Reign VS Barracuda: Round 1, Game 4 Preview

Ontario Reign VS San Jose Barracuda

Series: Ontario 2-1 (best of 5)

Day: April 29, 2016 (Citizens Business Bank Arena)

Time: 7:00 PM PST

Listen: Mixlr

Watch: AHL Live

Series Recaps: Game One, Game Two, Game Three

Ontario Reign Lines

(projected)

Auger / Dowd / Backman

Mersch / Kempe / Brodzinski

Samuels-Thomas / Newbury / Bissonnette

Herr / Amadio / Raine

MacDermid / LoVerde

Forbort / Gravel

Schultz / Ebert

Budaj

Houser

AHL official @StimpyJD noted Brett Sutter did not play in 3rd last night. So healthish Reign natural centers now: Dowd, Newbury...and Amadio

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 29, 2016

• Brett Sutter, who had already missed every practice earlier this week, apparently did not take a third period shift. If Sutter can't go tonight, Reign center depth is perilously thin.
• You name it, Ontario dominated in every which way last night: 59-40 even strength Corsi, 18-7 ES chances, 3-1 final.

FW Andrew Crescenzi on the ice for warmups for @ontarioreign. Good sign prior to Game 4

— Joseph Zakrzewski (@JoeyZReign) April 30, 2016

Re line rushes, looks like Crescenzi will be out tonight. Sutter as mentioned didn't take warmups. Herr likely in for pro playoff debut

— Lindsay Czarnecki (@ReignInsider) April 30, 2016

San Jose Barracuda Lines

(from last game, courtesy Fear the Fin)

Goodrow / Timmins / Carpenter

Lerg / McCarthy / Parkes

Morin / Langlois / Goldobin

Boudreau / Jevpalovs / Martin

Young / Ryan

Stollery / Bergman

Mueller / McNally

Dell

Grosenick

• Patrick McNally, who's probably considered San Jose's number-six defender, might get the hook tonight because of this play. Next up? Perhaps Jonny's brother, Michael Brodzinski.
• I'd expect a number of line-up changes by Roy Sommer, as the Cuda are facing elimination. Frazer McLaren and Alex Gallant may also suit up.
• Rourke Chartier (fresh from WHL's Kelowna) and Kevin Lebanc (OHL's Barrie) will make their AHL debuts.

Rourke Chartier and @Str8ToTheBanc both expected to make their pro debuts tonight for @sjbarracuda in Game 4. @Mbrodzinski20 also in lineup.

— Eric Lindquist (@barracudavoice) April 30, 2016