Overview
- Ontario beat Colorado 2-1 in overtime at Toyota Arena to tie a franchise mark with its 44th win and move three points clear atop the AHL Pacific Division, with both clubs having four games remaining.
- The Eagles led after two periods on a power-play shot from the point, Martin Chromiak tied it 27 seconds into the third on the man advantage, and Kenny Connors won it 17 seconds into overtime.
- Goaltender Pheonix Copley stopped 26 shots for his fifth straight victory and earned the secondary assist on Connors’s winner after starting the play from the defensive zone.
- Nineteen-year-old defenseman Henry Brzustewicz made his AHL debut for Ontario next to captain Joe Hicketts, with coach Andrew Lord praising his poise after a quick jump from junior hockey.
- The top seed in the Pacific can bring a first-round bye in the Calder Cup Playoffs, which makes head-to-head results between these tight rivals especially consequential down the stretch.