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December 7, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
The Week That Was...
The Ontario Reign traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina for a two-game weekend series against the Charlotte Checkers for a week record of 2-0-0-0 and improved their overall record to 13-4-2-0 to remain on top of the Pacific Division and Western Conference.
The two sides opened the four-game season series Saturday evening with the Reign taking a 3-1 victory at Bojangles' Coliseum to snap a two-game skid. Forwards Paul Bissonnette, Scott Sabourin and Michael Mersch registered goals and defenseman Kevin Gravel added two assists in the victory.
Listen: Reign Topple Checkers, 3-1
The Reign carried the momentum into Sunday afternoon's tilt, sweeping the weekend series behind a 5-1 triumph. Defenseman Vincent LoVerde and forward Sean Backman each scored a goal and an assist, forward Jonny Brodzinski added his first professional goal and goaltender Peter Budaj grabbed his 12th win of the season making 33 saves.
Listen: Reign Complete Weekend Sweep of Checkers with 5-1 Win
The Numbers
Record: 13-4-2-0 (1st Place, Pacific Division, 1st in Western Conference)
Home: 5-1-2-0
Away: 8-3-0-0
Last 10 Games: 7-3-0-0
Streak: 2-0-0-0
Goals: Michael Mersch (12)
Assists: Sean Backman (13)
Points: Sean Backman (18)
Penalty Minutes: Ryan Horvat (44)
Power-Play Goals: Michael Mersch, Sean Backman (4)
Power-Play Assists: Sean Backman (7)
Power-Play Points: Sean Backman (10)
Shorthanded Goals: N/A
Shorthanded Assists: N/A
Shorthanded Points: N/A
Game-Winning Goals: Sean Backman (3)
Wins: Peter Budaj (12)
GAA: Peter Budaj (1.56)
SPCT: Peter Budaj (.938)
League Leaders:
Forward Ryan Horvat is tied for fourth in the AHL with six major penalties.
Forward Michael Mersch leads the AHL with 93 shots and is fifth with 12 goals.
Goaltender Peter Budaj leads the league with a 1.56 goals-against average (GAA) and four shutouts, is second with a .938 save percentage and third with 12 wins and 963:52 minutes played.
Forward Valentin Zykov is tied for second among AHL rookies with two game-winning goals.
Forward Adrian Kempe is tied for 10th among first-year players with 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) and is tied for third with four power-play goals.
Defenseman Kurtis MacDermid is tied for fourth among rookies with three major penalties, stands fifth with 39 penalty minutes and is fourth with a plus-minus rating of +11.
Advocare Weekly Champion:
This Week:
Ontario Reign vs. Bakersfield Condors
Saturday, Dec. 12
6:00 p.m. PT
Citizens Business Bank Arena
LA Kings Affiliation Night presented by the University of La Verne
LA Kings themed jerseys with postgame jersey auction
Bailey Bobblehead Giveaway (First 5,000 fans)
Tickets: AXS.com, OntarioReign.com and Citizens Business Bank Arena Box Office
Listen Live: OntarioReign.com, AHL Live
Preview: 4th of 12 meetings, 2-1-0-0 head-to-head record
Ontario Reign vs. San Jose Barracuda
Sunday, Dec. 13
3:00 p.m. PT
Citizens Business Bank Arena
Star Wars Day with the 501st Legion Benefiting Make A Wish Foundation
Meet your favorite characters from the movies
Family Day with 3:00 p.m. start
Tickets: AXS.com, OntarioReign.com and Citizens Business Bank Arena Box Office
Listen Live: OntarioReign.com, AHL Live
Preview: 4th of 12 meetings, 2-1-0-0 head-to-head record
National Hockey League Affiliate Update
Los Angeles Kings
Record: 17-8-1, 35 points
Standing: 1st Pacific Division, 2nd Western Conference
Upcoming Games: Tuesday at Columbus, Friday at Pittsburgh, Saturday at Buffalo
Leading Scorer: Jeff Carter
ECHL Affiliate Update
Manchester Monarchs
Record: 14-8-0-0, 28 points
Standing: 2nd East Division, 3rd Eastern Conference
Upcoming Games: Wednesday at Brampton, Friday at Elmira, Saturday at Adirondack, Sunday vs. Adirondack
Leading Scorer: Matt Leitner
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