Condors double down on Aces, 6-3
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors, owned by the Edmonton Oilers, scored four times in the final 30 minutes of the game Thursday night to cruise to a 6-3 triumph over the winless Alaska Aces at Rabobank Arena.
FIRST PERIOD
- ACES GOAL: C Tim Coffman chipped a shot over Condors G Ty Rimmer from close range at 9:05; AK leads 1-0
- CONDORS GOAL: RW Jonathan Lessard (3) sprung from the penalty box on a partial breakaway and snapped home a wrist shot off the left post (Marciano assist) at 16:05; tied 1-1
- Condors killed off two power plays in the period
- Shots: BAK – 5 | AK – 15
SECOND PERIOD
- CONDORS GOAL: LW Jordan Kremyr cut around the defense and chipped in his first as a Condor (Winquist, Joe assist) at :40; BAK leads 2-1
- ACES GOAL: LW Olivier Archambeault from between the circles put a one-timer under Rimmer 30 seconds after the Condors took the lead (at 1:10); tied 2-2
- CONDORS GOAL: D Graeme Craig with a one-timer from the right circle on the power play (Holberg, Winquist assist) at 10:04 (pp); BAK leads 3-2
- CONDORS GOAL: Lessard buries a wrist shot from the right circle for his 2nd of the game (Schaber, Pageau assist) at 15:48; BAK leads 4-2
- Shots: BAK – 7 | AK – 12
THIRD PERIOD
- CONDORS GOAL: D Colin Joe with a wrist shot from the top of the slot (Currie assist) at 15:36; BAK leads 5-2
- ACES GOAL: C Chris Francis knocked home a rebound from the top of the crease at 18:15; BAK leads 5-3
- CONDORS GOAL: C Josh Currie off a turnover at center ice buried an empty netter at 19:29; BAK leads 6-3
- Shots: BAK – 9 | AK – 9
GOALTENDERS:
BAK: Rimmer (2-2-0-0; 36/33)
AK: Lundstrom (0-3-0-0; 11/7)
Iles (ND; 9/8)
CONDORS DROPPINGS:
- Three Stars: 1. Lessard (BAK), 2. Rimmer (BAK), 3. Kremyr (BAK)
- Final shots: BAK – 21 | AK – 36
- Power Plays: BAK – 1/3 | AK – 1/7
- RW Jonathan Lessard has goals in three of the first four games of the season, and has the early league lead with four on the season.
- LW Josh Winquist made his season debut tonight after starting the season on Reserve; he picked up a pair of assists
- The Condors have had a two-goal lead in all four games this season.
- D Nick Pageau (1a) and Craig (1g) both extended their point streaks to four games
- Scratches: RW Nick MacNeil, F Dan DeLisle, C Sebastien Sylvestre, D Corey Feinhage
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