Condors in 4th straight road game
SAN JOSE – The Bakersfield Condors (25-21-3-2; .539) won their fourth straight on the road, 3-2, over the San Jose Barracuda (24-19-6-3; .548) on Saturday afternoon at SAP Center. Bakersfield pulls to within two points, with a game in hand, of San Jose for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Pacific Division.
FIRST PERIOD
- CONDORS GOAL: D Griffin Reinhart (2nd) took a feed cross-slot and finished at the top of the crease. Assists: Klinkhammer, Musil; Time of goal: 8:44; BAK leads, 1-0
- CONDORS GOAL: LW Ryan Hamilton (16th) from the bottom of the right-wing circle under the crossbar. Assists: Hunt, Winquist; Time of goal: 12:05; BAK leads, 2-0
- BARRACUDA GOAL: LW Nikolay Goldobin (14th) left all alone on the doorstep of a feed from the bottom of the right-wing circle. Assists: Langlois, Morin; Time of goal: 19:44; BAK leads, 2-1
- Shots: BAK: 11 | SJ – 7
SECOND PERIOD
- CONDORS GOAL: LW Matthew Ford (22nd) from the left-circle after the puck was not frozen by G Aaron Dell. Assists: Slepyshev, Yakimov; Time of goal: 5:17; BAK leads, 3-1
- Shots: BAK: 7 | SJ – 15
THIRD PERIOD
- BARRACUDA GOAL: Goldobin (15th) with his second off a rebound; Assists: Langlois, Ryan; Time of goal: 13:56; BAK leads, 3-2
- Shots: BAK: 5 | SJ – 9
NOTES
Three Stars: 1. Reinhart (BAK) 2. Goldobin (SJ) 3. Laurikainen (BAK)
Final Shots: BAK: – 23 | SJ – 31
Power plays: BAK: – 0/5 | SJ – 0/4
Goalies:
BAK – Laurikainen (4-6-1; 31/29)
SJ – Dell (11-11-5; 23/20)
– RW Rob Klinkhammer has now recorded at least one point in nine consecutive games, with 12pts (7g-5a) during the streak
– The Condors have won four straight on the road.
– The Condors have won four straight on the road.
– Bakersfield is 4-0-1 in San Jose and 5-2-1-1 against the Barracuda overall
– LW Mitch Moroz returned to the lineup after missing 14 games win injury
– C Bogdan Yakimov played his first game for Bakersfield since mid-December after returning from the KHL
– Scratches: Betker, McRae, Platzer, Roy
– Attendance: 4.818
– Scratches: Betker, McRae, Platzer, Roy
– Attendance: 4.818
Bright House Networks is buying your tickets – March 8
Bakersfield wraps the two-game set tomorrow at 3 p.m, The Condors return home for Bright House Networks Family Night, Tuesday, Mar. 8 against San Diego. Get up to four complimentary tickets to the game by presenting your Bright House cable bill at the box office. Also, enjoy half-priced beer through the end of the 1st intermission, courtesy of Bud Light, and scarf down $1.50 hot dogs all night long. Contact the Condors for more information at 324-PUCK (7825).
