Max McCormickHis goal was held off with 3:17 left in the second period as the Coachella Valley Firebirds moved on to win the Calder Cup Finals with a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday night.
With a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals, the Firebirds go home with two chances to finish the series. Game 6 is set for Monday night at Acrisure Arena.
McCormick, a native of De Pere, Wisconsin, scored his fifth conference Finals goal and a league-leading 12th in the postseason to send Coachella Valley to its first road team victory in the series. McCormick also scored the winning goal in all three of the Firebirds’ wins over Milwaukee.
Brogan Rafferty, from the suburb of West Dundee, Ill. In nearby Chicago, he scored his first playoff goal for the Firebirds, W.J Joey Dacord (11-7) He stopped 25 shots in the victory.
Kiefer Sherwood He scored for Milwaukee on a power play goal at 12:03 of the first period. Devin Cooley (2-1) He finished the game with 23 saves.
(leading the Coachella Valley Series, 3-2)
Game 1 – Thursday, May 25 – Coachella Valley 6, Milwaukee 4 | Conclusion/highlights
Game 2 – Saturday, May 27 – Coachella Valley 5, Milwaukee 3 | Conclusion/highlights
Game Three – Monday, May 29 – Milwaukee 3, Coachella Valley 1 | Conclusion/highlights
Game Four – Thursday, June 1 – MILWAUKEE 5, Coachella Valley 2 | Conclusion/highlights
Game Five – Saturday, June 3 – Coachella Valley 2, Milwaukee 1
Game 6 – Monday, June 5 – Milwaukee at Coachella Valley, 10:00 p.m
* Game Seven – Wednesday, June 7 – Milwaukee at Coachella Valley, 10:00 a.m
* If needed…all times eastern