FIREBIRDS STRIKE FOUR TIMES IN THE THIRD PERIOD TO DEFEAT CANUCKS

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Coachella Valley Scores Four Goals in 3:13 to Down Abbotsford

The Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena by the final score 5-2. The Firebirds scored four times in the opening 4:54 of the third period to snap a three-game losing streak and pick up their 22nd win of the season. Coachella Valley also netted three powerplay goals in the victory.

QUICK NOTES

  • Following a scoreless opening period, Jagger Firkus netted a powerplay goal. Ty Nelson and Ryan Winterton assisted on Firkus’ eighth of the season at 8:03 of the second.
  • Abbotsford struck twice in the remaining 11:57 of the middle frame and carried a 2-1 lead to the locker room after forty minutes of play.
  • Coachella Valley scored four times in a span of 3:13 inside the first five minutes of the third period. Nik Brouillard tied the game, and Ben Meyers gave the Firebirds the lead on a powerplay goal moments after Nikke Kokko denied the Canucks of a shorthanded chance.
  • Daniel Sprong added to Coachella Valley’s lead with the team’s third powerplay goal of the game and his fifth of the season. Jacob Melanson rounded out the scoring with a breakaway goal, also his fifth goal of the season, assisted by Ryan Winterton.
  • Winterton finished the game with three assists while Brouillard, Meyers, and Sprong each recorded one goal and one assist.
  • Goaltender Nikke Kokko recorded his AHL rookie goaltender-leading 13th win of the season, stopping 28 of 30 Abbotsford shots.
  • Coachella Valley’s record moves to 22-15-1-5 on the season and 12-7-0-4 at home. 
  • The Firebirds went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and finished the game 3-for-6 on the powerplay.
  • Coachella Valley was outshot by Abbotsford 30-29.

Read the game’s full box score HERE.

The Firebirds hit the road for a pair of games in Cedar Park, TX against the Texas Stars this Friday and Saturday night.

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