Ontario Reign: Looking at the Numbers Through 52 Games

We are 52 games into the AHL season, meaning the Ontario Reign are near the third-quarter mark of the 2025-26 season.

The Reign sit in first place in the Pacific Division, two points ahead of the Colorado Eagles, who have three games in hand on the Reign. The final stretch of the season is upon us with 20 games remaining. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the team and individual numbers!

We’ll start with the team numbers first.

Goals per game

The Reign are second in the AHL in goals scored (176) and tied for fifth in goals per game (3.38). The Reign have only one player with 20+ goals, but six other players with 10+ goals. Offense by committee has been one of Ontario’s strengths and a huge reason why they are a top-five offensive team.

Shots on goal per game

Although the Reign are fifth in goals per game, they haven’t lit up the shots on goal column much this year, which has several contributing factors. Ontario is averaging 25.2 shots on goal per game, good enough for 31st in the league, ahead of the Springfield Thunderbirds. The numbers show that even though the Reign don’t generate many shots on goal, they find a way to capitalize on the opportunities when given.

Goals against per game

The Reign are 10th in the league in goals against (144) and rank eighth in goals against per game (2.77). The blue line for the Reign is still young with players like Angus Booth, Jakub Dvorak, Kirill Kirsanov, Otto Salin, and Jack Millar, but the goaltending has held up for most of the season.

Shots on goal against per game

The Reign don’t record many shots on goal, but also don’t give up many, with attention to detail on stick placement, blocking shots, and a tight defensive game. The Reign allow just under 26 shots on goal per game (25.8), good enough for fourth-best in the league.

Team save percentage

The Reign’s team save percentage (empty-net goals included) sits at .894. Third-year pro Erik Portillo ranks ninth in the league with a 2.47 goals-against average and 18th with a .905 save percentage among qualified goalies.

Special teams

The special teams struggled early on in the season, but have been strong as of late for the Reign. Ontario’s power play ranks eighth in the AHL at 21.1%. Since the calendar turned to 2026, the Reign’s power play has been red hot, converting at a 26.8% clip. The recent surge has been because of the five-forward first unit. At home, the power play ranks 12th (19.6%) and 10th (22.6%) on the road.

As for the penalty kill, it’s been incredible since January. The Reign have given up six power-play goals in that span, going 56-for-62 when down a player (90.3%). Through 52 games, the Reign’s penalty kill ranks fourth overall (85.0%), 12th at home (82.7%), and fourth away from Toyota Arena (87.5%).

Individual numbers:

Goals

If you had Andre Lee as the team’s leading goal-scorer 52 games into the season, unlike me, your prediction came true. Lee has seen his role elevated as a top-six forward, in addition to his power play and penalty kill minutes. With his efforts, he represented the Reign at the AHL All-Star Classic.

Assists

Glenn Gawdin leads the Reign in assists with 29. After finishing second on the team in assists behind Charles Hudon last season, Gawdin is on pace to finish as the team’s assist leader and set a new career-high in the AHL this season. The 28-year-old needs eight more assists to set a new AHL career-high.

Primary assists

Gawdin also leads the Reign with 18 primary helpers. Gawdin’s goal-scoring has been down this year, but looking at his assists and primary assists numbers, he hasn’t lost his playmaking abilities. Despite that, Gawdin remains Ontario’s best center on the depth chart.

Secondary assists

Nikita Alexandrov leads the Reign with 12 secondary helpers out of his 21. Acquired in an in-season trade by the LA Kings, sending Akil Thomas to the St. Louis Blues organization, Alexandrov is currently hovering around a point-per-game with 29 points (8 G, 21 A) in 33 games with the Reign.

Points

Gawdin leads the team in points with 40, which shouldn’t come as a surprise. Gawdin was one of several veteran players the Reign relied on for offense, but with the offense-by-committee mentality the Reign have, he hasn’t had to be relied heavily for offensive production.

5v5 goals

Lee, Cole Guttman, and Aatu Jamsen are tied for the team lead with ten goals at five-on-five play. Guttman and Lee, being two of the three players, shouldn’t be a surprise here. Guttman is a proven goal-scorer in the AHL and can create for himself and his teammates, while Lee has enjoyed a breakout 2025-26 campaign. Jamsen is the unexpected player of the three. The 22-year-old has caught fire recently, recording 15 points in his last 22 games, 10 of which have come by way of a goal

5v5 points

Gawdin leads the team with 23 points. As I stated before, Gawdin is still one of the Reign’s best and most important players this season.

Power-play goals

Lee leads the team with eight power-play goals so far. All eight of his power-play tallies have come within five feet of the net, as the 6-foot-4 forward has made his presence known in front.

Short-handed goals

The Reign have scored four short-handed goals this season, with two coming off of Jared Wright’s stick. It’s not a coincidence that Wright leads the team in short-handed goals with two, as his ability to use his speed to gain separation has been a weapon for the Reign in these situations.

+/- rating

Earlier in the year, it was Kenny Connors leading the Reign in +/-, but through 52 games, Wright now leads the club with a plus-23. The +/- stat isn’t always the best way to measure a player’s value, but seeing how much of a gap Wright’s +/- was to the next player (plus-10) was an interesting stat I found.

Rookie skaters

Connors and Wright have caught much of the attention for their rookie seasons, and rightfully so. Connors leads all rookie skaters on the Reign in assists (20) and points (29) while playing a solid 200-foot game. As for Wright, he is first in goals (14) and second in assists (13) and points (27) among rookie skaters on the team.

Koehn Ziemmer, who hasn’t appeared in every game and has served as a fourth-line winger when inserted in the lineup, is third among rookie skaters on the Reign in goals (6) and points (16). His highlight of the season came recently when he recorded his first professional hat trick (a natural hat trick) in a 4-3 victory over the Bakersfield Condors. Jack Hughes sits fourth among rookie skaters on the team with 13 points. He has one multi-point game this season and has served as a fourth-line center when in the lineup.

On the backend, Kirsanov has 11 points (4 G, 7 A) in 49 games. Not known for his offensive game, Kirsanov has been astute defensively, particularly at defending the rush and having good stick placement. Salin has gone through more growing pains as he adjusts to the smaller ice sheet and style of play at the AHL level compared to Liiga. Known for his offensive game, Salin has three goals on the season and isn’t afraid to lead the play or jump in it when transitioning up the ice or play below the circles in the offensive zone.