Condors back in the win column, 3-1

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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – The Bakersfield Condors (18-18-1-4, 41pts), owned by the Edmonton Oilers, beat the Utah Grizzlies (18-16-4-3, 43pts), 3-1, on Friday night at Maverik Center.
With the win, the Condors ended the Grizzlies seven-game unbeaten streak and moved back to within two points of a playoff spot.
LW Jonathan Lessard (0g-2a) and RW Brendan Brooks (1g-1a) each recorded multi-point nights for Bakersfield.
 
FIRST PERIOD
  • CONDORS GOAL: LW Jordan Kremyr (6), fresh out of the penalty box, beat G Ryan Faragher on a breakaway. Assist: Lessard; Time of goal:8:47; BAK leads, 1-0
  • GRIZZLIES GOAL: F T.J. Syner (5) deflected a shot at the top of the crease. Assists: Wojtala, Paquette; Time of goal: 11:10; Game tied, 1-1
  • Shots: BAK – 16 | UTA – 9
SECOND PERIOD
  • CONDORS GOAL: RW Brendan Brooks (11) tipped a feed from the low slot pastFaragher. Assists: Lessard, Nash; Time of goal: 2:08;BAK leads, 2-1
  • CONDORS GOAL: LW Sebastien Sylvestre (12) broke in down the left-wing and sniped a shot past the glove of Faragher. Assists: Brooks, Schaber; Time of goal: 19:00;BAK leads, 3-1
  • Shots: BAK – 7 | UTA – 3
THIRD PERIOD 
  • No scoring
  • Shots: BAK – 10 | UTA – 9
GOALTENDERS
BAK: Tuohimaa (9-7-0-2; 22/21)
UTA: Faragher (10-7-2-0; 34/31)CONDORS DROPPINGS:

  • Three Stars: 1. Tuohimaa (BAK) 2. Faragher (UTA) 3. Sylvestre (BAK)
  • Final shots: BAK – 34 | UTA – 22
  • Power Plays: BAK – 0/6  | UTA – 0/4
  • F Jonathan Lessard, who missed the last four games with injury, returned to the lineup and had two assists
  • RW Akim Aliu, signed earlier today, made his Condors debut and had four shots including hitting a post in the first period
  • Scratches: F Nick MacNeil, F Cameron Abney, F Gabriel Levesque, D Ben Lindemulder
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NEXT HOME GAMES
The Condors wrap up the road trip on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. They return to home ice the following week with a pair of goals to cap off the month of January.

 

Tuesday, Jan. 27 vs. Ontario Reign (7 p.m.)

  • Canned Food Collection Night – donate two (2) non-perishable food items and get into the game for just $1 (sponsored by My45 and Sun Solar)
  • Food will be donated to Greenfield Family Resource Center
Friday, Jan. 30 vs. Utah Grizzlies (7 p.m.)
  • Cap Giveaway – the first 2,000 fans 5 and older get their choice of a Condors cap: traditional or a flat-bill (Eyewitness News, 106.1 KRAB Radio and Three-Way Chevrolet-Cadillac)
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