Condors complete Victoria sweep, 4-2
Bakersfield heads to Ontario on Sunday at 5 p.m.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.- The Bakersfield Condors (30-18-4-1, 65pts) defeated the Victoria Salmon Kings (30-21-4-2, 66pts) 4-2 to complete the two-game sweep this weekend in front of 5,568 fans at Rabobank Arena Saturday night . G J.P Levasseur stopped 36 of 38 shots for his second win in two games with the Condors.
The Condors took a 1-0 lead 6:18 into the first period. RW Jason Dale jammed home a loose puck in the crease for his third of the season and first in a Condors uniform. F Randall Gelech tied the score at one on a power play tally with 5:15 remaining in the first period. The score and shots (8-8) were even after 20 minutes.
F Stephane Goulet notched his 20th of the season on a nifty backhand move in front of the net at the 6:00 minute mark of the middle frame for a 2-1 Condors lead. And then with 5:05 remaining in the period, F Mathieu Aubin converted a perfect feed from C Adam Naghlich for a 3-1 advantage. Despite being out-shot 15-10 in the period, Bakersfield went into the third period up by two.
Victoria put the hometown crowd on the edge of their seats when RW Wes Goldie scored his league-leading 38th goal of the season, 3:56 into the third period to cut the lead to one. Bakersfield held off a flurry of chances before RW Ryan Menei added an insurance goal with 1:35 left in the game to put it out of reach. Victoria out-shot Bakersfield 38-27, but could not put another puck past Levasseur.
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Notes from the Nest:
F Mathieu Aubin played in his 200th professional game... F Stephane Goulet became the 37th player in Bakersfield history to reach 20 goals... D Luis Tremblay played in his first game with the Condors since the 2004-05 season... Bakersfield was out-shot for three straight games for just the second time this season (Oct. 24-30). The Condors are 7-3-1 when they are out-shot... RW Erick Lizon squared off with with former Condors D Bobby Davey in an entertaining bout late in the second period... Three Stars: 1. Mathieu Aubin (BAK); 2. J.P Lavasseur (BAK); 3. Ryan Menei (BAK).
ON THE DOCKET:
The Condors head south to Ontario on Sunday for a 5 p.m. showdown with the Reign. Next week the team heads to Idaho for a three-game series on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
They return to home ice on March 9 and 10 to host the Las Vegas Wranglers. March 9 is Canned Food Collection, sponsored by My 45, La Preciosa 105.3 and Payment Systems Worldwide. Bring two non-perishable food items and get in for just $1. March 10 is High School/College Student ID Night, sponsored by 106.1 KRAB Radio. Get a lower level ticket for just $1 by showing your student ID at the box office.
GET TICKETS:
Individual game tickets are on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is regularly open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 1-800-745-3000, online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location. Season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324-PUCK (7825).
