The Coachella Valley Firebirds have been a tough and stingy opponent this postseason in the playoffs in the Pacific Division for head coach Andrew Lord and the Ontario Reign in this past couple of weeks in the second round. Ontario has built confidence in this past two games in the Pacific Division this postseason in the playoffs vs. Coachella Valley.
The Reign won Games 2 and 3 in the Pacific Division semifinals this postseason in the playoffs this spring in this past week vs. Coachella Valley late in the game in the final frame in the third period.
There is a chance that the Reign could advance to the Pacific Division finals this spring this postseason in the Calder Cup Playoffs for this upcoming week with a win over Coachella Valley on the road in Southern California on Thursday night late this week.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Reign and Firebirds in the Calder Cup Playoffs Game 4 on the road at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, CA, on May 7.
Ontario Reign vs. Coachella Valley Firebirds Calder Cup Playoffs betting odds: Spread and money line for Game 1
Money line: Reign -174, Firebirds +114
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+265)
In a possible elimination game in the Pacific Division semifinals in the postseason in the playoffs in Game 4 on Thursday night on the road at Acrisure Arena, the Reign are favorites in the pregame betting spread and the money line vs. Coachella Valley (per Draftkings Sportsbook).
Projected rosters and lines for the Ontario Reign vs. Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 4 of the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs
Reign
Forwards
Brown – Gawdin – Guttman
Lee – Connors – Chromiak
Alexandrov – Pinelli – Wright
Isogai – Hughes – Jamsen
*Doty, Jenik, G. Slukynsky, and Ziemmer
Defensemen
Kirsanov – Booth
Hicketts – Brzustewicz
Novikov – Millar
*Dvorak, Salin
Goalies
Portillo
Copley
Slukynsky*
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Starting goalies matchup for the Ontario Reign vs. Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 4
Reign: Erik Portillo
Firebirds: Niklas Kokko
