Condors blank Idaho, win 5th straight at home

CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – G Laurent Brossoit made 23 saves for the shutout as the Bakersfield Condors (11-15-0-1, 23pts) cruised to a 3-0 triumph over the Idaho Steelheads (16-10-2-2, 36pts) Sunday evening at Rabobank Arena. It was the Condors fifth straight win on home ice, and ran their record to 8-3-0-0 in their last 11 overall.

Highlights | Mann post-game | Brossoit post-game | Broda post-game

1st Period

• Condors goal: RW Jordan Knackstedt (8th) from in front of the Idaho net (Carroll, Broda assist) at 18:19. BAK leads 1-0
• Condors out-shot Idaho 12-5

2nd Period

• Fight: BAK D Wes Cunningham vs. IDH F Gaelan Patterson
• Condors goal: C Joel Broda with a wrist shot from the left circle with .4 seconds left in the period. BAK leads 2-0
• Condors out-shot Idaho 9-5

3rd Period

• Condors goal: F Nicholas Tremblay with a snap shot from the left circle (Thurber, Collins assist) at 5:17. BAK leads 3-0
• Brossoit made 13 saves in the period to preserve the shutout
• Condors killed off four penalties in the third period
• Idaho out-shot Bakersfield 13-5 in the period

Condors droppings:

• Three Stars: 1) Brossoit (BAK), 2) Knackstedt (BAK), 3) Tremblay (BAK)
• Final shots: BAK – 26, IDH – 23
• Bakersfield is 8-3-0-0 in their last 11 games, and have won 5 straight on home ice.
• G Laurent Brossoit has four shutouts in six starts in the ECHL this season. Two of them came with Alaska (against Bakersfield in November) and the other two have come against Idaho as a member of the Condors
• C Joel Broda has 18 points (8g-10a) in the last 11 games.
• The Condors began 2013 with a win at home over the Steelheads on Jan. 2, and close 2013 with a win at home over the Steelheads.

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