AHL Playoff Preview: Coachella Valley Firebirds at Abbotsford Canucks with Line Combinations 5/9/2025

Game 4: Coachella Valley Firebirds at Abbotsford Canucks

Venue Abbotsford Centre
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: 7:05 pm PDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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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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