CONDORS RALLY BUT FALL IN OT, 4-3

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ONTARIO, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors (10-10-4-1, .500) forced overtime late, but fell 4-3 to the Ontario Reign (14-6-5-0) on Monday night at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Bakersfield has points in nine of 11 games (4-2-4-1) and return home for two games where they are 5-0-1 in their last six games.

Boxscore

FIRST PERIOD

  • CONDORS GOAL: LW Joey LaLeggia (3rd) left all alone in front. Assists: Khaira, Slepyshev; Time of goal: 12:07; BAK leads, 1-0
  • REIGN GOAL: C Brett Sutter (6th) off a rebound in front; Assists: Brodzinski, Leslie; Time of goal: 19:54; Game tied, 1-1
  • SHOTS: BAK – 12 | ONT – 13
SECOND PERIOD

  • No scoring
  • SHOTS: BAK – 11 | ONT – 3
THIRD PERIOD

  • CONDORS GOAL: C Jujhar Khaira (7th) off a cross-slot feed from the right-wing circle; Assists: LaLeggia, Slepyshev; Time of goal: 1:03; BAK leads, 2-1
  • REIGN GOAL: LW Adrian Kempe (6th) from the high slot; Assist: Backman; Time of goal: 2:18; Game tied, 2-2
  • REIGN GOAL: RW Sean Backman (5th) from the right-wing half boards; Assist: Auger; Time of goal: 5:18; ONT leads, 3-2
  • CONDORS GOAL: LW Scott Allen (3rd) wrist shot from the right-wing circle; Assists: Oesterle, Brossoit; Time of goal: 17:20; Game tied, 3-3
  • SHOTS: BAK – 6 | ONT – 12
D Kurtis MacDermid ended the game from the slot, 1:32 into overtime.
GAME NOTES
  • THREE STARS: 1. Backman (ONT) 2. MacDermid (ONT) 3. Slepyshev (BAK)
  • SHOTS: BAK – 29 | ONT – 28
  • POWER PLAYS: BAK – 0/0 | TUC – 0/0
  • GOALTENDERS: BAK – Brossoit (6-8-2; 23/18) | ONT – Campbell (10-3-2;
  • Tonight was the final meeting between the Condors and Reign before the Three-Way Chevrolet Condorstown Outdoor Classic pres. by Mission Bank on January 7
  • C Jujhar Khaira has points in three straight (2g-3a)
  • RW Anton Slepyshev has a three-game point streak (2g-4a)
  • There were no penalties called tonight
  • Scratches: Lander, Christoffer, Benik, Betker
  • Attendance: 9,491