Texas Holds off Reign Sunday
Published on January 18, 2026 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
The Ontario Reign (25-12-1-1) fell to the Texas Stars (16-19-3-1) Sunday night by a final score of 3-1 in front of 6,778 fans at HEB Center. The Reign will play next play in Coachella Valley on Friday at 7 p.m. PST.
Cole Guttman scored the lone goal for the Reign which came on the power-play in the first period as Ontario now has a power-play score in four straight games and in nine of their last 10 games while Kenny Connors and Martin Chromiak tallied assists stretching their point streaks to four-games.
The Reign and Stars were even at 1-1 after the opening 20 minutes of play as Ontario dominated in the shot column, 11-2. Artem Shaline opened the scoring at 8:10 on a three-on-two rush setting a shot home from below the right face-off dot. Ontario went on their first power-play of the night at 13:52 and Cole Guttman (12th) provided the equalizer 40 seconds into the man advantage from Kenny Connors and Martin Chromiak. Up top Chromiak sent a wrist shot towards the cage that went off Connors at the top of the crease and over to Guttman below the left circle where he slammed it in.
Ontario trailed 2-1 after 40 minutes of play as Cameron Hughes scored on the power-play at 4:37 of the second period for Texas when he drove the puck from the left side of the goal line chipping it over the glove of Pheonix Copley. The Reign were outshot 7-4 in the middle frame.
With 2:15 left in regulation the Reign pulled Copley for the extra attacked but Cross Hanas tallied an empty netter with 66 seconds left in regulation handing the Stars a 3-1 win.
Pheonix Copley suffered the loss making 12 saves on 14 shots while Arno Tiefensee picked up the win with 19 saves on 20 shots. Each team went 1-for-4 on the power-play.
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