Overview
- San Diego seized control with two short-handed goals and a four-on-four strike in the rivalry win.
- Ville Husso turned aside 41 shots, including the first 29 he faced, for his third victory in four starts.
- Ontario generated a season-high 45 shots and went 2-for-7 on the power play in the defeat.
- Coach Andrew Lord called the outcome frustrating and cited misreads on the man advantage as a key issue.
- The Reign maintain an alternating Portillo–Copley setup, with Copley on three straight losses and Portillo on a three-game win run, as the clubs rematch tonight in Ontario on Hockey Fights Cancer night.