San Diego Gulls 2, Ontario Reign 1
Final
Ontario Reign (1-0-0-0) at San Diego Gulls (1-0-0-0)
Calder Cup Playoffs: Best-of-5 series, 1-1
Saturday, April 22, 2017, 7 p.m. PT
Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
Referees: #43 Tom Chmielewski, #56 Brett Iverson
Linesmen: #43 Steven Berry, #24 J.M. McNulty
ONT starters: G Jack Campbell, D Kurtis MacDermid, D Vincent LoVerde, LW Brett Sutter, C Adrian Kempe, RW Jonny Brodzinski
ONT scratches: D Damir Sharipzianov, D Paul LaDue, F Patrick Bjorkstrand, F Keegan Iverson, F Paul Bissonnette, F Andrew Crescenzi, F Matt Luff, D Chaz Reddekopp, F Justin Gutierrez, D Zach Trotman, G Jack Flinn
SD starters: G Jhonas Enroth, D Brian Cooper, D Jaycob Megna, LW Kevin Roy, C Nic Kerdiles, RW Ondrej Kase
SD scratches: D Stu Bickel, D James Melindy, F Kyle MacKinnon, F Corey Tropp, F Ryan Garbutt, F Emerson Etem, F Tyler Morley, F Nick Tarnasky, F Tyler Soy, F Mitch Hults, F Austin Ortega, F Zac Larraza, F Deven Sideroff, F Giovanni Fiore, F Jack Kopacka, G Matt Hackett, G Angus Redmond
SOG: ONT 24, SD 24
PP: ONT 0/3, SD 1/3
FIRST PERIOD
1) SD PPG – Nick Sorensen (1) (Spencer Abbott, Nic Kerdiles), 4:23
2) SD – Nick Sorensen (2) (Antoine Laganiere), 4:54
SECOND PERIOD
3) ONT – Mike Amadio (1) (Cameron Schilling, Adrian Kempe), 3:29
THIRD PERIOD
No scoring
POSTGAME NOTES
–The Gulls have won Game 2 to even the best-of-5 first-round series at one game apiece. Game 3 is next Friday in San Diego at 7 p.m. PT.
–Mike Amadio scored the lone goal for Ontario and now has two goals and four assists in 13 career AHL playoff games.
–Ontario has yet to score a power play goal in the series at 0-for-6 overall after going 0-for-3 tonight after going 0-for-3 in Game 1. San Diego is 1-for-5 in the series with a power play goal tonight by Nick Sorensen to open the scoring.
–Sorensen, who missed a penalty shot in Friday’s Game 1, scored both goals for San Diego in the first 4:54 of the game, just 31 seconds apart.
–Goalie Jack Campbell made 22 saves on 24 shots and is now 1-1-0 in the series. The Gulls’ Jhonas Enroth countered with 23 saves on 24 shots to improve to 1-1-0.
–Shots on goal finished an even 24 a side with Alex Lintuniemi leading the Reign with four shots on goal.
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PREGAME NOTES
–The Reign lead the best-of-5 first-round series 1-0 after Friday night’s thrilling 3-2 victory sealed by Jonny Brodzinski’s finish of an Adrian Kempe pass with just 11.7 seconds left in regulation.
–Ontario’s lines and defense pairings are the same as Game 1:
No changes to Reign lines and D pairings. Same as last night. LaDue and Crescenzi out again. pic.twitter.com/x0ldZID24D
— Lindsay Czarnecki (@ReignInsider) April 23, 2017
–Defenseman Paul LaDue will miss his fourth straight game. Reign head coach Mike Stothers has been tip-lipped on his status. Center Andrew Crescenzi (undisclosed injury) is out again as well.
–Below are the Gulls’ lines:
The guys hit the ice for Game 2 warmups! Newly signed @Jones_Max19 will make his professional debut tonight! #FlightToTheCup pic.twitter.com/hxMFPEGJz5
— San Diego Gulls (@SDGullsAHL) April 23, 2017
–Gulls top-line right winger Corey Tropp (upper-body) is out tonight after injuring himself 26 seconds into the second period of Game 1 when he crashed into the right post on a breakaway attempt. The Gulls announced that there is no timetable for his return. He will be replaced in the lineup by 19-year-old Max Jones, fresh off his junior season with the London Knights of the OHL. Jones, a 2016 first round pick by the Ducks at 25th overall, was assigned to San Diego this morning.
–The goaltending matchup will remain the same as Game 1 as Jack Campbell is in for Ontario and Jhonas Enroth in for San Diego. Here are the stats for both this early playoff season: Campbell (1-0-0; 2.00 GAA, .941 SV%) and Enroth (0-1-0; 3.00 GAA, .900 SV%).
–Brodzinski has four goals on 10 shots in the last two games against San Diego and Enroth (which includes the regular season finale). Overall Brodzinski has nine goals and six assists over his last 11 games with Ontario. Brodzinski (two goals), Kempe (two assists) and Sam Herr (two assists) lead Ontario with two points after Game 1.
–The Reign are 2-1 in playoff games at home against San Diego and 5-1 in playoff games all-time against San Diego.
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