Firebirds back in the win column with dominant 5-1 game against Ontario Reign

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds completed a 5-1 win over the Ontario Reign on the road on Sunday.

The Firebirds were looking for redemption after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Reign Jan. 23. At that time, the Reign were ranked first in the Pacific Division and the Firebirds were ranked fourth. Coming into Sunday's game, the Firebirds had fallen to fifth after a three-game losing streak. The Reign came in ranked second.

Coachella Valley dominated the majority of every period offensively and defensively. They started off hot with two goals in the first period at 0:54 from Jagger Firkus and at 8:14 from Lleyton Roed.

The Reign managed to net one goal by Jack Hughes shortly after Roed, but that would be their only for the night.

The Firebirds and Reign were tied for shots on goal in the second period at nine, but Coachella Valley was the only team get shots to land. At 4:27 Mitchell Stephens netted one and extended the Firebirds lead to 3-1. Near the end of the period, Roed came in for his second of the night for 4-1.

In the third period, the Reign struggled with shots on goal, having just two compared to the Firebirds nine.

Firkus sealed the deal with his second and final goal of the game at 9:34 in the third period. The goal stirred tension on the ice as it was a battle for the Firebirds to net it. Either way, the Firebirds are back in the win column.

Coachella Valley will continue it's road games against the San Jose Barracuda at Tech CU Arena on Feb. 4. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. PST.

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