Ontario Reign Weekly: Reign Complete Five-Game Homestand this Week against Manitoba and San Jose
January 19, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
The Week That Was
The Ontario Reign welcomed the San Diego Gulls, Bakersfield Condors and Texas Starts to Citizens Business Bank Arena last weekend for a three-game in three-day set and skated away with a week record of 2-1-0-0 and improved their overall record to 21-10-2-1 to on top of the Pacific Division.
After a quiet week of practice, the Reign took on the Gulls Friday evening, flying to a 5-0 victory behind a goal and two assists from defenseman Vincent LoVerde, two tallies for forward Jordan Samuels-Thomas and 27 saves from goalie Peter Budaj. For Budaj, the shutout was his AHL-leading fifth of the season.
On Saturday, the Condors rolled into the Inland Empire and took off with a 4-2 win. Forward Nic Dowd scored both goals for Ontario.
Goaltender Michael Houser made his season debut Sunday afternoon and forward Andrew Crescenzi buried the game-winning goal with 23 seconds left in the game to push the Reign to a 2-1 comeback victory over the Stars.
The Numbers
Record: 21-10-2-1 (1st Place, Pacific Division, 2nd in Western Conference)
Home: 12-5-2-1
Away: 9-5-0-0
Last 10 Games: 5-5-0-0
Streak: 1-0-0-0
Goals: Michael Mersch (12)
Assists: Sean Backman (22)
Points: Sean Backman (29)
Penalty Minutes: Kurtis MacDermid (66)
Power-Play Goals: Michael Mersch, Adrian Kempe (4)
Power-Play Assists: Sean Backman (9)
Power-Play Points: Sean Backman (12)
Shorthanded Goals: Sean Backman, Andrew Crescenzi, Jordan Samuels-Thomas (1)
Shorthanded Assists: Four players with one assist
Shorthanded Points: Sean Backman (2)
Game-Winning Goals: Sean Backman (4)
Wins: Peter Budaj (19)
GAA: Peter Budaj (1.73)
SPCT: Peter Budaj (.930)
League Leaders:
Forward Ryan Horvat is tied for fourth in the AHL with nine major penalties.
Goaltender Peter Budaj leads the league with a 1.73 goals-against average (GAA), five shutouts and 1804 minutes played, tied for first with 19 wins, stands third with a .930 save percentage and fifth with 688 saves.
Defenseman Kurtis MacDermid is tied for fourth among rookies with 66 penalty minutes.
Defenseman Vince LoVerde is tied for fourth among blueliners with 20 minor penalties.
This Week:
Ontario Reign vs. Manitoba Moose
Wednesday, Jan. 20
7:00 p.m. PT
Citizens Business Bank Arena
Postgame Player Party at 4th & Mill in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Ontario Reign Value Pack - Game Ticket, Hot Dog and Soda for as low as $25!
Listen Live: OntarioReign.com, AHL Live
Preview: 3rd of 4 meetings, 2-0-0-0 head-to-head record
Ontario Reign vs. San Jose Barracuda
Friday, Jan. 22
7:00 p.m. PT
$2 20-Ounce Beer Friday
Ontario Reign Value Pack - Game Ticket, Hot Dog and Soda for as low as $25
$10 Top Shelf student and military tickets with ID at Box Office
Citizens Business Bank Arena
Listen Live: OntarioReign.com, AHL Live
Preview: 5th of 12 meetings, 3-1-0-0 head-to-head record
Ontario Reign at San Jose Barracuda
Saturday, Jan. 23
7:30 p.m. PT
SAP Center in San Jose, CA
Listen Live: OntarioReign.com, AHL Live
Preview: 6th of 12 meetings
National Hockey League Affiliate Update
Los Angeles Kings
Record: 28-13-3, 59 points
Standing: 1st Pacific Division, 4th Western Conference
Upcoming Games: Today vs. Dallas, Thursday vs. Minnesota, Saturday at Arizona, Sunday at San Jose
Leading Scorer: Anze Kopitar
ECHL Affiliate Update
Manchester Monarchs
Record: 22-12-1-4, 49 points
Standing: 2nd East Division, 5th Eastern Conference
Upcoming Games: Friday at Adirondack, Saturday vs. Adirondack, Sunday vs. Adirondack
Leading Scorer: Matt Leitner
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