet in Opening Round of 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs in Best-of-Five Series
Pacific Division Semifinals
Game 1 - Fri., Apr. 21 - Ontario at San Diego, 7:00 PT
Game 2 - Sat., Apr. 22 - San Diego at Ontario, 7:00 PT Buy Tickets
Game 3 - Fri., Apr. 28 - Ontario at San Diego, 7:00 PT
*Game 4 - Mon., May 1 - San Diego at Ontario, 7:00 PT Buy Tickets
*Game 5 - Tue., May 2 - Ontario at San Diego, 7:00 PT
*if necessary
Reign vs. Gulls: Playoff History
The Ontario Reign and San Diego Gulls meet in the Calder Cup Playoffs for the second time in as many seasons. Last year, the two sides collided in the best-of-seven Pacific Division Finals with the Reign prevailing four games to one.
2016 Pacific Division Finals
Ontario Reign vs. San Diego Gulls
Game 1 - at Ontario 5-3 Win Box Score Highlights
Game 2 - at San Diego 2-1 Overtime Win Box Score Highlights
Game 3 - at Ontario 3-0 Loss Box Score Highlights
Game 4 - at San Diego 4-3 Overtime Win Box Score Highlights
Game 5 - at Ontario 2-1 Win Box Score Highlights
Game 1 Recap:
The Reign raced out to a 2-0 lead after one period off goals from Michael Mersch and Vincent LoVerde (power play), but the Gulls fought back early in the second period to even the contest. With momentum teetering between the two teams, Reign forward Joel Lowry pulled it back with a late second-period marker to make it 3-2. In the final frame, Mersch and defenseman Jeff Schultz (empty net, shorthanded) sealed the 5-3 victory with a pair of markers to smother a late Gulls charge. Box Score Highlights
Game 2 Recap:
Gulls forward Nick Ritchie struck early in the first period, but the Reign fought back and capitalized on an early third-period power play as forward Kris Newbury deflected in a shot from defenseman Vincent LoVerde. Gulls goaltender Matt Hackett kept the contest locked 1-1 with numerous saves until forward Justin Auger buried the game-winning tally at 11:55 of overtime for a 2-1 Reign victory. Box Score Highlights
Game 3 Recap:
After battling in a physical Game 2 the night before, the Reign and Gulls returned to Citizens Business Bank Arena for Game 3. Late in the first period, the Gulls took a 1-0 lead off a late tally from forward Kalle Kossila and forward Nick Ritchie added a power-play marker in the third period to hold the momentum in an eventual 3-0 victory. Defenseman Jacob Megna found the empty net at 16:49 and netminder Matt Hackett (29 saves) earned the shutout victory. Box Score Highlights
Game 4 Recap:
In a back-and-forth affair, the Gulls opened the scoring midway through the second period as defenseman Shea Theodore capitalized on the power play. In the third period, the Reign responded with tallies from Nic Dowd and Adrian Kempe (two goals), but the Gulls intervened with two markers from forward Chris Mueller to force overtime. Celebrating his 20th birthday, rookie Reign forward Mike Amadio caught the puck off the right-wing circle to send in his first professional goal at 6:29 of the extra skate to claim the victory. Box Score Highlights
Game 5 Recap:
Forward Justin Auger scored the game-winning goal at 8:56 of the second period and the Reign defended a late Gulls push in the third period to claim a 2-1 victory at Citizens Business Bank Arena and win the best-of-seven series, 4-1. Reign forward Joel Lowry grabbed the game's opening marker early in the second period. Box Score Highlights
