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Artūrs Šilovs made 25 saves and Abbotsford closed to inside one win of the following spherical with a 3-1 victory over Coachella Valley on Wednesday evening.
The Canucks lead the best-of-five Pacific Division semifinals, two video games to at least one, and can host Recreation 4 on Friday evening with an opportunity to knock out the two-time defending Western Convention champions.
Šilovs (4-1) was pulled after permitting three targets on eight pictures in Recreation 2, however he stopped all 20 pictures he confronted over the primary two durations of Recreation 3 and was named the sport’s first star.
Nate Smith and Kirill Kudryavtsev gave Abbotsford a 2-0 lead with targets late within the first interval, and Phil Di Giuseppe tacked on an empty-netter within the remaining minute of regulation.
Ryan Winterton scored the one aim for the Firebirds, his second of the collection.
Nikke Kokko (3-2) made 20 saves for Coachella Valley.
(Abbotsford leads collection, 2-1)Recreation 1 – Thu., Might 1 – Abbotsford 3, COACHELLA VALLEY 1Game 2 – Sat., Might 3 – COACHELLA VALLEY 5, Abbotsford 4 (OT)Recreation 3 – Wed., Might 7 – ABBOTSFORD 3, Coachella Valley 1Game 4 – Fri., Might 9 – Coachella Valley at Abbotsford, 10:00*Recreation 5 – Solar., Might 11 – Coachella Valley at Abbotsford, 10:00*if essential… All instances Japanese
