Reign 8, Bakersfield 2
In a resounding response to their opening-night shutout loss, the Reign exploded for eight goals from five different players, and chased the Bakersfield Condors' starting goalie in an 8-2 win at Rabobank Arena.
Greg Hogeboom notched a hat trick and added an assist; Adam Henrich had two goals and an assist, Tim Kraus had four assists and Curtis Darling stopped 34-of-36 shots in his first appearance between the pipes. The Reign were outshot 36-24 but still chased Bakersfield starter Timo Pielmeier, who stopped just 12-of-19 shots.
Mike Egener scored on Justin Pogge, last night's starter, in the third period, and Peter Lenes and Jon Rheault also scored for the Reign (1-1).
A disciplined Reign squad needed only to kill three penalties, while taking advantage of 3-of-10 power-play opportunities in the win.
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