Wranglers Overwhelmed By Reign, 7-1

Published on April 5, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers(r) (34-30-8, 76 Points) were defeated by the Ontario Reign (31-31-10, 72 Points) 7-1 in front of 5,394 fans Saturday night at the Orleans Arena.

With several key players getting a day off in preparation for the playoffs, the Las Vegas Wranglers failed to muster much offense as Justin Bernhardt tallied the lone Wranglers goal midway through the third period. Seven different Reign players scored goals in the victory to conclude their season with a .500 record one year after winning the Pacific Division. Reign goaltender Mike Zacharias stopped 27 of 28 Wranglers shots for the win while Joel Gistedt made 28 saves in the loss.

The first period was controlled by the Ontario Reign and Colin Teubert got the scoring started as his shot trickled through the legs of Joel Gistedt for the 1-0 lead. Just under five minutes later, Geoff Walker's slap shot off an offensive zone faceoff pushed the lead to 2-0. Greg Hogeboom scored with under two minutes remaining to provide the intermission score of 3-0.

In the second period, with Ontario enjoying a power play, Mike Egener's slap shot from the blue line made the score 4-0. That score stood at the break.

In the third period, CJ Stretch scored his first goal on a two on one breakaway to make it 5-0 midway through. At the 12:19 mark, Justin Bernhardt got the Wranglers on the board as his slap shot from the left circle beat Mike Zacharias to make it 5-1. That was as close as the Wranglers would get. Jordan Nolan scored his first goal on a breakaway with under four minutes remaining and Chad Starling poked home a rebound just over two minutes later to provide the final margin.

Final playoff seeding, opponent and schedule awaits the outcome of all National Conference games this evening. Check www.LasVegasWranglers.com for 2010 Kelly Cup Playoff information as it becomes available

The Las Vegas Wranglers(r) are the ECHL affiliate to the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes and the American Hockey League's San Antonio Rampage. Follow the Wranglers on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WranglersLV.

The Wranglers play all home games at the Orleans Arena, located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue. Individual game tickets are available for purchase by calling (702) 284-7777.

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