2016 Pacific Division Finals Series Leaders
Ontario Reign
# Player GP G A PTS PIM +/-
10 Mike Amadio 5 1 3 4 0 3
26 Nic Dowd 5 1 3 4 2 -1
39 Justin Auger 5 2 1 3 0 2
9 Adrian Kempe 5 2 1 3 0 -1
27 Michael Mersch 5 2 1 3 4 1
55 Jeff Schultz 5 1 2 3 2 2
# Goalie GP W L SL MIN GA GAA SV%
31 Peter Budaj 5 4 1 0 317:54 10 1.89 0.912
San Diego Gulls
# Player GP G A PTS PIM +/-
15 Chris Mueller 5 2 4 6 2 3
20 Nick Ritchie 5 2 2 4 10 2
26 Brandon Montour 5 0 3 3 2 2
14 Kalle Kossila 3 2 0 2 0 1
27 Shea Theodore 5 1 1 2 2 -3
12 Corey Tropp 4 1 1 2 5 0
28 Antoine Laganiere 5 0 2 2 0 2
# Goalie GP W L SL MIN GA GAA SV%
31 Matt Hackett 5 1 4 0 315:27 12 2.28 0.927
Reign vs. Gulls: 2016-17 Regular-Season Numbers
Ontario Reign
Record: 36-21-10-1 (3rd Place, Pacific Division)
Home: 22-9-2-1
Away: 14-12-8-0
Last 10 Games : 6-3-1-0
Streak: 0-1-0-1
Goals: Jonny Brodzinski (27)
Assists: T.J. Hensick (36)
Points: T.J. Hensick (52)
Penalty Minutes: Kurtis MacDermid (135)
Power Play: 22.9% (3rd in AHL, 55/240)
Penalty Kill: 81.2% (18th in AHL, 49/260)
Power Play vs. Gulls: 20.8% (11/53)
Penalty Kill vs. Gulls: 91.1% (4/45)
Power-Play Goals: Jonny Brodzinski (11)
Power-Play Assists: T.J. Hensick (16)
Power-Play Points: T.J. Hensick (23)
Shorthanded Goals: Justin Auger (2)
Shorthanded Assists: Andrew Crescenzi (2)
Shorthanded Points: Justin Auger (3)
Game-Winning Goals: Brett Sutter, Jonny Brodzinski (5)
Wins: Jack Campbell (31)
GAA: Jack Campbell (2.52)
SPCT: Jack Campbell (.914)
San Diego Gulls
Record: 43-20-3-2 (2nd Place, Pacific Division)
Home: 23-9-1-1
Away: 20-11-2-1
Last 10 Games : 5-5-0-0
Streak: 3-0-0-0
Goals: Corey Tropp, Antoine Laganiere (21)
Assists: Kalle Kossila (34)
Points: Corey Tropp (54)
Penalty Minutes: Stu Bickel (148)
Power Play: 20.1 % (9th in AHL, 55/274)
Penalty Kill: 80.5 % (23rd in AHL, 50/257)
Power Play vs. Reign: 8.9% (4/45)
Penalty Kill vs. Reign: 79.2% (11/53)
Power-Play Goals: Corey Tropp (11)
Power-Play Assists: Kalle Kossila (18)
Power-Play Points: Kalle Kossila (22)
Shorthanded Goals: Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Chris Wagner (3)
Shorthanded Assists: Jacob Megna (4)
Shorthanded Points: Jacob Megna (5)
Game-Winning Goals: Corey Tropp, Kevin Roy, Antoine Laganiere (4)
Wins: Dustin Tokarski (17)
GAA: Jhonas Enroth (1.91)
SPCT: Jhonas Enroth (.931)
Complete 2016-17 AHL Regular-Season Stats
Reign vs. Gulls: 2016-17 Regular-Season AHL Leaders
Ontario Reign
Defenseman Kurtis MacDermid tied for second in the American Hockey League with 40 minor penalties.
Goaltender Jack Campbell finished first in the AHL with 31 wins, second with 3,072 minutes played, fourth with 1,365 saves and 14th with a 2.52 goals-against average.
Defenseman Vincent LoVerde tied for 19th among defensemen with 35 points (nine goals, 26 assists).
San Diego Gulls
Gulls defenseman Stu Bickel finished second in the AHL with 148 penalty minutes. Forward Scott Sabourin tied for third with 147 penalty minutes.
Defenseman Jacob Megna tied for first in the AHL with four shorthanded assists. He led the league with a plus-minus rating of plus-33.
Forward Kalle Kossila tied for sixth among AHL rookies with 48 points (14 goals, 34 assists) and fourth with 34 assists.
