Overview
- Ontario defeated Bakersfield 3-2 at Toyota Arena on Friday, Nov. 21.
- The game served as the opener of a home-and-home and the first of eight meetings this season.
- Veteran Pheonix Copley was expected to start Friday, with Isaiah Saville planned for Saturday in Bakersfield, per pregame reporting.
- Top goaltender Erik Portillo remains out after a flare-up of a prior injury, with internal optimism he will miss only a few weeks.
- Coach Andrew Lord said the club is generally pleased through 15 games but is stressing improved consistency and puck management after its first two-game slide.