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February 26, 2010
Condors reel in Salmon Kings, 3-2
Levasseur stops 41 in regular season debut to earn the win
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors (29-18-4-1, 63pts) held back a furious rally by the Victoria
Salmon Kings (30-20-4-2, 66pts) and picked up a thrilling 3-2 victory
in front of 5,038 fans at Rabobank Arena Friday night. G J.P. Levasseur
made 41 saves in his Condors debut, while F Stephane Goulet had two
goals and an assist.
The Condors jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the early minutes of the
game. Goulet and RW Ryan Menei scored just 39 seconds apart, at 5:00
and 5:39, to take the advantage. F Andrew Ianiero assisted on both
tallies. Levasseur stopped all nine first period Victoria shots, while
the Condors managed 15 shots in the frame.
Neither team lit the lamp in the middle stanza. The Condors
out-shot the Salmon Kings 14-11 in the period while killing off a trio
of Victoria power plays.
In the third frame, Bakersfield extended the lead. Goulet netted
his second of the night at 5:21, knocking in a rebound of a Menei shot.
Victoria kept up the pressure late, and pulled the goaltender while on
a 5-on-3 power play, and scored two power play tallies to make a game
of it. RW Wes Goldie scored both power play goals for Victoria, who
couldn't get the equalizer. The Salmon Kings finished the period with a
23-8 shot advantage and a 43-37 lead overall.
Click here for the box score. Notes from the Nest:
D Ken Morin and F Josh Jepson made their professional debuts
tonight... G J.P. Levasseur stopped 13 of 14 shots for Bakersfield in a
5-3 exhibition game win over Stockton on Oct. 10--139 days ago... The
Condors recorded the first goal for the third time in the past four
games. Bakersfield is 19-2-1 when scoring first... The 43 shots was the
most against the Condors this season... Bakersfield is 6-3-1 when they
are out-shot... Three Stars: 1. J.P. Levasseur (BAK); 2. Stephane
Goulet (BAK); 3. Andrew Ianiero (BAK).
ON THE DOCKET:
The Condors remain on home ice to face the Salmon Kings Saturday night. Don't miss a visit from the
amazing Quick Change, who returns by popular demand to perform their
remarkable rapid clothes-changing act during the first intermission.
Quick Change appears courtesy of ABC23 and KERN 1180. Doors open at 6
p.m., the puck drops at 7 p.m.
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).
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