Reign vs. Gulls: 2016-17 Head-to-Head Series
The Ontario Reign and San Diego Gulls met 12 times during the 2016-17 regular season with the Reign earning a 6-4-1-1 head-to-head record. All-time, the Reign are 10-10-2-2 against the Gulls in the regular season, 4-4-2-2 all-time at Citizens Business Bank Arena and 6-6-0-0 at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.
2016-17 Head-to-Head Schedule (All Times Pacific)
Oct. 15 Ontario at San Diego 2-0 Win Recap
Nov. 27 San Diego at Ontario 4-3 Loss Recap
Dec. 13 Ontario at San Diego 3-2 Win Recap
Dec. 27 Ontario at San Diego 2-1 Overtime Win Recap
Jan. 22 San Diego at Ontario 3-2 Shootout Win Recap
Feb. 3 San Diego at Ontario 4-3 Overtime Loss Recap
Feb. 4 Ontario at San Diego 2-0 Loss Recap
Feb. 10 San Diego at Ontario 4-1 Loss Recap
Apr. 7 Ontario at San Diego 4-0 Win Recap
Apr. 8 San Diego at Ontario 3-1 Win Recap
Apr. 14 San Diego at Ontario 4-3 Shootout Loss Recap
Apr. 15 Ontario at San Diego 5-3 Loss Recap
Watch Highlights from 2016-17 Regular-Season Series
Full 2016-17 Regular Season Head-to-Head Series Stats
Series Leaders
Ontario Reign
# Player GP G A PTS PIM +/-
22 Jonny Brodzinski 10 5 5 10 4 -3
19 Mike Amadio 12 4 3 7 0 2
18 Teddy Purcell 6 1 6 7 0 2
17 T.J. Hensick 11 4 2 6 2 -2
16 Sean Backman 12 1 5 6 4 -2
27 Michael Mersch 8 1 5 6 4 3
# Goalie GP W L OT MIN GA GAA SV%
1 Jack Campbell 10 6 3 1 608:13 20 1.97 0.936
37 Jeff Zatkoff 1 0 0 1 65:00 3 2.77 0.800
36 Jack Flinn 1 0 1 0 58:33 4 4.10 0.826
San Diego Gulls
# Player GP G A PTS PIM +/-
34 X Chris Wagner 7 2 4 6 12 4
11 Spencer Abbott (total) 4 2 3 5 0 -1
RFD 2 2 1 3 0 0
SD 2 0 2 2 0 -1
12 Corey Tropp 10 1 4 5 14 1
28 Antoine Laganiere 11 3 1 4 6 -2
9 Kevin Roy 12 3 1 4 2 1
37 Zac Larraza 5 2 2 4 0 3
# Goalie GP W L OT MIN GA GAA SV%
33 X Kevin Boyle 2 0 0 2 128:46 4 1.86 0.929
1 Jhonas Enroth 5 4 1 0 301:42 10 1.99 0.925
31 Matt Hackett 1 0 1 0 56:35 2 2.12 0.926
39 Dustin Tokarski 4 2 2 0 242:59 11 2.72 0.908
Reign vs . Gulls: All-Time Playoff Records
Ontario Reign
Number participated in: 1
Number of individual series won: 2
Number of individual series lost: 1
Total number of playoff games played: 13
Games won: 7
Games lost:6
Number of overtime games: 3
Overtime games won: 2
Overtime games lost: 1
Number of games opponents shut out: 0
Number of games shut out by opponents: 2
Calder Cup Championships: 0
Losing Finalist: 0
Ontario Reign All-Time Playoff Results
Year Round Opponent Result GF GA
2016 CF L, Lake Erie 0-4 6 13
DF W, San Diego 4-1 13 11
DSF W, San Jose 3-1 11 6
San Diego
Number participated in: 1
Number of individual series won: 1
Number of individual series lost: 1
Total number of playoff games played: 9
Games won: 4
Games lost: 5
Number of overtime games: 2
Overtime games won: 0
Overtime games lost: 2
Number of games opponents shut out: 1
Number of games shut out by opponents: 0
Calder Cup Championships: 0
Losing Finalist: 0
