GAME RECAP: Ontario 4, Condors 3 (OT)
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors (12-13-5; 29pts) extended a home point streak to five games (3-0-2) in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Ontario Reign (15-14-4; 34pts) on New Year’s Eve. LW Joe Gambardella forced overtime with his seventh of the season.
FIRST PERIOD
- REIGN GOAL: D Paul LaDue (4th) on the power play from the left point; Assists: Durzi, Vilardi; Time of goal: 10:35; ONT leads, 1-0
- REIGN GOAL: D Austin Strand (6th) on the power play from the right point; Assists: Eyssimont, Byron; Time of goal: 18:35; ONT leads, 2-0
- SHOTS: BAK- 17, ONT – 7
SECOND PERIOD
- CONDORS GOAL: D Logan Day (3rd) on the power play backhand off a back wall bounce; Assists: Currie, Marody; Time of goal: 5:51; ONT leads, 2-1
- CONDORS GOAL: RW Kirill Maksimov (3rd) redirected a point shot; Assists: Persson, Manning; Time of goal: 7:02; Game tied, 2-2
- SHOTS: BAK – 17, ONT – 5
THIRD PERIOD
- REIGN GOAL: LW Mikey Eyssimont (7th) off a rush; Assist: Anderson-Dolan; Time of goal: 9:15; ONT leads, 3-2
- CONDORS GOAL: LW Joe Gambardella (7th) right off a face-off; Assist: Malone; Time of goal: 9:40
- SHOTS: BAK- 5, ONT – 8
D Derek Forbort (1st) ended it at :50 of overtime; ONT wins, 4-3
QUICK HITS
- THREE STARS: 1. Forbort (ONT) 2. Gambardella (BAK) 3. Eyssimont (ONT)
- POWER PLAYS: BAK – 1/4; ONT – 2/4
- SHOTS ON GOAL: BAK – 41; SJ – 21
- GOALTENDERS: BAK – Skinner (9-7-3; 17/21); ONT – Petersen (13-12-4; 37/41)
- The Condors power play has connected six times in four games
- D Brandon Manning had an assist in his season debut and four shots
- The Condors are now 9-1-3 in their last 13 against Ontario
- D Logan Day has six points (1g-5a) in his last seven games
- Scratches: Shane Starrett, Tomas Jurco, Anthony Peluso, Jake Kulevich, Markus Granlund (travel)