Overview
- Following Thursday's 6-2 result in Palm Desert, the series is tied 2-2 and a winner-take-all Game 5 awaits at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.
- Ontario opened the scoring on its first shot through Jack Hughes, then Coachella Valley answered and pulled away with four straight before two empty-netters sealed it.
- Coachella Valley controlled the start, outshooting the Reign 15-5 in the first period, and J.R. Avon tied it with a power-play goal six seconds into the advantage.
- Nikke Kokko stopped 26 of 28 shots for the Firebirds, while Pheonix Copley made 27 saves on 31 shots for Ontario as the Reign went 0-for-3 on the power play.
- The winner advances to face the Colorado Eagles or Henderson Silver Knights in the Pacific Division Final, raising the stakes for Ontario's regular-season champions.