Overview
- Ontario moved to 5-2-1-0 with a season-high six goals and a season-low one against in San Jose.
- Rookies Jack Hughes, Jakub Dvořák, and Kenny Connors scored their first professional goals, and Koehn Ziemmer recorded his first point with two assists.
- Goaltender Erik Portillo turned aside 36 of 37 shots, including 17 in the third period, marking his fifth straight start allowing two or fewer goals.
- The Reign struck four times in a 7:48 second-period burst and are averaging 3.63 goals per game after hitting three or more in six of eight outings.
- San Jose has yet to score first and ranks 32nd in goals against with heavy second-period concessions, and the teams meet again Saturday in San Jose before a Tuesday rematch in Ontario as part of eight head-to-head games before the new year.