ONTARIO REIGN WEEKLY – WEEK 15 – 1/12/25
THIS WEEK’S GAMES
Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Colorado| 6:05 p.m. (PST)
Wednesday, Jan. 14 at Colorado| 6:05 p.m. (PST)
Saturday, Jan. 17 at Texas | 5 p.m. (PST)
Sunday, Jan. 18 at Texas | 3 p.m. (PST)
LAST WEEK’S GAMES
Wednesday, Dec. 7
ONT (4) vs. IA (3)
Full Recap
Box Score
Highlights
Glenn Gawdin stretched his point streak to 12-games as him and Nikita Alexandrov finished the night with two assists. Cole Guttman scored ninth goal of the season, his second on the power-play goal, and Kenny Connors opened the scoring 77 seconds into the contest, the quickest goal to start a game this season with his eighth of the year. Jared Wright notched his seventh of the season and added an assist. Pheonix Copley made 24 saves for his second straight victory.
Friday, Dec. 9
ONT (5) vs. HSK (4) SO
Full Recap
Box Score
Highlights
The Reign picked up their fourth straight win to wrap up a five-game homestand. Jacob Doty scored his first goal of the season while Koehn Ziemmer and Aatu Jämsen each scored on the power-play while also finishing with an assist. Jack Hughes registered two helpers for his first career multi-point contest while Keaton Mastrodonato tallied an assist in his Reign debut. Otto Salin scored with 4:29 remaining tying the score at 4-4 to force extra hockey. Erik Portillo stopped all three shootout attempts by Henderson and made 29 saves in the win for his second straight victory since returning from injury. Kenny Connors scored the lone goal in the shootout frame.
Sunday, Dec. 11
ONT (0) at BAK (3)
Full Recap
Box Score
Highlights
Ontario suffered just their second shutout loss of the season as they saw their four-game win streak come to a close playing the first of six straight on the road. They went 0-for-4 on the power-play after having found the back of the net on the man advantage in five straight games. The Condors stuck on the power-play with 2:05 remaining in regulation and tacked on two empty-netters shortly after. Kaleb Lawrence appeared in the lineup for the first time since Oct. 12 after missing 32 straight games with an injury. Phoenix Copley suffered the loss making 20 saves.
PACIFIC DIVISION STANDINGS
1. Colorado Eagles (32GP, 22-7-1-2, 47pts, 0.734%)
2. Ontario Reign (35GP, 22-11-1-1, 46pts, 0.657%)
3. Bakersfield Condors (37GP, 19-10-6-0, 44pts, 0.629%)
4. San Jose Barracuda (38GP, 20-11-1-2, 43pts, 0.632%)
5. Calgary Wranglers (34GP, 15-14-7-2, 39pts, 0.513%)
6. San Diego Gulls (39GP, 15-10-6-2, 38pts, 0.576%)
7. Coachella Valley Firebirds (39GP, 17-12-4-0, 38pts, 0.576%)
8. Henderson Silver Knights (39GP, 16-12-3-2, 37pts, 0.561%)
9. Tucson Roadrunners (39GP, 16-12-5-0, 37pts, 0.561%)
10. Abbotsford Canucks (36GP, 11-19-3-3, 28pts, 0.389%)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 10: Cole Guttman assigned on loan by LA Kings.
January 9: Keaton Mastrodonato recalled from loan assignment from Greenville.
January 8: Cole Guttman recalled from loan assignment by LA Kings.
January 7: Taylor Ward and Andre Lee recalled from loan assignment by LA Kings.
NHL CALL-UPS THIS SEASON
#26 Andre Lee (3GP, 1-0-1)
#29 Pheonix Copley (1GP, 0-1-0, 3.07, .893)
#34 Taylor Ward (3GP, 0-2-2, +3)
UPCOMING MILESTONES
#21 Glenn Gawdin is two games shy of 450 pro games and nine points shy of 100 with Ontario.
#29 Pheonix Copley is four games shy of 300 AHL games.
#58 Samuel Bolduc is three games shy of 300 pro games and five games shy of 250 AHL games.
