Condors rally in OT thriller, take 2-games-to-1 series lead
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – C Joel Broda scored 7:39 into overtime to cap a come-from-behind victory for the Bakersfield Condors in a 4-3 win over the Utah Grizzlies in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series.
The Condors lead the series 2-games-to-1. Games 4 (Thursday) and 5 (Friday) are both on home ice this weekend.
1st Period
- CONDORS goal: D Colin Bowman (1st) with a wrist shot from the top of the right circle (Schaber, Carroll assist) at 8:38; BAK leads, 1-0
- Utah goal: D Martin Lee on the power play, shot from the top of the slot at 14:05; tied 1-1
- Utah goal: F Jamie MacQueen on a partial breakaway at 18:05; UTA leads 2-1
- Shots: BAK – 15 | UTA – 11
2nd Period
- CONDORS goal: D Joe Marciano (1st) with a slap shot from the right point (Miller, Collins assist) at 1:30; Game tied, 2-2
- Utah goal: F Charles Sarault with a wrist shot from the top of the slot at 16:35; UTA leads 3-2
- Shots: BAK – 6 | UTA – 12
3rd Period 
- CONDORS goal: C Greg Miller (1st) with a backhand from the side of the net underneath G Aaron Dell (Collins assist) at 15:30; tied, 3-3
- Shots: BAK – 14 | UTA – 5
OT Period
- CONDORS goal: C Joel Broda (1st) with a backhand from the low slot (Watson assist) at 7:39; BAK wins 4-3
- Shots: BAK – 3 | UTA – 6
W: Brossoit (2-1; 34/31)
L: Dell (1-2; 38/34)
Condors droppings:
- Three Stars: 1. Broda (BAK), 2. Miller (BAK), 3. Collins (BAK)
- Final shots: BAK – 38 | UTA – 34
- Power plays: BAK – 0/4 | UTA – 1/2
- LW Chris Collins (0g-2a) and C Greg Miller (1g-1a) each had multi-point games.
- The overtime goal from C Joel Broda was his first point of the post-season.
- LW Andrew Carroll has points in each of the three games of the series (1g-2a).
- Bakersfield improves to 8-9 all-time in playoff overtimes.
- All three games in the series have been one-goal games.
- Scratches: Thurber, Joe, Gawryletz, Holmberg
OPENING ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS
Condors (#6) vs. Utah Grizzlies (#3)
Home games BOLD
G1 – BAK @ UTA, Fri, 4/18 – W, 1-0; BAK leads 1-0
G2 – BAK @ UTA – Sat, 4/19 – L, 2-1; series tied 1-1
G3 – UTA @ BAK – Tues, 4/22 – W, 4-3; BAK leads 2-1
G4 – UTA @ BAK – Thurs, 4/24 @ 7 p.m. – Team Photo Giveaway
G5 – UTA @ BAK – Fri, 4/25 @ 7 p.m. (if necessary) – Team Card Set Giveaway
G6 – BAK @ UTA – Sun, 4/27 @ 3 p.m. (if necessary)
G7 – BAK @ UTA – Wed, 4/30 @ TBA (if necessary)The first round of the playoffs is sponsored by Dignity Health, Cal Water and 29 Eyewitness News.
G2 – BAK @ UTA – Sat, 4/19 – L, 2-1; series tied 1-1
G3 – UTA @ BAK – Tues, 4/22 – W, 4-3; BAK leads 2-1
G4 – UTA @ BAK – Thurs, 4/24 @ 7 p.m. – Team Photo Giveaway
G5 – UTA @ BAK – Fri, 4/25 @ 7 p.m. (if necessary) – Team Card Set Giveaway
G6 – BAK @ UTA – Sun, 4/27 @ 3 p.m. (if necessary)
G7 – BAK @ UTA – Wed, 4/30 @ TBA (if necessary)The first round of the playoffs is sponsored by Dignity Health, Cal Water and 29 Eyewitness News.
Tune In:
- All games, home and away, can be heard on Fox Sports Radio 970 AM (www.foxsports970am.com), through your mobile device on iHeartRadio, or pay-per-view online at www.AmericaOneSports.com. “Condors Countdown” starts 15 minutes prior to the drop of the puck.
- “Condors Unleashed” weekly live webcast produced by the Bakersfield Californian can be seen on www.Bakersfield.com Wednesdays from Noon – 1 p.m.
- “Condors Insider” weekly radio show, live Thursday from 4 – 5 p.m. on Fox Sports Radio 970.
