Game 3: Barracuda 5, Reign 4 (OT) + postgame notes/video

San Jose Barracuda 5, Ontario Reign 4 (OT)
Final

Radio feed
Jonah Imoo to be backed up by his father Dusty in goal tonight
Box score

SOG: ONT 15, SJ 31
PP: ONT 2/4, SJ 2/5

ONT starters: G Jonah Imoo, D Vincent LoVerde, D Kurtis MacDermid, LW Sam Herr, C T.J. Hensick, RW Sean Backman
SJ starters: G Mantas Armalis, D Joakim Ryan, D Tim Heed, LW John McCarthy, C Ryan Carpenter, RW Barclay Goodrow

FIRST PERIOD
1) ONT PPG – Patrick Bjorkstrand (1) (Zach Trotman, Andrew Crescenzi), 10:25
2) SJ PPG – Marcus Sorensen (1) (Daniel O’Regan, Julius Bergman), 14:58

SECOND PERIOD
3) SJ – Kevin Labanc (1) (Tim Heed, Nikolay Goldobin), 2:41
4) ONT PPG – Patrick Bjorkstrand (2) (Zac Leslie, Vincent LoVerde), 5:14
5) SJ PPG – Joakim Ryan (1) (Nikolay Goldobin, Tim Heed), 8:52
6) ONT – Brett Sutter (1) (Patrick Bjorkstrand, Alex Lintuniemi), 12:59
7) SJ – Nikolay Goldobin (1) (Kevin Labanc, Julius Bergman), 13:58

THIRD PERIOD
8) ONT – Andrew Crescenzi (1) (unassisted), 2:44

OVERTIME
9) Daniel O’Regan (2) (Tim Heed, Marcus Sorensen), 3:29

POSTGAME NOTES AND VIDEO

–Jonah Imoo made 26 saves on 31 shots in his pro debut.

–The Reign fell to 2-0-1-0 on the season while San Jose (1-1-0-0) picked up its first win.

–In his AHL debut Patrick Bjorkstrand had two goals and one assist. Brett Sutter and Andrew Crescenzi each scored their first goals of the season.

–With a 2-for-5 performance the Reign power play improved to 7-for-17 overall.

–Zac Leslie and Vincent LoVerde have points in back-to-back games.

–Winger Justin Auger is dealing with a lower-body injury, head coach Mike Stothers said in his postgame comments.

PREGAME NOTES

–Missing from warmups and expected scratches for tonight are forwards Adrian Kempe and Justin Auger and defensemen Paul LaDue and Rob Scuderi. Both Kempe and Auger are ill, according to a Kings hockey ops source.

–Goalie Jonah Imoo is making his pro debut and his father Dusty Imoo, the Reign’s goalie coach, will be his backup. Dusty Imoo, who signed a PTO this afternoon, will wear No. 70, double the number of his son’s 35.

–Here’s how the Reign aligned in rushes:

Michael Mersch – Mike Amadio – Michael Latta
Paul Bissonnette – Andrew Crescenzi – Joel Lowry
Brett Sutter – Patrick Bjorkstrand – Jonny Brodzinski
Sam Herr – T.J. Hensick – Sean Backman

Kurtis MacDermid – Vincent LoVerde
Alex Lintuniemi – Kevin Gravel
Zac Leslie – Zach Trotman

Jonah Imoo
Dusty Imoo