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Reign Split Texas Back-to-Back After Last-Second Thriller

Ontario's weekend in Texas ends with a split highlighted by a fourth straight power-play tally.

Overview

  • Texas beat Ontario 3-1 on Sunday in Cedar Park, with Cole Guttman scoring a first-period power-play goal and Pheonix Copley stopping 12 of 14 shots.
  • Each side went 1-for-4 on the power play in the rematch, as Arno Tiefensee made 19 saves for the Stars and Cross Hanas sealed it with an empty-netter.
  • The Reign won Saturday’s opener 4-3 on Jared Wright’s goal with 1.4 seconds left following Cole Guttman’s extra-attacker equalizer with 14 seconds remaining.
  • Ontario’s power play has connected in four straight games and in nine of the last ten; the penalty kill had an 8-for-8 run over the previous three outings.
  • Erik Portillo earned Saturday’s win with 17 saves to extend his personal streak since returning from injury, while the Reign moved to 25-12-1-1 and continue a six-game road trip with a visit to Coachella Valley on Friday.