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The story remained the same for the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Friday night in Calgary. The team scored just one goal for the fifth consecutive game, and the Firebirds lost for the fifth consecutive time.
Mitchell Stephens' goal with less than two minutes left in the game was the only tally for the Firebirds in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Wranglers in Canada. While Stephens' goal cut the Wranglers' lead to 2-1, Calgary scored an empty-net goal just 32 seconds later to ice the Firebirds' fifth straight loss, the longest losing streak in the franchise's three-year history.
The loss dropped Coachella Valley into a tie for third in the Pacific Division of the American Hockey League with a 32-22-2-5 record and 71 points. Abbotsford and Calgary are also at 71 points, behind first-place Colorado (78 points) and Ontario (74.).
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Calgary scored a goal in each period against Coachella Valley on Friday. Ty Turillo scored the first Calgary goal late in the opening period, while Martin Frk scored at the 16:25 mark of the second period.
Calgary goalie Waltteri Ignatjew shut the Firebirds out until late in the third period when the Firebirds pulled Nikke Kokko for a 6-on-5 skating advantage. Stephens was behind the net when the puck came to him, and then skated to the front of the net and beat Ignatjew to make it 2-1 Calgary. But with Kokko still on the bench, Calgary's William Stormgren found the empty net for the final score.
The Firebirds did put pressure on Ignatjew with 34 shots, while Kokko faced 24 shots.
The two teams will play again in Calgary on Sunday with an 11 a.m. start time.
With some of its top offensive players already called up to the parent club Seattle Kraken of the NHL, the Firebirds received some new blood from Kansas City of ECHL.
Center Damien Giroux and defenseman Jake McLaughlin were called up to the Firebirds on Friday. Neither was with the Firebirds for Friday's game in Calgary.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Coachella Valley Firebirds continue offensive doldrums in fifth straight loss
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Mitchell Stephens' goal with less than two minutes left in the game was the only tally for the Firebirds in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Wranglers in Canada. While Stephens' goal cut the Wranglers' lead to 2-1, Calgary scored an empty-net goal just 32 seconds later to ice the Firebirds' fifth straight loss, the longest losing streak in the franchise's three-year history.
The loss dropped Coachella Valley into a tie for third in the Pacific Division of the American Hockey League with a 32-22-2-5 record and 71 points. Abbotsford and Calgary are also at 71 points, behind first-place Colorado (78 points) and Ontario (74.).
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More: Firebirds offensive woes continue in loss to Henderson, team's first four-game losing streak ever
Calgary scored a goal in each period against Coachella Valley on Friday. Ty Turillo scored the first Calgary goal late in the opening period, while Martin Frk scored at the 16:25 mark of the second period.
Calgary goalie Waltteri Ignatjew shut the Firebirds out until late in the third period when the Firebirds pulled Nikke Kokko for a 6-on-5 skating advantage. Stephens was behind the net when the puck came to him, and then skated to the front of the net and beat Ignatjew to make it 2-1 Calgary. But with Kokko still on the bench, Calgary's William Stormgren found the empty net for the final score.
The Firebirds did put pressure on Ignatjew with 34 shots, while Kokko faced 24 shots.
The two teams will play again in Calgary on Sunday with an 11 a.m. start time.
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With some of its top offensive players already called up to the parent club Seattle Kraken of the NHL, the Firebirds received some new blood from Kansas City of ECHL.
Center Damien Giroux and defenseman Jake McLaughlin were called up to the Firebirds on Friday. Neither was with the Firebirds for Friday's game in Calgary.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Coachella Valley Firebirds continue offensive doldrums in fifth straight loss
Continue reading...
