The Firebirds defeated the Silver Knights, 3-2, in a shootout Thursday night at Henderson, Nevada, with captain Max McCormick scoring the game- winning goal in his 500th professional game.
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds were scoreless on six power-play opportunities and allowed three power-play goals in five short-handed situations in a 3-2 loss to the Tucson Roadrunners Tuesday evening in their second game at Acrisure Arena.
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Cameron Hughes scored the first goal at Acrisure Arena and assisted on two others as the Coachella Valley Firebirds built a three-goal lead and hung on for a 4-3 victory over the Tucson Roadrunners Sunday evening.
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On the game-winning goal, Evans took a pass from Cameron Hughes and put a shot from the left faceoff circle past Gillies for his second goal of the season and first since Oct. 23. Jesper Froden was credited with the other assist.
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A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Firebirds forward Jesper Froden was named Player of the Month by the American Hockey League.
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Callum Booth made 38 saves and the Coachella Valley Firebirds killed all five of the Calgary Wranglers’ power-play opportunities in a 5-3 victory Saturday in Seattle.
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The game was the Firebirds’ second of four in the Seattle area. Because Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms is under construction, the Firebirds will begin the season by playing 18 road games and four in the Seattle area before their first home game on Dec. 18.
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Joey Daccord made 22 of his 24 saves over the final two periods and Kole Lind had a goal and an assist leading the Coachella Valley Firebirds to their second victory in two days, a 3-1 triumph over the Calgary Wranglers Monday evening in Calgary, Alberta.
