Talk about a rollercoaster game.
The Reign gave up the first goal, climbed back up 2-1, got behind 3-2, then 4-2, then scored twice in the final two minutes — with P.J. Atherton in the penalty box — to send it to overtime.
But the puck never seemed to leave the Reign zone in OT and, 24 seconds after one Stockton goal was waved off, James Bates one-timed a shot past Jeff Zatkoff to win it, 5-4.
Asked if they need to do anything differently going forward, Atherton said “we’ve got to keep an even keel and stick to the system that got us here.”
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