The Bakersfield Condors host the Stockton Heat in a must-win Game 3 as the series shifts to Bakersfield.
Series Schedule
GAME 1: STOCKTON 3, Bakersfield 1 (STK leads, 1-0)
GAME 2: STOCKTON 3, Bakersfield 2 (STK leads, 2-0)
GAME 3: TONIGHT, Stockton @ BAKERSFIELD, 7 p.m. (click here for tickets)
GAME 4: SUNDAY, Stockton @ BAKERSFIELD, 5 p.m.** (click here for tickets)
GAME 5: Tuesday 5/17, Bakersfield @ Stockton, 6:30 p.m.**
**-if necessary
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LAST TIME OUT
A 2-2 game was broken in the third period when Emilio Pettersen scored at 7:02 of the third period to give the Heat a 2-0 series lead. It was his second game-winning goal of the series.
DONE 11 TIMES BEFORE
There have been 11 instances of a team rallying from 0-2 down in a best-of-5 series in the Calder Cup Playoffs:
1952 – Providence def. Cleveland
1954 – Hershey def. Pittsburgh
1965 – Hershey def. Pittsburgh
1967 – Rochester def. Cleveland
1969 – Quebec def. Cleveland
1997 – Providence def. Worcester
1997 – Springfield def. Portland
2001 – Providence def. Hartford
2002 – St. John’s def. Lowell
2013 – Providence def. Hershey
2015 – Grand Rapids def. Toronto
BACKS AGAINST THE WALL
The Condors are 4-1 all-time in “elimination games.” Last season the Condors won twice in overtime against San Diego in a best-of-3 and won Game 3 of the Pacific Division Finals against Henderson. In 2019, the team won Game 5 of the Pacific Division Finals in double overtime before falling to San Diego in Game 6.
MR. POSTSEASON
Brad Malone leads the Condors in postseason scoring this season with three points (2g-1a) in four games. He did the same in 2019 and overall, the team’s captain has 19 points (9g-10a) in 20 career postseason games with Bakersfield.
KILLING IT
Bakersfield’s penalty kill finished the season killing off 44 of 49 power plays and that trend has improved in the playoffs. Wednesday the team was a perfect 6/6 on the PK and overall are 14/15 (93.3%) shorthanded.
GET OUT EARLY
First periods have been dry for the Condors as they have been held without a first period goal through four games and have trailed 1-0 in every games so far of the postseason. On the other hand, Stockton was 32-4-4-1 and 2-0 in the playoffs when scoring first this season.
DOWN THE HALL
Dustin Wolf won his first two Calder Cup Playoff appearances and is now a combined 7-1 overall on the season against Bakersfield. Stockton can become the first team to punch its ticket to the division finals tonight.
