Notes on tonight's Reign game. Update.
1. The game is far from sold out. Executive VP of business operations Justin Kemp said yesterday that he expects "about 4,000."
2. Stockton Record beat writer Scott Linesburgh breaks down the series position-by-position, then predicts the Thunder will win in seven games.
3. Wearing a Fresno Falcons undershirt after today's morning skate, Thunder coach Matt Thomas said that the Reign's PP will be the biggest challenge for his defense. Even without Andrew Martens. "Systematically, they have what they like. I don't think it's going to be 1,000 different trick plays. They've got some good concepts to it, they move the puck well on it. The strength is in the simplicity."
1:54 p.m. update: Todd Jackson and Brad Mehalko were taken off IR today, and the two forwards will be on the active roster for tonight's game. Doug Spooner was placed on 3-day IR, and as expected, defenseman P.J. Atherton was added to the active roster.
Martens is still with the Toronto Marlies, and goaltender Kellen Briggs with the Portland Pirates, both of the AHL.