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Reign back in familiar position

January 5, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


The three-time defending Pacific Division champion Ontario Reign find themselves back in a familiar position this week. Ontario has won a season-high four consecutive games, and has gone 5-0-1 in its last six outings to move into first place in the division with an overall record of 19-10-6 for 43 points, one point ahead of Idaho.

Ontario opened last week with a 3-1 win at Stockton on Tuesday. The Reign spotted the Thunder a 1-0 lead before reeling off the final three goals of the game. Judd Blackwater scored a pair of goals while Geoff Walker added a pair of assists. Jussi Olkinuora earned the win in goal, stopping 24 of 25 Stockton shots.

The next night, the Reign once again rallied scoring twice in the third period to skate away with a 4-3 victory over Stockton. Four different Ontario players found the back of the net, with Rocco Carzo netting the game-winner on a power-play midway through the final period. Joe Cannata stopped 25 Thunder shots to pick up the win.

Saturday in Bakersfield, Ontario fell behind 3-0 in the first period, only to come-from-behind and win for the third straight game. With the score tied at 3 late in regulation, Tyler Scofield netted the game winner with just five seconds remaining to cap the Reign's rally.

Returning home on Sunday, the Reign ended their busy week with a 3-2 win against Stockton. This time, it was Ontario getting off to a quick start as a pair of goals from Walker and a single tally by Gasper Kopitar gave the Reign a 3-0 lead after one. The Thunder scored twice in the third period, but Cannata kept them off the board from there to preserve the 3-2 win.

Veterans Derek Couture and Blackwater have paced the Ontario offense so far this season. Couture leads the team with 14 goals and 25 points while Blackwater is right behind him with 12 goals and 24 points.

In goal, Cannata ranks second in the league with a .926 save percentage and he is third with a 1.98 goals-against average.

After their busy week last week, the Reign hit the ice only once in the week ahead as they host Bakersfield on Wednesday.

A look ahead

Games to watch in the ECHL during the week ahead. Watch ECHL games live on ECHL.TV.

Eastern Conference

Fort Wayne at Greenville (Friday and Saturday)

One of the best road teams in the league (14-3-0) meets one of the best teams on home ice (10-4-0) in a pair of games this weekend. Fort Wayne has a league-best 50 points this season while Greenville is just four points out of first place in the East Division.

Western Conference

Tulsa at Rapid City (Tuesday, Friday and Saturday)

Tulsa opens a 12-game road trip with three games this week in Rapid City. The Oilers enter the week in the fourth and final playoff position in the Central Division with 35 points, seven points ahead of the Rush who have two games in hand.

Divisions

North Division

- Chris Reed has set a career high with four goals.

- The Cyclones' attendance of 12,825 on Saturday was the second-most in the club's regular-season history.

- Cincinnati is at Indy on Friday and Kalamazoo on Saturday.

- Chris Driedger is second in the league with 663 saves.

- Evansville had over 18,500 fans for its three games last week.

- The IceMen visit Missouri on Friday and Wichita on Saturday and Sunday.

- Shawn Szydlowski is tied for fourth in the league with 18 goals.

- The Komets are 13-0-2 in one-goal games.

- Fort Wayne is at Greenville on Friday and Saturday and Gwinnett on Sunday.

- Robert Czarnik leads the Fuel with 17 goals and 29 points.

- Indy is third on the power play at 21.5 percent (26-for-121).

- The Fuel host Cincinnati on Friday and travel to Toledo on Saturday and Wheeling on Sunday.

- Curtis Valk leads Kalamazoo with 11 goals and 25 points.

- The K-Wings are the league's fourth-least penalized team with 13.14 penalty minutes per game.

- Kalamazoo is at Toledo on Friday and hosts Cincinnati on Saturday.

- Anthony Luciani has eight points (4g-4a) in his last four games.

- Toledo is 14-2-0 on the road.

- The Walleye host Kalamazoo on Friday and Indy on Saturday.

- Chaz Johnson recorded his 150th professional goal and 300th professional point on Friday in Fort Wayne.

- The Nailers five road wins have come against five different teams.

- Wheeling is at Reading on Wednesday and hosts the Royals on Friday, Elmira on Saturday and Indy on Sunday.

East Division

- Nick Tuzzolino is second among defensemen with 94 shots on goal.

- Elmira is 13-2-3 when scoring first.

