BAKERSFIELD CONDORS (4-5-0, 8pts) @ CALGARY WRANGLERS (9-1-1, 19pts)
The Condors go for the split against their Alberta rivals.
PUCK DROP: 6 p.m. PT
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GAME PREVIEW presented by Rodriguez & Associates
The Condors wrap up their four-game, eight day trip with the second of eight against Calgary.
LOOKING BACK
Despite a season-high 42 shots, the Condors could not dig out of a 4-0 second intermission hole and fell 6-3 a night ago. Seth Griffith had a multi-point (1g-1a) night, his first of the season.
DINEEN DELIVERS
Cam Dineen fired a team-high nine shots last night and scored his first goal of the season, on the power play, to give the Condors their first goal in nearly 170 minutes of game action on the road trip.
OLLIE’S TURN
Olivier Rodrigue is expected to start between the pipes tonight. He last started on October 28, but is 2-0 on the season with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .968 save percentage. Dating back to last season, Rodrigue is 6-1-0 in his last seven appearances, stopping 209 of 218 shots, good for a .959 save percentage.
HELPING OUT
Carl Berglund and Ethan De Jong both returned to the lineup last night and notched assists. It was Berglund’s first AHL point.
BUILD OFF IT
Bakersfield outshot Calgary 19-3 in the third period last night and eclipsed 40 shots for the first time this season.
VETERAN LADEN ROSTER
Due to the AHL’s developmental rule, the Condors have too many veterans on the active roster. That group includes Brad Malone, Seth Griffith, Ben Gleason, Lane Pederson, Greg McKegg, Drake Caggiula, and Adam Erne. As a team is only allowed to dress six on a given game night, one player in the aforementioned group will have to come out of the lineup each game.
ON THE OTHER SIDE
Calgary sits atop the AHL with 19 points on the young season. They have won three straight and are 8-1-0 overall in nine games against the Condors. Rookie first round pick Matt Coronato had three points (1g-2a) a night ago.
UP NEXT
The Condors return home for a two-game homestand. It begins on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. against Henderson (click here for tickets). Teddy Bear Toss returns a week from Saturday. Limited seats are available (click here for tickets).
