CONDORS COME UP SHORT ON SATURDAY
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Stockton Heat (6-2-0-1) scored four times in the first period and held on for a 5-3 win over the Bakersfield Condors (3-4-0-0) Saturday night at Rabobank Arena. Bakersfield answered the four first period goals with three second period tallies in the loss.
FIRST PERIOD
- HEAT GOAL: LW Hunter Shinkaruk (2); Assists: Hrivik, Wotherspoon; Time: 4:58. STK leads 1-0
- HEAT GOAL: LW Morgan Klimchuk (3); Assists: Hathaway, Hrivik; Time: 6:04. STK leads 2-0
- HEAT GOAL: Klimchuk (4); Assists: Foo; Time: 15:37; STK leads 3-0
- HEAT GOAL: C Brett Findlay (1) on the power play; Assists: Goloubef, Klimchuk; Time: 19:39; STK leads 4-0
- SHOTS: BAK – 5, STK – 9
SECOND PERIOD
- CONDORS GOAL: LW Joey LaLeggia (2) on the power play; Assists: Jones, Bear; Time: 6:54. STK leads 4-1
- CONDORS GOAL: RW Patrick Russell (2) shorthanded; Unassisted; Time: 10:32. STK leads 4-2
- CONDORS GOAL: RW Ty Rattie (2) on the power play; Assists: Puljujarvi, Hamilton; Time: 19:37. STK leads 4-3
- SHOTS: BAK – 18, STK – 7
THIRD PERIOD
- HEAT GOAL: Findlay (2) from the low slot; Assists: Mangiapane, Hathaway; Time of goal: 9:14; STK leads, 5-3
- SHOTS: BAK – 14 , STK – 6
QUICK HITS
- THREE STARS: 1. Klimchuk (STK) 2. Russell (BAK) 3. Findlay (STK)
- POWER PLAYS: BAK – 2/6, STK – 1/4
- SHOTS ON GOAL: BAK – 37 , STK – 22
- GOALTENDERS: BAK – Ellis (2-2-0; 9/5), Pasquale (ND; 37:39; 13/12); STK – Rittich (2-1-0; 37/34)
- The Condors scored their first two power play goals of the season
- RW Patrick Russell has both of the team’s shorthanded goals
- RW Jesse Puljujarvi fired nine shots to lead all skaters; the top line with Rattie and Downing produced 16 shots
- Scratches: Paigin, Chase, Butcher, Fayne, Lowe, Polei
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