- The Jackals host Brampton on Friday and are at Wheeling on Saturday.

- Andy Iles recorded his first pro shutout on Wednesday at South Carolina.

- The Everblades lead the league on the power play at 25.2 percent (27-for-107).

- Florida hosts Orlando on Friday and Saturday.

- Tyler Brown had his first professional hat trick on Saturday against Florida.

- Greenville has outscored its opponents 50-38 at home this season.

- The Road Warriors host Fort Wayne on Friday and Saturday and South Carolina on Sunday.

- Casey Pierro-Zabotel leads Gwinnett with 10 goals and 30 points.

- The Gladiators are 8-2-1 when leading after two periods.

- Gwinnett hosts South Carolina on Thursday and Saturday and Fort Wayne on Sunday.

- Jacob Cepis is on a seven-game point streak (3g-9a).

- Orlando is fifth with 3.45 goals per game.

- The Solar Bears visit Florida on Friday and Saturday.

- David Marshall is tied for the league lead with six game-winning goals.

- The Royals are 10-2-0 in their last 12 games.

- Reading hosts Wheeling on Wednesday, visits the Nailers on Friday and hosts Brampton on Saturday and Sunday.

- Adam Morrison (1.90 GAA) and Jeff Jakaitis (1.97 GAA) are first and second in the league in goals-against average.

- South Carolina is 12-2-2 when scoring first.

- The Stingrays are at Gwinnett on Thursday and Saturday and Greenville on Sunday.

Central Division

- Aaron Gens is second among defensemen with 23 points (4g-19a).

- The Americans lead the league with 4.30 goals per game.

- Allen visits Missouri on Tuesday and hosts the Mavericks on Saturday and Sunday.

- Justin Donati has seven points (3g-4a) in his first six games with the Beast.

- Brampton has scored 32 of its 71 goals in the second period.

- The Beast visit Elmira on Friday and Reading on Saturday and Sunday.

- Lindsay Sparks had four multi-point games in December.

- The Mavericks are 3-0-2 in their last five road games.

- Missouri hosts Allen on Tuesday and Evansville on Friday and is at Allen on Saturday and Sunday.

- Evan Mosher made 26 saves to record his first pro shutout on Wednesday at Evansville.

- Quad City is tied for second with one shorthanded goal against.

- The Mallards host Wichita on Wednesday and Friday.

- Cody Ferriero scored a hat trick for his first three ECHL goals on Sunday at Tulsa.

- The Rush are fourth on the penalty kill at 86.8 percent (105-for-121).

- Rapid City hosts Tulsa on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Jeff Jubinville is on a four-game goal streak (6g).

- Tulsa opens a 12-game road trip this week.

- The Oilers are at Rapid City on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Ian Lowe is on an eight-game point streak (5g-6a).

- The Thunder are third in the league with 26.78 shots-against per game.

- Wichita is at Quad City on Wednesday and Friday and hosts Evansville on Saturday and Sunday.

Pacific Division

- Niklas Lundstrom is 4-0-1 with a .932 save percentage in his last five games.

- Alaska is second in the league with 33.10 shots per game.

- The Aces are at Utah on Wednesday and Idaho on Friday and Saturday.

- Chase Schaber is tied for the league lead with six power-play goals.

- The Condors are 12-0-0 when leading after two periods.

- Bakersfield visits Ontario on Wednesday and hosts Colorado on Friday and Saturday.

- Collin Bowman leads defensemen with eight goals.

- Colorado is tied for third with six shorthanded goals.

- The Eagles host Stockton on Tuesday and Wednesday and are at Bakersfield on Friday and Saturday.

- Olivier Roy has recorded shutouts in his last two starts.

- The Steelheads are tied for second in the league with 11 one-goal wins.

- Idaho hosts Alaska on Friday and Saturday.

- Geoff Walker is tied for fifth in the league with four game-winning goals.

- Ontario is on a season-high four-game winning streak.

- The Reign host Bakersfield on Wednesday.

- Peter Sivak played his 150th career ECHL game on Wednesday against Ontario.

- The Thunder are 9-1-0 when leading after two periods.

- Stockton is at Colorado on Tuesday and Wednesday and Utah on Friday and Saturday.

- Alex Krushelnyski is on a seven-game point streak (5g-8a).

- Utah has won six of its last seven games at home.

- The Grizzlies host Alaska on Wednesday and Stockton on Friday and Saturday.

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