#59 Nikita Alexandrov is seven assists shy of 100 AHL assist.
#81 Cole Guttman is seven assists shy of 100 pro assists.
AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS
#8 Martin Chromiak is tied for 7th with five power-play goals and tied for 8th with 14 goals.
#17 Kenny Connors is tied 5th among rookies at +12 which is tied for 12th among all skaters.
#21 Glenn Gawdin is tied for 5th with 23 assists and tied for 12th with 29 points.
#59 Nikita Alexandrov is tied for 6th with 22 assists and tied for 12th with 29 points.
#78 Jared Wright is 3rd among rookies at +15 which is tied for 9th among all skaters.
REIGN RECENT REMARKABLES
#8 Martin Chromiak has six goals in his last 11 games and 20 points (11G, 9A) in his last 23 games.
#13 Koehn Ziemmer has five points (2G, 3A) in his last eight games.
#17 Kenny Connors has four points (2G, 2A) in his last eight games.
#21 Glenn Gawdin has 23 points (5G, 18A) in his last 24 games.
#59 Nikita Alexandrov has 12 points (1G, 11A) in his last 11 games… three multi-point games in his last seven games and 15 points (4G, 11A) in 16 games with Ontario.
#71 Francesco Pinelli has six points (2G, 4A) in his last 11 games.
#78 Jared Wright has five points (2G, 3A) in his last nine games.
#81 Cole Guttman has four goals in his last four games… seven points (4G, 3A) in his last five games… and 20 points (7G, 13A) in his last 21 games.
#86 Aatu Jämsen has four points (2G, 2A) in his last five games.
QUICK HITS ONTARIO
- Sunday marked the first of a season long six straight games on the road with the Reign possessing a 9-7-0-0 mark on the road compared to 13-4-1-1 on home ice. They’ve won four straight at Toyota Arena while they had won three straight on the road prior to the loss in Bakersfield Sunday.
- The Reign have collected a point in eight of their last 11 games, 7-2-0-1, and are 13-6-0-1 since Nov. 21.
- Ontario is 12-3-1-1 in one-goal games having won nine of their last 11 and three straight. Ontario has played beyond regulation eight times this season with a 4-1 overtime record and a 2-1 shootout mark.
- The Reign have scored three or more goals in nine of their last 10 games. They’ve scored first in three of their last four games and are 13-2-0-0 when taking a 1-0 lead.
- Ontario has a power-play goal in five of their last six games, 6-for-23, and are 25-for-29 on the penalty kill in their last eight games.
- The Reign are 10-2-1 when leading after the first period and 15-0-1 when leading after two periods. They’re 3-7-0-0 when tied trailing after the first period and 3-9-0-0 when trailing after two periods. They hold a 9-2-0-1 mark when tied after the first period and 4-2-0-1 when tied after two periods.
- Ontario is 12-5-0-1 when outshooting their opponents compared to 9-6-1-0 when being outshot.
TEAM NOTES
RECORD: (22-11-1-1)
HOME: (13-4-1-1)
AWAY: (9-7-0-0)
GOALS FOR: 9th (115, 3.29)
GOALS AGAINST: 10th (97, 2.77)
SHOTS FOR: 31st (25.43)
SHOTS AGAINST: 5th (26.00)
POWER-PLAY: 16th (25/133, 18.8%)
PENALTY KILL: 13th (91/111, 82%)
ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Goals: Martin Chromiak (14)
Assists: Glenn Gawdin (23)
Points: Glenn Gawdin, Nikita Alexandrov (29)
MULTI-POINT GAMES: Glenn Gawdin (6)
MULTI GOAL GAMES: Martin Chromiak (3)
Plus/Minus: Jared Wright (+15)
PIMS: Glenn Gawdin (43)
PPGS: Martin Chromiak (5)
PPAS: Nikita Alexandrov (8)
PPPS: Nikita Alexandrov (9)
Shots: Martin Chromiak (79)
Wins: Pheonix Copley (9)
GAA: Erik Portillo (2.19)
SV%: Erik Portillo (.916)
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