Fresno Monsters vs. Ontario Jr. Reign 2026 USPHL Premier Playoffs Game Preview
- Lyanna Yeow
- Mar 10
- 2 min read
The 2026 Premier Playoffs will continue with a series between the Fresno Monsters and Ontario Jr. Reign. Read more about what you need to know for the upcoming series!
When:
Friday, March 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM PST
Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST
Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM PST (if necessary)
Where:
Friday, March 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM PST
Gateway Ice Center
Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST
Gateway Ice Center
Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM PST (if necessary)
Gateway Ice Center
Watch:
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The Ontario Jr. Reign will travel to the Gateway Ice Center where they will face the Fresno Monsters in the second round of the 2026 Premier Playoffs. This series will start on Friday, March 13, 2026 and is scheduled to end after their game on Sunday, March 15, 2026 if necessary.
The Ontario Jr. Reign ended round one of the playoffs with a two-game winning streak after forcing Game 3 and winning the series with an overtime win. The team’s points leaders are #19 Aiden Yi (2G, 1A) and #71 Zack Zhang (1G, 2A) who both have 3 points recorded so far in the playoffs.
The Fresno Monsters won their round one series with a two-game winning streak after sweeping the Ventura Vikings, 2-0. The team’s points leader is #6 Ethan Yang (2G, 1A) who currently has 3 points recorded so far in the playoffs.
Going into this matchup, the Ontario Jr. Reign have a 25.0% power play success rate which is slightly lower compared to the Fresno Monsters’ 27.3% power play success rate. Both teams have a similar penalty kill success rate, however, the Fresno Monsters do have a slight edge over the Ontario Jr. Reign (90.9% vs. 90.0%). During their previous six games that they played against one another during the regular season, the Fresno Monsters won four out of six games played against the Ontario Jr. Reign. It was evident that the Fresno Monsters had a slight advantage when it came to puck possession (194 SOG vs. 191 SOG) and goal scoring (25G vs 14G). When it came to special teams, the Fresno Monsters also found more success on the power play (20.0 PP% vs. 4.17 PP%) and on the penalty kill (95.8 PK% vs. 80.0 PK%).
We can expect the Fresno Monsters to enter this series with the utmost confidence from their previous successes against the Ontario Jr. Reign during the 2025-26 regular season and their experience of being named the 2025 Pacific Division Champions during the 2025 Premier Playoffs. However, we can also expect the Ontario Jr. Reign to fight tooth and nail in order to redeem themselves from their upset in the 2025 Premier Playoffs.
Come back to read about what went down during this second round series in the upcoming 2026 Premier Playoff recap article!
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