Game #18: Tucson Roadrunners at Ontario Reign
Game #18: Tucson Roadrunners (9-6-1-1) at. Ontario Reign (11-4-1-1)
Time: Tuesday, November 28, 8:00 p.m. MST, Toyota Arena, Ontario, California
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Referees: #2 Jared Cummins, #88 Chris Waterstradt
Linespersons: #62 Mitchell Hunt, #91 Joe Mahon
The Tucson Roadrunners close out their 5-game road trip with a grudge match with the Ontario Reign. Ontario is one of the hottest teams in the AHL having points in eight-straight games while Tucson looks to finish their road trip with seven out of a possible 10 points; having gone 2-1-1-0 so far.
Three things:
- Both teams have high scoring forwards leading the way. Coyotes prospect and Roadrunners forward Dylan Guenther leads Tucson with 6 goals and 10 assists for 16 points in 17 games. Forward T.J. Tynan has been a force to be reckoned with since joining the Ontario Reign in 2021 as a setup man. Since joining the club, he has 174 assists in 134 games played. This season he has 17 assists in 17 games played.
- Victor Soderstrom and Max Szuber each had an assist in Tucson’s last matchup against Henderson on Sunday. Soderstrom is just ahead of Szuber for the lead with points from a defenseman. He currently has eight (2 goals, 6 assists) compared to Szuber’s six (3 goals, 3 assists). However, Szuber leads the club with three goals from a defenseman’s stick this season.
- Ontario is third in the league this season in goals against, having allowed 42. Combined, their two netminders David Rittich and Erik Portillo have a 2.30 goals against average and .920 save percentage with four shutouts. Goaltender Matthew Villalta, the former Reign netminder has carried the bulk of the minutes for Tucson, having an 8-5-0-1 record with a 2.46 goals against average and .923 save percentage.
What did they say?
“Our 5-on-5 game is very good, we have four lines that can compete and turn-over when we play the right way, we generate a lot of chances and make their D (defense) turnaround and create a lot of that.”
Roadrunners forward Austin Poganski on the team’s 5-on-5 play this season and how Tucson can get a win against Ontario.
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Number to Know:
94 – The combined penalty minutes between the line combination of Travis Barron, Curtis Douglas and Hunter Drew. The juggernaut line has contributed to five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in four games of the current road-trip with all three scoring a goal.
WE ARE LIVE:
Tonight’s game will be broadcast live on the radio on FOX Sports 1450AM and the iHeartRadio app; along with AHLtv. Coverage will begin at 7:45 p.m. MST with Roadrunners Warm-Up hosted by Jonathon Schaffer from Ontario, before the “Voice of the Roadrunners” Adrian Denny has all of the action from the Toyota Arena. Tune in at 5 p.m. for this week’s edition of Roadrunners Happy Hour as Adrian is joined by Kim Cota-Robles, Arizona Daily Star Sports Editor Brett Fera and our special guest for our “Usual Tuesday Night Get Togther” prior to the contest.