San Diego All-Time Playoff Results
Year Round Opponent Result GF GA
2016 DF Ontario L, 1-4 11 13
DSF Texas W, 3-1 16 9
Reign vs. Gulls: All-Time Playoff Points Leaders
Ontario Reign
Player GP G A PTS Season
Nic Dowd 13 4 7 11 2015-16
Kevin Gravel 12 1 6 7 2015-16
Joel Lowry 12 4 2 6 2015-16
Michael Mersch 13 2 4 6 2015-16
Mike Amadio 11 1 4 5 2015-16
Adrian Kempe 13 4 1 5 2015-16
Justin Auger 13 3 2 5 2015-16
Sean Backman 13 1 3 4 2015-16
Jeff Schultz 13 1 3 4 2015-16
San Diego Gulls
Player GP G A PTS Season
Chris Mueller 9 4 7 11 2015-16
Nick Ritchie 9 5 3 8 2015-16
Stefan Noesen 9 2 5 7 2015-16
Mike Sgarbossa 5 1 4 5 2015-16
Shea Theodore 7 2 3 5 2015-16
Brandon Montour 9 0 5 5 2015-16
Chris Wagner 7 2 2 4 2015-16
Antoine Laganiere 9 2 2 4 2015-16
Ondrej Kase 9 1 3 4 2015-16
Matt Bailey 8 1 2 3 2015-16
Joseph Cramarossa 9 3 0 3 2015-16
Reign vs. Gulls: All-Time Playoff Individual Player Records
Ontario Reign
Players
Most points in one playoff: 11, Nic Dowd, 2016
Most points in one playoff game: 3, Andrew Crescenzi, 4/29/16 vs. S.J. (1-2), Michael Mersch, 5/5/16 vs. S.D. (2-1), Nic Dowd, 5/13/16 at S.D. (1-2)
Most goals in one playoff: 4, Nic Dowd, 2016, Joel Lowry, 2016, Adrian Kempe, 2016
Most goals in one playoff game: 2, Adrian Kempe, 4/28/16 vs. S.J., Michael Mersch, 5/5/16 vs. S.D. Adrian Kempe, 5/13/16 at S.D.
Most assists in one playoff: 7, Nic Dowd, 2016
Most assists in one playoff game: 2, Andrew Crescenzi, 4/29/16 vs. S.J., Kevin Raine, 5/5/16 vs. S.D., Nic Dowd, 5/13/16 at S.D., Kevin Gravel, 5/13/16 at S.D.
Most playoff games played, all-time: 13, several players tied
Goaltenders
Most playoff appearances all-time: 13, Peter Budaj
Most wins in one playoff: 7, Peter Budaj, 2016
Most losses in one playoff: 6, Peter Budaj, 2016
Most shutouts in one playoff: 0
Lowest GAA in one playoff (min. 5 gms.): 2.18, Peter Budaj, 2016
Highest save percentage in one playoff (min. 5 gms.): .904, Peter Budaj, 2016
San Diego Gulls
Players
Most points in one playoff: 11, Chris Mueller, 2016
Most points in one playoff game: 3, several players; last: Chris Mueller, 5/13/16 vs. Ont. (2-1)
Most goals in one playoff: 5, Nick Ritchie, 2016
Most goals in one playoff game: 2, Stefan Noesen, 4/28/16 vs. Tex., Joseph Cramarossa, 4/29/16 vs. Tex., Chris Mueller, 5/13/16 vs. Ont.
Most assists in one playoff: 7, Chris Mueller, 2016
Most assists in one playoff game: 3, several players; last: Chris Mueller, 4/29/16 vs. Tex.
Most playoff games played, all-time: 9, several players tied
Goaltenders
Most playoff appearances all-time: 6, Matt Hackett, 2016
Most wins in one playoff: 2, Anton Khudobin, 2016 Matt Hackett, 2016
Most losses in one playoff: 4, Matt Hackett, 2016
Most shutouts in one playoff: 1, Matt Hackett, 2016
Lowest GAA in one playoff (min. 5 gms.): 2.27, Matt Hackett, 2016
Highest save percentage in one playoff (min. 5 gms.): .925, Matt Hackett, 2016
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