Game 54: Bakersfield 3, Reign 2 (OT) + postgame notes/video

Bakersfield Condors 3, Ontario Reign 2 (OT)
Final

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SOG: ONT 28, BAK 36
PP: ONT 1/2, BAK 0/3

ONT starters: G Jack Campbell, D Alex Lintuniemi, D Vincent LoVerde, LW Jonny Brodzinski, C T.J. Hensick, RW Teddy Purcell
BAK starters: G Jonas Gustavsson, D Griffin Reinhart, D Jordan Oesterle, LW Joey LaLeggia, C Anton Lander, RW Jesse Puljujarvi

FIRST PERIOD
No scoring

SECOND PERIOD
1) BAK – Scott Allen (8) (Justin Fontaine, Brodie Dupont), 16:44
2) ONT – Teddy Purcell (8) (T.J. Hensick), 18:17

THIRD PERIOD
3) BAK – Josh Currie (15) (Jordan Oesterle, Kyle Platzer), 12:31
4) ONT PPG – Jonny Brodzinski (22) (Vincent LoVerde, Teddy Purcell), 13:42

OVERTIME
5) BAK – Joey LaLeggia (Josh Currie), 1:05

POSTGAME NOTES

–With the loss, the Reign are now 29-16-9-0 overall and 5-1-2-0 against Bakersfield, which improved to 26-21-5-1. Ontario is now 23-16-9-0 against Pacific Division opponents and 11-8-7-0 in away games.

–Ontario (.620 winning percentage) has 14 games left in the regular season and continues to stand in third place in the Pacific behind first-place San Jose (16 GR, .712) and second-place San Diego (15 GR, .689). The Condors are in fourth at .547 with 15 games left.

–Ontario dropped to 8-9 in games decided in overtime/shootout this season.

–Jack Campbell made his first start since starting 36 straight games and having that streak broken a weekend ago. He made 33 saves on 36 shots, including a penalty shot stop on Anton Lander in the second period. His record dropped to 25-12-6.

–All eight games this season between the Reign and Condors have been decided by one goal.

–Teddy Purcell scored his first goal since returning to the lineup on March 1 and added an assist. It was his seventh multi-point game with Ontario this season.

–T.J. Hensick picked up his 30th assist of the season on Purcell’s goal to extend his points lead for the Reign to 43 (13G-30A=43).

–The Reign dropped to 4-5-4-0 in games tied going into the third period and 18-7-9-0 in one-goal games.

–Jonny Brodzinski scored his team-leading 22nd goal of the season in his first game back since missing the previous two due to a mid-body injury. He has a goal and two assists in his last three games.

–Ontario’s power play went 1-for-3 to improve to 24.1 percent on the season, good for second in the AHL. The penalty kill went a perfect 3-for-3 to improve to 81.2 percent overall.

VIDEO

IN-GAME NOTES

–Jack Campbell stopped Anton Lander on a penalty shot with 6:01 left in the second period. The penalty shot was the result of Lander receiving a stretch pass and going in on a breakaway before being caught and hauled down by Jonny Brodzinski. On the penalty shot, Lander’s move to his backhand, an attempt to go five hole on Campbell, was stopped.

Campbell stops Lander's penalty shot! Still scoreless deep into 2nd pic.twitter.com/o9zcLViSkb

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 11, 2017

PREGAME NOTES

–Here’s how the Reign appeared in line rushes, courtesy of Joey Zakrzewski (no specific order):

Michael Mersch – Mike Amadio – Sean Backman
Jonny Brodzinski – T.J. Hensick – Teddy Purcell
Patrick Bjorkstrand – Brett Sutter – Justin Auger
Joel Lowry – Andrew Crescenzi – Sam Herr

Alex Lintuniemi – Vincent LoVerde
Kurtis MacDermid – Alexx Privitera
Cameron Schilling – Zac Leslie

–Scratches for Ontario tonight: D Damir Sharipzianov, D Rob Scuderi, F Paul Bissonnette, F Devin Setoguchi, D Connor Hardowa, F Daniel Ciampini, D Craig Wyszomirski and D Zach Trotman.

–The Reign’s leading goal scorer Jonny Brodzinski returned to practice this week and looks to return after missing two games last weekend due to a mid-body injury.

–Goalie Jack Campbell (25-12-5; 2.64 GAA, .910 SV%) led the Reign out for warmups and will face Jonas Gustavsson (3-3-1; 2.72, .908).