It’s over, finally. When Alan Quine and Lias Andersson each netted a goal in the shootout Sunday night — combined with some timely saves by Cal Petersen — the Ontario Reign were able to put an end to their six-game losing streak. By earning a 3-2 victory over the Firebirds, coach Marco Sturm’s club now holds a 1-1 record when visiting Coachella Valley.
It didn’t take long for things to get going in this game either. Just 17 seconds into the first period, Coachella struck with a goal Petersen most likely would like to have back. Despite a slow start early on, though, Ontario began to find their legs and got better as the period moved along.
In the second stanza, they dominated much of the play, despite finishing on any of their chances. Specifically, the Reign had a pair of good looks, including a breakaway from Nate Thompson and a penalty shot awarded to Martin Chromiak. The long European forward missed the net after making a move to his backhand.
The Slovakian native would later redeem himself with his first professional goal. It came following a nice set up from Thompson in the second period. Kings prospect Tyler Madden scored his second goal in as many games with a nifty backhand shot while Ontario was shorthanded, giving the Reign their first lead of the evening. However, Coachella scored with a little less than three minutes remaining in regulation due to poor net front coverage by Ontario, sending the game into overtime.
During the bonus period, Coachella thought that they had won the game. Yet, after a review it was ruled no goal. When nothing was decided after 65 minutes of play, on to the shootout they went.
Ontario needed only two rounds to win the shootout, as Petersen shut the door and both Andersson and Quine scored.
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