Game 8: Tucson 5, Reign 4 (OT) + postgame notes/video

Tucson Roadrunners 5, Ontario Reign 4 (OT)
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SOG: ONT 48, TUC 28
PP: ONT 0/4, TUC 2/3

ONT starters: G Anders Lindback, D Vincent LoVerde, D Zac Leslie, LW Joel Lowry, C T.J. Hensick, RW Justin Auger
TUC starters: G Adin Hill, D Jamie McBain, D Dakota Mermis, LW Michael Bunting, C Tyler Gaudet, RW Christian Fischer

FIRST PERIOD
1) ONT – Andrew Crescenzi (2) (unassisted), 2:43
2) ONT – T.J. Hensick (3) (Kurtis MacDermid), 2:59
3) TUC PPG – Brendan Perlini (3) (Jamie McBain), 5:24
4) TUC PPG – Brendan Perlini (4) (unassisted), 14:36

SECOND PERIOD
5) TUC SHG – Tyler Gaudet (2) (unassisted), 1:41
6) ONT – Paul LaDue (1) (Michael Mersch), 12:34
7) TUC – Michael Bunting (4) (unassisted), 18:33

THIRD PERIOD
8) ONT – Adrian Kempe (2) (Zach Trotman, Brett Sutter), 13:09

OVERTIME
9) Anthony DeAngelo (1) (Craig Cunningham), 3:16

POSTGAME NOTES

–The Reign suffered their second overtime loss of the season and fall to 3-2-2-0 (.563 winning percentage) and are swept in their back-to-back in Tucson after a 3-2 loss on Friday. The Roadrunners improve to 6-1-1-0 (.813, 2nd in the AHL to Wilkes-Barre).

–Defenseman Paul LaDue scored his first AHL goal in the second period.

–Goalie Anders Lindback is now 0-1-1-0 in his first two games with the Reign and stopped 23 of 28 shots.

–On special teams, the Reign went 0-for-4 on the power play and allowed a shorthanded goal and allowed two power play goals against on three opportunities. The Reign PK is now second-worst in the league at 65 percent while the PP still leads the league at 36.7 percent.

–By scoring his second goal of the season, Adrian Kempe has two goals and an assist in his last four games.

–Paul Bissonnette and Brett Sutter each had an assist for their first assists of the season.

VIDEO

IN-GAME NOTES

–Here’s how the Reign are aligned tonight:
Michael Mersch – Mike Amadio – Sean Backman
Adrian Kempe – Brett Sutter – Jonny Brodzinski
Joel Lowry – T.J. Hensick – Justin Auger
Paul Bissonnette – Andrew Crescenzi – Michael Latta

Vincent LoVerde – Zac Leslie
Kurtis MacDermid – Paul LaDue
Alex Lintuniemi – Zach Trotman

PREGAME NOTES

–It’ll be a rematch in goal tonight as Anders Lindback will go against Adin Hill for a second night in a row.