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Koehn Ziemmer's two-goal night wasn't enough as the Ontario Reign lose 4-3 in overtime to the Coachella Valley Firebirds Saturday night at Toyota Arena. This is the Reign's first time experiencing three losses in a row this season but they remain in first place in the AHL Pacific Division with 81 points and a record of 38-16-3-2.
ONTARIO, CA. -- When the Ontario Reign and the Coachella Valley Firebirds match up on the ice, one thing that can be guaranteed - it will be a thrilling, action-packed battle. And tonight was no different.
The fights, multiple lead changes and high intensity play-making ended in the Reign falling in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Firebirds at Toyota Arena Saturday night. After winning seven games in a row, Ontario has now lost three straight games, something they haven’t experienced all season. The shootout loss to Colorado on Wednesday and back-to-back overtime losses to the Firebirds puts Ontario on a losing streak, and with only 12 games remaining in the regular season, this isn’t the most optimal time.
“Tonight we just weren’t in the races obviously,” Ontario coach Andrew Lord said. “We looked exhausted, didn’t play our game, turned the puck over far too much. And credit to them (Coachella Valley), they were really desperate all weekend, they got a great team.
” Eduard Šalé kicked off the scoring for Coachella Valley (32-20-5-0; 69 points; 5th place) but 46 seconds later, Andre Lee would slide his puck between the legs of Firebirds goalie Victor Östman for his 24th goal of the season, with an assist from Kenta Isogai. The second period was tough for the Reign as they spent the first 10 minutes, and a majority of the period in their defensive zone, as the Firebirds strategically passed the puck to one another, hardly giving the Reign a chance to play any offense. Ontario finished with 21 shots on goal compared to Coachella Valley’s 39 shots.