ECHL Ontario Reign

Reign Restore Lead in 3-2 Shootout Win over Grizzlies

February 9, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release


ONTARIO, Calif. - The Ontario Reign (30-12-2-3), back-to-back Pacific Division Champions and proud affiliate of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets, lost a two-goal lead but made up for it with a second round shootout goal to beat the Utah Grizzlies (22-17-3-5) 3-2 on Sunday evening before a home crowd of 7,504.

Cameron Burt celebrated his 27th birthday by scoring the first goal of the game as the Grizzlies attempted to clear the puck but it was intercepted by Maxim Kitsyn at the blue line. Kitsyn skated the puck up the seam and fired a shot on Aaron Dell; Burt caught the rebound and snapped it backdoor into the open cage at 7:56.

Gasper Kopitar extended his point streak to six games when he scored the Reign's second goal with a slapshot from the right circle at 16:21. Steven Tarasuk earned the primary assist and Burt picked up his second point of the night with the secondary helper. As the Reign were down two skaters Utah set up a passing play around the Reign's defense and with a quick wrister from the right circle hashes, Jamie MacQueen scored the Grizzlies' first goal of the night with just four seconds remaining in the period.

About halfway through the third period, David Vallorani knocked the puck past Troy Redmann off a pass from Danick Paquette to tie the game 2-2. The score remained knotted through regulation and went to overtime.

The five-minute sudden-death overtime came and went leading way to a shootout. Kitsyn was the lone scorer and with a beautiful deke scored five-hole on Dell in the second round to win the game 3-2 in favor of Ontario.

Redmann earned the win with 17 saves, Dell took the loss with 26.

Three Stars:

1. ONT - Maxim Kitsyn

2. ONT - Cameron Burt

3. UTA - David Vallorani

Reign Drops:

Wednesday, Feb. 12 the Reign will be at home to take on the Las Vegas Wranglers for a 7 p.m. puck drop. This is a Farmers Insurance 2-for-1 Wednesday so locate your nearest participating Farmers Insurance agency to get your 2-for-1 vouchers redeemable at Citizens Business Bank Arena! Following the game is a Boston's Post-Game Player Party! Meet the team at Boston's (located at 4th and Milliken) for dinner, pictures, and autographs!

Valentine's Day is less than a week away and the Reign have the PERFECT gift for your hockey-loving love - the Reign Valentine's Day Pack! This pack includes two tickets to the Saturday, Feb. 15 game which is the University of LaVerne's Go Green/Teacher Appreciation Jersey Night and the Smart Solar Power Blaze the Dragon coin bank giveaway, and one massage from an Inland Empire Massage Envy location! Call the Reign front office at 909-941-PUCK (7825) for more information and to purchase your Valentine's Day Pack now!

Ontario Reign's 2014-15 season tickets are on sale NOW! Reign in the fun and benefits of being a Reign Season Ticket Holder and get your seats today! Securing your seats for 2014-15 is easier than ever with online renewal and an online purchase option for our first-time Season Ticket Holders.

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