Condors win third straight, 2-1 over Vegas
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors (33-29-2-4, 72pts) ran their winning streak to three games, coming from behind to down the Las Vegas Wranglers (19-41-4-4, 46pts) 2-1 in a shootout in front of 5,238 fans Saturday night at Rabobank Arena.
1st Period
- No scoring in this period
- Shots: BAK – 7 | LV – 10
2nd Period
- Wranglers goal: RW Shawn Skelly on a 5-on-3 power play slipped a shot up under the crossbar at 7:42; LV leads 1-0
- CONDORS goal: RW Jordan Knackstedt (19th) from between the circles on a one-timer (Broda, Schaber assist); Time of goal: 15:55; tied, 1-1
- Shots: BAK – 5 | LV – 5
3rd Period
- Condors killed off a 5-minute major assessed to F Michael Neal late in the 2nd period
- no scoring
- Shots: BAK – 8 | LV – 10
Overtime/Shootout
- No scoring in overtime
- Shots: BAK – 0 | LV – 2
- Condors shootout goals: Knackstedt, Broda, Burgdoerfer
- Wranglers shootout goals: Nehring
W: Brossoit (24-9-2-0; 27/26, 4/3)
SOL: O’Keefe (6-20-0-1; 21/20, 5/2)
Condors droppings:
- Three Stars: 1. Knackstedt (BAK), 2. Broda (BAK), 3. Brossoit (BAK)
- Final shots: BAK – 21 | LV – 27
- Power plays: BAK – 0/0 | LV – 1/5
- RW Jordan Knackstedt has a three-game scoring streak (2g-2a) and points in nine of his last 10 (4g-7a).
- The Condors didn’t have a single power play in the game for the first time since Nov. 2
- Bakersfield improved to 9-3-0-0 against the Wranglers
- F Greg Miller returned today from Oklahoma City but did not play after traveling all day.
- Scratches: Pageau (21-IR), Bennett (21-IR), Bunz (21-IR), Hughes, Watson, Collins, Gawryletz
NEXT HOME GAME
Sunday, April 6 – Skate with the Condors
- Condors vs. Las Vegas Wranglers
- 4 p.m. start time
- Bring your skates or rent them at the game, and hit the ice with the team after the game
- “B Better” Bakersfield Game – bring your report card showing a B average or better and get a half-priced ticket
- Sponsored by 29 Eyewitness News and KiX 92.1
- Doors open at 3 p.m., the puck drops at 4 p.m.
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.
