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With one game remaining on their schedule before the AHL All-Star break, first-year coach Andrew Lord has guided his Ontario Reign to atop the Pacific Division and has them sitting second overall in the Western Conference. <\/p>\n
After downing the Condors last night in Bakersfield, the two clubs are set to rematch tonight at Toyota Arena in Ontario. Should the Reign come out victorious, they\u2019ll hold on to their Pacific Division lead, which currently stands at just one point over Colorado.<\/p>\n
Combined with their previous victory over Tucson earlier in the week, almost like clockwork, Ontario is once again looking to put together a mild three-game winning streak \u2014 something that has been a hallmark of this season\u2019s club thus far. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s also worth noting that the Reign are the first Pacific Division team to hit the 30-win mark. It\u2019s a strong testament to just how impressive Lord and his team have performed up until this point of their 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n
Digging a little further into the numbers, the Reign are also tied for first in the Pacific Division on the penalty kill. Ontario and San Diego both sit at an 84.2 percent success rate entering play on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Last night in the third period, Lord made a small tweak that had a big impact. Glenn Gawdin and Kenny Connors swapped lines. The adjustment paid dividends moments later when Gawdin finished off a pass from Cole Guttman. It\u2019s those timely buttons Lord continues to press that have shown him to be such a trusted presence behind the bench.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Kings prospect Aatu Jamsen has started to heat up, as well; showing flashes of the player the organization believed he could be last season. It\u2019s worth remembering that Jamsen entered last year\u2019s preseason as a popular \u2018dark horse\u2019 candidate to potentially crack the NHL roster down the road.<\/p>\n
Right on cue. On a Joe Hicketts shot from the left boards, Jamsen deflects the puck home past Tomkins. <\/p>\n
Back-to-back games with a goal, and four goals in the past six games. Look out. He’s getting hot. <\/p>\n
ONT \u2013 1 \u2014 Anthony Collazo (@anthonycollazo_) February 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Jamsen briefly spoke postgame about getting stronger in preparation for this season. \u201cAfter my first year in the U.S., that was hard,\u201d he shared. \u201cIt\u2019s a very different game than back in Europe. You need to battle more, and that\u2019s what I worked on over the summer \u2014- getting ready to battle more this year. That\u2019s working right now.\u201d<\/p>\n That effort is clearly translating on the ice. Jamsen has found the back of the net in back-to-back games; and scored four goals in his last six contests. After a somewhat slow start, the 23-year-old Finnish native is now up to 19 points on the season (11 G, 8 A).<\/p>\n In net tonight, veteran Pheonix Copley is expected to get the nod after an impressive performance in his last start, where he turned aside 18-of-19 shots.<\/p>\n Despite the win up in Bakersfield on Friday, the Reign once again struggled to generate offense in the third period, registering just three shots on goal. Over their last five games \u2014 in a stat that just doesn\u2019t make much sense \u2014 Ontario has just 15 shots in the final frame, an area to monitor moving forward.<\/p>\n Later this week, forward Andre Lee (the team\u2019s leading goal scorer), is scheduled to participate in the AHL All-Star Game. It will be his first appearance representing Ontario at the annual festivities, which will be held in Illinois and televised on NHL Network. <\/p>\n Reign Projected Lineup vs. Condors<\/p>\n If there are any key changes during pregame warmups, this article will be updated.<\/p>\n Alexandrov \u2013 Gawdin \u2013 Guttman Hicketts \u2013 Millar Copley (starter) Likely scratches: (F) Doty, Lawrence and (D) Dvorak, Rego<\/p>\n Recalled to LA: Ward<\/p>\n Injured: Burroughs<\/p>\n Key Game Info<\/p>\n Puck drop is set for 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time and will be streamed via FloSports<\/a>. Additionally, a Reign radio feed is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow @mayorNHL<\/a><\/p>\n Gameday image by ALoImages<\/p>\n Note to webmasters\/reporters: When recapping news or interviews from this site please remember to include a link to www.MayorsManor.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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Lee \u2013 Brown \u2013 Chromiak
Pinelli \u2013 Connors \u2013 Wright
Jamsen \u2013 Hughes \u2013 Ziemmer<\/p>\n
Bolduc \u2013 Salin
Kirsanov \u2013 Booth<\/p>\n
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