Before getting to tonight’s lineup, let’s begin with a brief recap of last night in Ontario…
Playing in the first of back-to-back games this weekend, the Reign came out firing on Friday — mounting a 5-0 lead in the game and eventually winning 7-4.
Austin Wagner opened the scoring, while Tyler Madden and Gabe Vilardi were also part of the early onslaught. In the third period, Martin Frk and Vladimir Tkachev each scored to help put the game away.
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For tonight’s contest, the Reign are expected to largely go with the same lineup as Friday… with two exceptions…
— There is a good chance Jacob Doty will play tonight; and that certainly would make sense, as Tucson will be bringing former Ontario forward Boko Imama with them.
— Garret Sparks is scheduled to join the Kings in Washington for tomorrow’s game, so Kings goaltending prospect Lukas Parik will serve as the backup goalie tonight.
LA Kings goalie prospect Lukas Parik is being recalled to AHL Ontario.
More on him here: https://t.co/3O9KAPvrzS pic.twitter.com/fPlvBnEDyj
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) December 18, 2021
NOTE: The Reign have several of their regular players missing, plus Akil Thomas is out injured. For those who may have missed the details, we recapped all of that news here.
ONTARIO REIGN PROJECTED LINEUP vs. TUCSON ROADRUNNERS on 12/18
Tkachev – Tynan – Frk
JAD – Byfield – Fagemo
Madden – Turcotte – Vilardi
Doty – Sutter – Dudas
Other options include: Burke, Sodergran, Thomas, and Wagner
Johnson – Phillips
Prapavessis – Gaunce
Kasastul – Siebenaler
Other options include: N/A
Villalta (starter)
Parik
Teddy Bear Toss game is this weekend in Ontario.
What will the @ontarioreign fans have in store this time…
Because the world's LARGEST teddy bear being thrown from the UPPER DECK was absolutely hilarious. https://t.co/nK3hWgj6GU
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) December 14, 2021
Reign will wear these tonight in warmups… pic.twitter.com/ViqWGONKxZ
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) December 18, 2021
Puck drop is scheduled for 6pm tonight in Ontario and the game can be viewed on AHL TV.
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