CONDORS FALL IN SD; STILL ALIVE
SAN DIEGO – The Bakersfield Condors (32-28-5-1) fell 5-1 to the San Diego Gulls (41-20-3-2) on Wednesday night at Valley View Casino Center. Despite the loss, the Condors remained alive in the playoff race.
Bakersfield needs the following to make the playoffs:
1) A regulation win over Stockton Friday
2) A regulation or overtime win over San Jose on Saturday AND a Stockton regulation loss to Tucson
FIRST PERIOD
- GULLS GOAL: D Keaton Thompson (4th) off a rebound from the right-wing circle. Assists: MacKinnon, Sorensen; Time of goal: 11:09; SD leads, 1-0
- CONDORS GOAL: C Josh Currie (19th) from the slot off a feed from behind the net; Assists: Puljujarvi, Gambardella; Time of goal: 14:37; Game tied, 1-1
- SHOTS: BAK – 11 | SD – 11
SECOND PERIOD
- GULLS GOAL: RW Nick Sorensen (10th) on a breakaway; Assists: Cooper, Samuels-Thomas; Time of goal: 15:12; SD leads, 2-1
- SHOTS: BAK – 12 | SD – 7
THIRD PERIOD
- GULLS GOAL: LW Kevin Roy (15th) redirected a point shot; Assists: Guenin, Abbott, Time of goal: 5:20; SD leads, 3-1
- GULLS EMPTY-NET GOAL: LW Antoine Laganiere (21st); SD leads, 4-1
- Morley tacked on one at the buzzer for the 5-1 final
- SHOTS: BAK – 13 | SD – 7
GAME NOTES
- THREE STARS: 1. Enroth (SD) 2. Sorensen (SD) 3. Cooper (SD)
- SHOTS: BAK – 36 | SD – 25
- POWER PLAYS: BAK – 0/2 | SD – 0/0
- GOALTENDERS: BAK – Ellis (15-11-2; 24/20 | SD – Enroth (15-5-0; 36/35)
- Bakersfield finished the season series against San Diego 2-4-2
- Bakersfield plays in Stockton on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
- Scratches: Oesterle, Samuelsson, Platzer, Olver, Rechlicz, Hamilton, Chase, Polei, Mantha, Campbell
- Attendance: 7,271
