PALM DESERT, CA. – Colorado struck for a pair of power-play goals to erase a 1-0 deficit and defeat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 2-1 on Wednesday. Forward Alex Barre-Boulet notched a goal and an assist in the victory, while defenseman Jack Ahcan collected a pair of helpers. Goaltender Kyle Keyser improved to 6-1 on the season, making 29 saves on 30 shots. The Eagles rounded out the night by going a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
A delayed penalty against Colorado would allow Firebirds forward Logan Morrison to skate through the slot before lighting the lamp with a wrister, giving Coachella Valley a 1-0 edge at the 8:04 mark 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 out in the low slot before deflecting a shot from the point into 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 remaining in the opening stanza.
The second period would see each team earn one chance on the power play, with the Firebirds outshooting Colorado 8-7 in the middle frame. The netminders would hold serve in the period and the two teams left for the second intermission with the contest still deadlocked, 1-1.
The Eagles would find themselves 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 on top 2-1 at the 4:35 mark.
Coachella Valley would pull goalie Victor Ostman late in the contest to bring out the extra attacker, but would come 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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