Lind’s Overtime Winner Puts Firebirds Over Barracuda

assist belonged to Poganski, his second of the game.

San Jose fought back with two goals to regain the lead, 3-2. Thomas Bordeleau (3:11) and Jeffrey Viel (5:52) hit the back of the net to put the Barracuda on top.

20th of the season, and Tye Kartye and Jimmy Schuldt earned the assists.

By Desert Star

PALM DESERT, CA – The Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds), proud affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Seattle Kraken (@ SeattleKraken), defeated the San Jose Barracuda in overtime by the score 4-3 on Monday night at Acrisure Arena (attendance: 6,359). Kole Lind netted the gamewinning goal in overtime, while Chris Driedger stopped

30 of 33 shots in his first game with the Firebirds.

San Jose hit the back of the net at the 4:33 mark of the first period as Kyle Criscuolo scored on the powerplay. The goal marked the seventh game the Coachella Valley surrendered the first tally.

The Firebirds pulled even in the second period after a hard-working play behind the net resulted in Carsen Twarynski’s 10th goal. Austin

Poganski and Luke Henman teamed up to feed Twarynski the puck in front of the net to beat Aaron Dell, making it 1-1 at 10:11 of the second period. Coachella Valley took their first game lead just 1:35 into the third period. Matt Tennyson took a shot from the blue line that Dell stopped, but the rebound came right to Luke Henman. Henman buried it for his fifth of the season. The secondary

Firebirds’ forward Alexander True was called for boarding at 8:07 of the third period, but Barracuda defenseman Nick Cicek dropped his gloves and tried to fight True. Both players were sent to the penalty box, creating a 4-on-4 that Coachella Valley used to their advantage. Tye Kartye worked in the corner to free the puck up for Cameron Hughes in the slot. Hughes made no mistake in tying the game at 8:59 of the third period.

For the second time this season, the Firebirds and Barracuda went overtime. It took 1:46 to find a winner as Kole Lind skated into the offensive zone on a 2-on-1, kept the puck, and wristed a shot past Dell to secure the extra point for Coachella Valley. The goal was Lind’s

Chris Driedger made 30 saves and earned his first win as a Firebird. The victory moves Coachella Valley to 34-9-42. The Firebirds’ powerplay went 0-for-2, and the penalty kill finished 2-for-3. The win also puts Coachella Valley one point behind the Calgary Wranglers for the first-place spot in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference. The Firebirds have four games in hand over the Wranglers leading into their matchup on Wednesday night.

In the victory, the Firebirds set a franchise record for shots on goal in a game with 44. Partial plans and individual and group tickets are on sale for the Firebirds’ inaugural season. For more information and to purchase your ticket plan, please visit www.cvfirebirds.com or call 760-835-8778. Also, view the team’s entire game and promotional schedule, including theme night events, at www. cvfirebirds.com/schedule.