Reign Open Four-Game Road Trip Tonight In
March 31, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
Ontario, CA - The Ontario Reign, proud American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), visit the Bakersfield Condors tonight at 7:00 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California. Tonight is the ninth of 10 regular-season meetings between the two teams.
Playoff Watch: The Reign's magic number to clinch a playoff berth is 7 points. The number is reduced with points earned or teams outside the playoff picture failing to earn standings points.
Series at a Glance: The Reign are 5-1-2-0 against the Condors this season and 0-1-2-0 in Bakersfield. Forwards Brett Sutter (three goals, three assists) and Teddy Purcell (two goals, four assists) lead the Reign in the series with six points. Forward Joey LaLeggia leads the Condors with six points (four goals, two assists). All time, the Reign are 13-5-2-0 against the Condors and 4-3-2-0 in Bakersfield.
Close Call: Five of the seven meetings between the Reign and Condors have been decided by a 3-2 score and all eight contests have been decided by one goal.
Heat from Below: The Condors (4th Place, Pacific Division - Last playoff spot) and Stockton Heat (5th Place, Pacific Division) are separated by two points in the standings. The Heat visit the San Antonio Rampage tonight at 5:30 PT.
50 Point Club: Reign forward T.J. Hensick (15 goals, 34 assists) is one point away from becoming the second skater in team history to reach 50 points. Forward Sean Backman led the team last season with 55 points (21 goals, 34 assists). Hensick has seven points (two goals, five assists) over his last seven games.
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