Game 4: Coachella Valley Firebirds at Abbotsford Canucks
Venue Abbotsford Centre
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: 7:05 pm PDT
TV: FLO Sports
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Coachella Valley Firebirds News & Notes:
The Firebirds are on the verge of elimination. They are 3-2-0 in the playoffs. Coachella Valley is averaging 2.6 goals per game while also allowing 2.6 goals in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Nikke Kokko is posting a 2.11 goals-against average, a .915 save percentage, and has one shutout in the Playoffs. He stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced in Wednesday’s loss.
Abbotsford Canucks News & Notes
The Canucks can advance tonight to face the Colorado Eagles with a win. They are 4-1-1 now in the Calder Cup Playoffs. The Canucks are averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game in the playoffs. Arturs Silovs is posting a 2.07 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. Nikita Tolopilo appeared in one game in the playoffs, stopping 21 of the 23 shots he faced. Silovs stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced in Wednesday’s win.
Coachella Valley Firebirds Projected Lines
Nyman-Biro-Winterton
Henman-Meyers-Melanson
Hayden-Morrison-Firkus
Sale-Robertson-McKinnon
Olofsson-Ottavainen
Lajoie-Nelson
Jones-Brouillard
Kokko
Stezka
Abbotsford Canucks Projected Lines
Bains-Sasson-Lekkerimaki
Di Giuseppe-Mueller-Karlsson
Blais-Khaira-Smith
Nielsen-Wouters-Kambeitz
Brisebois-McWard
Arntsen-Mancini
Hirose-Kudrayavtsev
Silovs
Tolopilo
Players To Watch:
Coachella Valley Firebirds
Six Firebirds are tied for the team lead in points with three. Mitchell Stephens leads the team in goals with three. Jagger Firkus and Logan Morrison lead the team in assists with three. Stephens, Firkus, Luke Henman, Max Lajoie, and Ville Ottavainen are all plus-two.
Abbotsford Canucks
Sammy Blais leads the team in points with seven. Blais is also tied for the team lead in goals and assists. He is tied with Phillip Di Giuseppe with three goals and Arshdeep Bains in assists with four. Kirill Kudryavtsev leads the team in plus/minus with a plus-six.
Next Game
Game 5: Sunday, May 11 at Abbotsford Centre (If Necessary)
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