Aces bounce back to even the series; Condors host Game 5 Sunday

CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors, owned by the Edmonton Oilers, fell behind early to the Alaska Aces and could not recover, dropping Game 4, 4-1 in front of 5,661 fans at Rabobank Arena Saturday night.The best-of-seven series is now tied at two games apiece, with a pivotal Game 5 on home ice Sunday evening. After Sunday’s game, the series shifts to Anchorage for Game 6 Tuesday night, and a potential Game 7 Wednesday night.

1st Period
  • Aces goal: F Nick Mazzaloni on an odd-man rush, scored on the first shot of the game 13 seconds into the game; AK leads 1-0
  • Aces goal: Mazzolini tipped in his 2nd of the night from the top of the crease at 2:51; AK leads 2-0
  • Aces goal: D Kane Lafranchise on the power play at 4:06; AK leads 3-0
  • Shots: BAK – 9 | AK – 14


2nd Period

  • CONDORS goal: C Joel Broda (8th) ripped a shot from the right circle (Thurber, Knackstedt assist) at 10:12; AK leads, 3-1
  • Aces goal: LW Turner Elson with a wrist shot from inside the blueline at 15:30; AK leads 4-1
  • Shots: BAK – 8 | AK – 11
3rd Period 
  • No scoring
  • Shots: BAK – 8 | AK – 8

W: Brossoit (10-4; 33/29)

L: Coleman (5-2; 25/24)

Condors droppings:

  • Three Stars: 1. Mazzolini (AK), 2. Elson (AK) 3. Broda (BAK)
  • Final shots: BAK – 25 | AK – 33
  • Power plays: BAK – 1/4 | AK – 1/5
  • The Aces scored their first goals of the first period in the series, and also held their first 1-0 lead of the series.
  • C Joel Broda’s 8th goal of the playoffs set a new Condors replay.
  • The Condors surrendered a power play goal for the first time in the series
  • RW Jordan Knackstedt has 12 points (5g-7a) in the last nine games, with four multi-point outings.
  • C Matt Thurber has assists in all four games of the series.
  • Scratches: Joe, Gawryletz, Bennett, Holmberg, Watson

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WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Condors (#6) vs. Alaska Aces (#1) – all times Pacific

G1 – Fri, 5/16, L, AK 2 vs. BAK 1
G2 – Sat, 5/17, W, BAK 3 at AK 2 (OT)
G3 – Fri, 5/23, W, BAK 5 vs. AK 4
G4 – Sat, 5/24, L, AK 4 vs. 1
G5 – Sun, 5/25, in Bakersfield (6 p.m.)

G6 – Tues, 5/27, at Alaska (8:15 p.m.)
G7 – Wed, 5/28, at Alaska (8:15 p.m.)

  

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Condors (#6) def, Stockton Thunder (#7) (4-games-to-1)

WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
Condors (#6) def. Utah Grizzlies (#3), (4-games-to-1)

Tune In:

  • All games, home and away, can be heard on Fox Sports Radio 970 AM (www.foxsports970am.com), through your mobile device on iHeartRadio, or pay-per-view online at www.AmericaOneSports.com. “Condors Countdown” starts 15 minutes prior to the drop of the puck.
  • “Condors Unleashed” weekly live webcast produced by the Bakersfield Californian airs weekly on www.Bakersfield.com Wednesdays from Noon – 1 p.m.
  • “Condors Insider” weekly radio show, live Thursday from 4 – 5 p.m. on Fox Sports Radio 970.

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