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The Bakersfield Condors step outside the Pacific Division for the first of two against the Grand Rapids Griffins. It is the first of four meetings on the season. All-time the Condors are 2-0-0 against the Detroit Red Wings’ top affiliate.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Bakersfield scored 13 seconds in when RW Kailer Yamamoto notched his 6th of the season, but fell 6-2 to San Jose on Wednesday. LW Joe Gambardella had a multi-point (1g-1a) night in the loss.
Grand Rapids snapped a seven-game winless skid (0-6-1) with a 4-3 win in San Diego on Wednesday. RW Matthew Ford scored a late game-winning tally for the Griffins, who allowed just 21 shots to San Diego. LW Turner Elson had two assists. It was a game Grand Rapids trailed 3-1.
CURRIE MOVES INTO TOP THREE
RW Josh Currie moves into third all-time on the Condors games played list with his 336th game in Bakersfield. He passes Jamie Cooke.
IT’S BEEN A WHILE
Grand Rapids makes their first appearance in Bakersfield since the Condors first-ever AHL game in October 2015. Bakersfield won that game 1-0 on a late Andrew Miller goal. The Condors won the return game in Grand Rapids to close the season.
CONDORS NOTES
D William Lagesson has five points (2g-3a) over his last four games… D Evan Bouchard has four points (4a) in four games. Bouchard is second among rookies with 63 shots… The Condors have killed off 57 of their last 64 penalties (89.1%). On the season they are 8th in the league at 85.1%… Bakersfield’s home penalty kill is t-6th in the AHL at 86.7% (39/45).
GRIFFINS NOTES
RW Matthew Ford, now captain of the Griffins, plays his first game in Bakersfield since the 2015-16 season when he served as an alternate captain of the Condors. He led the team in scoring that season with 51 points (27g-24a) in 64 games and on Wednesday scored his 200th AHL goal in a win over San Diego…RW Chris Terry is fourth in the AHL scoring race with 28 points (12g-16a) in 26 games… Grand Rapids’ power play is 6th in the AHL at 21.3%… The Griffins have allowed the second most shorthanded goals with seven.
TRANSACTIONS
12/9 – C Colby Cave assigned to Bakersfield
12/9 – D Joel Persson assigned to Bakersfield
12/9 – D Caleb Jones recalled by Edmonton