After a loss in the extra frame in double overtime on the scoreboard on Saturday night (May 9) this weekend, the Ontario Reign and head coach Andrew Lord's season ended this postseason in the playoffs by a score of 3-2 vs. the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the Pacific Division.
It was a devastating way for Lord and the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate Ontario to end their 2025-26 season in a double overtime loss on the scoreboard vs. Coachella Valley in the Pacific Division semifinals this weekend on Saturday night.
Jani Nyman and the Firebirds opened up the scoring on the scoreboard early in the game in the opening frame in the first period yesterday this weekend, on a goal that got past Reign goalie Erik Portillo. Forward Jack Hughes pushed back on the scoreboard for the Reign early in the middle frame in the second period.
But the Reign caught more unfortunate puck luck in the zone defensively and in front of Portillo, with Coachella Valley forward Oscar Fisker-Molgaard scoring the game's third goal in the middle frame in the second period to give the Firebirds the lead on the scoreboard in the middle of the game.
Portillo helped to limit the Firebirds in the zone offensively late in the middle frame in the second period and early in the final frame yesterday.
Forward Andre Lee gave the Reign momentum on the ice and on the scoreboard late in the game in clutch time in the final frame in the third period yesterday. Lee scored the game-tying goal on the scoreboard late in the final frame in the third period to send the game to overtime in the Pacific Division for Ontario vs. Coachella Valley on home ice at Toyota Arena yesterday.
Both the Reign and Firebirds were fighting to save their seasons in the postseason in the playoffs yesterday in the Pacific Division this spring in the winner-take-all Game 5 on the ice this weekend.
J.R. Avon scored the game-winning goal on the scoreboard in the extra frame in double overtime for Coachella Valley yesterday. The Firebirds advance to face the Colorado Eagles in the Pacific Division finals this spring in mid-May.
Hughes and Lee scored the game's two goals on the scoreboard for the Reign yesterday on home ice in the Pacific Division at Toyota Arena. It was a really entertaining game on the ice and on the scoreboard yesterday for the fans of both the Reign and the Firebirds in the Pacific Division this postseason in the playoffs.
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