Reign rock with resounding roll over Gulls + Mersch pots a pair + see Dowd and Amadio's playmaking magic
If you weren't sure why pundits were anticipating a bloodbath between the Ontario Reign and the San Diego Gulls before opening night of their 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 second-round series, look no further than the 498 penalty minutes amassed between the rivals in their regular season "dirty dozen." In comparison, Reign-Barracuda combined for a relatively tame 277 PIMs in their 12-game set.
Unfortunately for both sides, the war of attrition had already launched before puck drop, as Ontario's strength up front was sapped by the absences of Jonny Brodzinski, Brett Sutter, and Ryan Horvat.