Firebirds earn overtime win in Idaho over Wild to extend win streak

The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Iowa Wild on Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena by the score of 3-2.

OT WINNERS ONCE AGAIN #LetsFlyy pic.twitter.com/kx7jGrnTYQ

— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) January 27, 2023

Andrew Poturalski and Ville Petman scored in regulation while Tye Kartye netted the overtime winner to extend the Firebirds’ win streak to six and points streak to 14.  

Joey Daccord (17-4-1) made 20 saves on 22 shots for the Firebirds in the victory that moved Coachella Valley to 28-6-3-1 on the season. The Firebirds’ man-advantage went 2-for-6 on the powerplay and finished 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.

Read the game’s full box score HERE.

NEXT GAME: The Firebirds wrap up their road trip in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, January 28^th. Puck drop is set for 4:00pm PT.