Overview
- Ontario erased a 3-0 third-period deficit on Wednesday and won 4-3 in a shootout, with Aatu Jämsen netting the winner after Nikita Alexandrov scored twice late to force extra time.
- Pheonix Copley made 35 saves and stopped four of five shooters in the tiebreaker, a night after Erik Portillo earned the 6-3 win with 31 saves.
- Tuesday’s 6-3 victory featured goals from six different skaters and a five-on-three strike by Martin Chromiak, underscoring the Reign’s distributed offense.
- Special teams continued to trend up as Ontario went 2-for-5 on the power play Wednesday and finished the set perfect on the penalty kill (3-for-3 Tuesday, 2-for-2 Wednesday).
- The back-to-back road wins lifted Ontario into first place by points, though Colorado holds games in hand and points percentage keeps the division race tight.