A delayed penalty against Colorado would allow Firebirds forward Logan Morrison to skate through the slot before lighting the lamp with a pole stick, giving Coachella Valley a 1-0 lead at 8:04 of the first period.
The Eagles would earn their first power play late in the frame and they would take advantage as Barre-Boulet camped in the low slot before deflecting a shot from the point to the back of the net. The goal was Barre-Boulet’s 14th of the season and tied the game at 1-1 with just 1:08 left in the opening stanza.
The second period would see each team earn one shot on the power play, with the Firebirds outscoring Colorado 8-7 in the middle frame. The netminders continued to serve in the period and the two teams left for the second intermission with the match still deadlocked at 1-1.
The Eagles would get back on the man advantage early in the third period, and this time it would be forward Jason Polin who would capitalize with a shot from between the circles. The goal was his fifth of the year and put Colorado up 2-1 in first place at the 4:35 mark.
Coachella Valley would bring goalkeeper Victor Ostman back late in the game to bring in the extra attacker, but could get no closer as the Eagles held on for the 2-1 win. Ostman suffered the loss in net, allowing two goals on 27 shots.
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