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Ontario Reign Sweep Tucson With 5-3 Win Behind Wright’s Brace and Portillo in Net

Special teams propelled Ontario's road sweep in Tucson.

Overview

  • Jared Wright scored twice, including a late empty-netter after a second‑period shorthanded strike, to finish his first career multi‑goal game.
  • Andre Lee netted two goals for Ontario, one at even strength and one on the power play, while Martin Chromiak added a power‑play goal.
  • Kenny Connors recorded two assists as the Reign went 2-for-5 on the power play and traded shorthanded goals with Tucson.
  • Erik Portillo stopped 25 of 28 shots for the win on Sunday, following Pheonix Copley’s 15-save victory in Saturday’s 4-2 opener.
  • Ontario closed out the two-game road sweep to improve to 34-16-1-1; Francesco Pinelli opened Saturday’s scoring to extend his point streak and Jack Millar sealed that game with a short-handed empty-netter.