Reign Hang on for 3-2 Win over Thunder
Published on December 22, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Ontario Reign (19-3-1-3), back-to-back Pacific Division Champions and proud affiliate of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets, advanced to a 6-0 record against the Stockton Thunder (13-9-0-4) on Saturday night with a 3-2 win at Stockton Arena.
A faceoff in the Reign end, was won by Corey Travino who sent the puck back to Ryan Constant at the blue line. Constant's quick slap shot beat Michael Hutchinson on his blocker side for the first tally of the night.
To open Reign scoring, Mario Lamoureux controlled the puck behind the Thunder cage off a pass from Matt Clune. Lamoureux fought off Thunder defensemen and sent a shot, through traffic, past Parker Milner's blocker at 5:49. Derek Couture gave the Reign a 2-1 lead when he backhanded a rebound over the pads of Milner at 16:44. Lamoureux and Kyle Kraemer earned the assists on the goal.
While on a two-man advantage, Matt Register fired a shot into the Thunder net to give Ontario a two-goal lead at the 3:36 mark of the third period. Jake Newton extended his point streak to six games, and Couture added his second point of the night with the assists. Landon Oslanski brought the Thunder within one goal with a power-play goal from the point at 8:12 but it wasn't enough for the Thunder as the clock ticked down ending the game 3-2 for the Reign.
Hutchinson earned his 16th win with 20 saves; Milner took the loss with 15 saves.
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