Don’t look now, but Reign coach Andrew Lord has his squad rolling once again. In downing the visiting Texas Stars 6-3 at Toyota Arena on Tuesday night, they also earned their third win in a row overall.
Ontario opened the scoring and held a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes. The score was 3-1 at second intermission and then newcomer Nikita Alexandrov gave the home team a 4-1 advantage. Despite Texas drawing a little closer by adding a goal of their own, the Reign finished things off with a pair of empty net goals to seal things up.
As for the key storyline, it was just another day at the office for Kings prospect Kenny Connors. With his first multi-goal performance, the AHL rookie continues to pace all first-year Reign players in goals (6), assists (9) and points (15). For good measure, he also leads all Reign players with a plus-16 rating.
Other NHL hopefuls got in on the fun, as well. It was Martin Chromiak who opened up Ontario’s attack, notching his eighth goal of the season. LA’s 2020 Draft selection now has nine points in his last nine games.
Defenseman Angus Booth chipped in with two assists on the evening and is really rounding into form after overcoming some early season injuries.
Other Game Notes
— Andre Lee has points in three straight games after tallying an assist.
— Ontario has won six of their last seven contests — with the only blemish over that stretch being a loss to the Stars just after Thanksgiving.
— The Reign wrapped up the five-game homestand with four victories and are 8-1 in their last nine at Toyota Arena.
Full game highlights can be viewed here:
Pregame notes and lineups can be found in the article linked below.
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