West Valley City, Utah - G Timo Pielmeier scored his first professional goal into an empty net to help preserve a 6-4 Bakersfield Condors (18-7-2-0, 38 points) win over the Utah Grizzlies (14-10-2-0, 30 points), Saturday night at the E Center in front of 4,016 fans. F Stephane Goulet helped complete the weekend sweep by chipping in two goals and adding one assist. The Condors defeated the Grizzlies 3-2 on Friday.
The Grizzlies took a 1-0 lead with a power play tally by F Tom May at 7:42 of the opening period. The Condors countered to mke it 1-1 at even strength with 4:37 remaining in the first period. Goulet scored his second goal of the weekend, firing a wrist shot past G Parker Van Buskirk on a 2-on-1 break.
The Condors took a 2-1 lead in the second period when LW Mathieu Aubin took a perfect feed from D Evan Stoflet for his sixth goal of the season at 4:03. Just one minute later, Goulet scored his second of the game and eighth of the season off a pass from LW Ryan Donally for a 3-1 Condors advantage. LW Ryan Kinaseiwch cut the lead to 3-2 when he fired a slap shot from the point on the power play with 6:25 remaining in the middle frame. With 2:46 left in the middle frame, F Andrew Ianiero stuffed home his ninth goal of the season on the power for a 4-2 Bakersfield lead. The Condors led 30-16 in shots after 40 minutes of play.
It was a power play-filled third period as a total of 34 penalty were called, including 20 minutes on Kinasewich, who was ejected for arguing a call. The result was three power goals in the period. Before being tossed, Kinasewich made it a 4-3 game with a power tally at the 21 second mark of the third period. D Eric Regan scored his eighth of the season on the power play at 2:25 of the final stanza to regain the two-goal lead. But the Grizzlies fought back again to make it 5-4 with LW AJ Perry's power play goal at the 6:29 of the third period. The Condors played it tough the final 13 minutes, bending but not breaking. Then, with less than five seconds to go in the game, Pielmeier scored when he fired it the length of the ice into the empty net to complete the scoring.
NOTES FROM THE NEST:
The last five goals of the game were scored on the power play... The Condors are 4-1-0 against Utah this season... Stephane Goulet recorded his first three-point game of the season... Matheiu Aubin has recorded points in three straight games (1g-4a)... Utah went 4-for-9 on the power play and Bakersfield went 2-for-7 on the man-advantage... The Condors out-shot the Grizzlies 39-30...Three stars: 1st - Stephane Goulet (BAK); 2nd - Ryan Kinasewich (UTA); 3rd - Tim Maxwell (UTA).
CALDER JERSEY ON EBAY
A game-issued jersey for LW Kyle Calder, the nine-year NHL veteran who skated with the Condors this season prior to his recall by Anaheim, has been put up on Ebay in an auction to run through Dec. 21. The King of Pop jersey night (Oct. 30) was made for Calder, but he did not play in the game.
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UP NEXT:
The Condors return home the day after Christmas for Hockey Stick & Puck Giveaway on Saturday, Dec. 26 against Stockton, sponsored by KGET-TV 17, HOT 94.1 and Carl's Jr. The first 2,000 kids 12 and under will get this plastic street hockey set that includes two sticks and a puck. It's also Boxing Day Celebration, bring your gently used items to the game and donate them to Goodwill Industries.
TICKETS:
The Rabobank Arena Box Office is 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 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).
