GAME RECAP: Condors 4, Texas 2
CEDAR PARK, Texas – The Bakersfield Condors (14-13-6-0) scored four unanswered to knock off the Texas Stars (19-14-3-1) by a 4-2 score on Saturday night at H-E-B Center. G Nick Ellis stopped 38 of 40 shots and C Joe Gambardella scored the game-winner in the third period.
Bakersfield went 3-0-1 on a four-game road trip and returns home on Wednesday to face Texas with points in five straight games (3-0-2).
QUICK HITS
- THREE STARS: 1. Gambardella (BAK) 2. McKenzie (TEX) 3. Fyten (TEX)
- POWER PLAYS: BAK – 1/3 ; TEX – 0/4
- SHOTS ON GOAL: BAK – 31; TEX – 38
- GOALTENDERS: BAK – Ellis (8-7-2; 40/38) ; TEX – Bow (12-8-2; 30/27)
- The Condors killed off all 16 power plays on the road trip and scored their 5th shorthanded goal of the season
- C Grayson Downing notched his team-leading 14th assist
- RW Ty Rattie scored his team-leading sixth power-play goal
- C Brad Malone (7g-8a) has 15 points in his last 18 games
- LW Ryan Hamilton (4g-7a) has 11 points in his last 13 games
- RW Iiro Pakarinen has a four-game goal scoring streak
- Bakersfield is 2-0-3 against the Stars this season and went 3-0-1 on a four-game road trip
- The Condors are 6-1-3 (.750) in their last nine road games
- Scratches: Gryba, Stanton, Platzer, Ferlin, O’Brien