Live Blog – Reign at Rampage – 10/7/17

Ontario Reign 1 (0-1-0-0) at San Antonio Rampage 2 (1-0-0-0)
Game #1 – 2017-18 Season Opener
Saturday, October 7, 2017, 5 p.m. PT
AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas
Referees: Stephen Reneau #34, Andrew Howard #50
Linesmen: Lucas Bisbee #86, Mike Winslow #88

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3rd Period:
ONT pick up where they left off in the second period. Pressure Martin and keep puck in offensive zone. 14:17 left in 3rd.
SA goalie Martin nearly flagged for delay of game. No PP for ONT. 2-1 SA with 12:51 left in 3rd period.
Puck/Passes jumping around. Neither side controlling. 8:29 left in period.
Reign blueliner Matt Roy with a pair of massive hits, but the Rampage keep rolling. Campbell holds on for final promo timeout. 3:46 left.
Campbell pulled with 1:16 to go.
ONT calls timeout with 53.4 seconds left. Asst Coach David Bell drawing up the play.
Amadio with a GOLDEN chances in final seconds, but hits outside of net. That’s the game. SA win 2-1.

2nd Period:
Rampage kill off the 5on3 and remainder of 5on4. Reign drop to 0/3 on PP.
SA Goal: 2:17 into frame, Jordan Schmaltz finds the back of the net past Campbell. Bourque and Musil with assists.
ONT with 7 shots through first half of contest. SA with 17. Lead 2-0.
ONT picks up first sustained attack with 8:24 left in frame. Gravel and Sutter with shots through to Martin.
ONT rookie Matt Luff knocks in a loose puck, but ref calls off as it hits his glove. Seven minutes left in period.
ONT GOAL: Mersch steals the puck from Martin and knocks it off his back! Unassisted at 13:23.
ONT forward Boko Imama earns first pro fight after Mersch goal at 13:31. Takes down Mason Geertsen.
Period closes. MUCH better performance by Reign. Physical and generated chances in front of Martin. 2-1 after 40 minutes.

1st Period:
SA Penalty: Interference to Brendan Ranford. ONT PP at 7:48
SA Goal: Blais from Grimaldi and Agozzino off 2-on-1 rush. Trickles past Campbell inside the near post. 10:48
ONT with two (2) shots through first 14+ minutes. SAN with seven (7).
SA Penalty: Tripping at 18:12 to Trent Vogelhuber.
SA Penalty: Rough to Gabe Bourque. ONT to 5on3 PP for 13 seconds. Comes with 1.7 seconds left in period.
Opening Period closes. ONT begins 2nd frame with 12 seconds of a 5on3 PP. 1-0 SA. Shots 12-4 for SA.

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