GAME RECAP: Condors 2, San Diego 1

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CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors (1-0-0) opened the regular season with a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Gulls (0-1-0) in front of 5,701 at Mechanics Bank Arena. RW Josh Currie and RW Kailer Yamamoto each scored in the first period as G Shane Starrett stopped 27 of 28 in the win. Bakersfield hosts Ontario Saturday night to complete Opening Weekend.
FIRST PERIOD

  • CONDORS GOAL: RW Josh Currie (1st) off a tic-tac-toe passing sequence; Assists: Benson, Bouchard; Time of goal: 8:16; BAK leads, 1-0
  • CONDORS GOAL: RW Kailer Yamamoto (1st) found a loose puck in the slot and snapped it under the bar; Assists: Malone, Jones; Time of goal: 10:22; BAK leads, 2-0
  • SHOTS: BAK- 11, SD – 8
SECOND PERIOD

  • GULLS GOAL: RW Kiefer Sherwood (1st) off a failed clear swept in a loose puck; Assist: Sprong; Time of goal: 7:41; BAK leads, 2-1
  • SHOTS: BAK – 8, SD – 11
THIRD PERIOD

  • No scoring
  • SHOTS: BAK- 9, SD – 9
QUICK HITS
  • THREE STARS: 1. Currie (BAK) 2. Yamamoto (BAK) 3. Starrett (BAK)
  • POWER PLAYS: BAK – 0/3; SD – 0/3
  • SHOTS ON GOAL: BAK – 28; SD – 28
  • GOALTENDERS: BAK – Starrett (1-0-0; 28/27); SD – Stolarz (0-1-0; 28/26)
  • LW Kirill Maksimov and D Vincent Desharnais each made their professional debuts while D Evan Bouchard and C Ryan McLeod made their AHL regular season debuts
  • Bakersfield is 14-7-1 all-time in home openers (4-1-0 in the AHL)
  • Scratches: Jakob Stukel, Nolan Vesey