Over three losses to the East’s best teams, the Fire were outscored 8-1 and faded further from the playoff race. They also lost Xherdan Shaqiri and Rafael Czichos to injuries.
Kacper Przybylko scored twice to lead the Fire to a 3-2 victory. They improved to 4-0-1 in their last five matches and moved past Charlotte into seventh place, the final playoff spot, in the Eastern Conference.