GAME ONE: Condors 3, Colorado 2

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LOVELAND, Colo. – The Bakersfield Condors (1-0) took Game One on the road, 3-2 over the Colorado Eagles (0-1) on Friday. D Logan Day scored the game-winner in the third period while three Condors registered multi-point nights, including C Brad Malone who had 1g-1a and was +3. It was the first win ever in the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs
SERIES SCHEDULE AND RESULTS:
Bakersfield leads series 1-0
Game 1 – Bakersfield 3, COLORADO 2 (BAK leads 1-0)
Game 2 – Saturday, April 20 @ Colorado, 6 p.m. PT
Game 3 – Tuesday, April 23 @ Bakersfield, 7 p.m. PT
Game 4* – Saturday, April 27 @ Bakersfield, 7 p.m. PT
Game 5* – Sunday, April 28 @ Bakersfield, 5 p.m. PT
*-If Necessary
FIRST PERIOD

  • CONDORS GOAL: C Brad Malone (1st) tipped a point shot; Assists: Lagesson, Russell; Time of goal: 9:17; BAK leads, 1-0
  • SHOTS: BAK – 12, COL – 11
SECOND PERIOD

  • EAGLES GOAL:  D Mark Alt (1st) walked in from the point; Assists: Greer, Meloche; Time of goal: :55; Game tied, 1-1
  • CONDORS GOAL: D William Lagesson (1st) from the left-wing circle; Assists: Jones, Russell; Time of goal: 6:30; BAK leads, 2-1
  • SHOTS: BAK- 4 , COL – 4
THIRD PERIOD

  • EAGLES GOAL: D David Warsofsky (1st) from the left-wing circle snuck a shot short side; Assists: Greer, Torninato; Time of goal: 5:48; Game tied, 2-2
  • CONDORS GOAL: D Logan Day (1st) took a cross-slot feed and sniped home to give the Condors a lead; Assists: Gambardella, Malone; BAK leads, 3-2
  • SHOTS: BAK- 7, COL – 13
QUICK HITS
  • THREE STARS: 1. Day (BAK) 2. Starrett (BAK) 3. Greeg (COL)
  • POWER PLAYS: BAK – 0/1 ; COL – 0/1
  • SHOTS ON GOAL: BAK – 23 ; COL – 28
  • GOALTENDERS: BAK – Starrett (1-0; 28/26); COL – Francouz (0-1; 23/20)
  • Two of the Condors three goals were scored by d-men
  • C Brad Malone (1g-1a), RW Patrick Russell (0g-2a), and D William Lagesson (1g-1a)
  • Tonight was RW Mitch Callahan’s 61st Calder Cup Playoffs game, the most experienced on the Condors side
  • It was the Condors first Calder Cup Playoffs win and the first Bakersfield playoff game in 1,788 days
  • 2018 1st round (#10 overall) NHL Draft pick Evan Bouchard was assigned to the team yesterday, took warmups, but did not dress for tonight’s game
  • Scratches: Skinner, Montoya, Bouchard, Yamamoto, Labrie, Vesey, Stukel, Christoffer, Kulevich, Manning