The Wolves opened a three-game road trip by facing off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds for the first time in franchise history Saturday night in Palm Desert, Calif.
Bradly Nadeau and Jordan Martel scored but in the end the Wolves came up short to the Firebirds 5-2 at Acrisure Arena. The loss to Coachella Valley, which entered the league during the 2022-23 season, was Chicago’s second in a row.
The Wolves jumped to an early lead when Nadeau found the back of the net 4 minutes, 39 seconds into the game. The rookie forward scored off a give-and-go with Domenick Fensore with Nadeau ripping a one-timer past Firebirds netminder Ales Stezka to the stick side. Fensore had the lone assist on Nadeau’s eighth goal of the season—the only marker in the opening period…