Condors edged by Thunder, 1-0 – BakersfieldCondors.com

CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors (8-24-3-0, 19pts) were blanked by the Stockton Thunder (14-13-1-3, 30pts) 1-0 in front of 5,120 fans at Rabobank Arena Friday night.

Despite a heavy lead in shots through most of the period, the Condors fell behind 1-0 just 1:42 into the contest. LW Jordan Fulton

scored on the first Stockton shot of the night, chipping a wobbling puck past Condors G Matt Keetley. Bakersfield put 12 shots on G Olivier Roy, but could not score.

Neither team got on the board in the middle frame. Shots were 8-8 in the period, with a highlight being the fisticuffs of Condors D Tyson Gimblett and Stockton LW Garet Hunt just four minutes into the period.

The Thunder shut down the Condors in the third, out-shooting them 10-9 and helping their rookie goalie collect his third shutout of the season. Keetley finished the night with 23 saves.

Matt O’Dette’s post-game comments

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Condors Droppings:

C Alex Hudson made his pro debut tonight for Bakersfield… The Condors have killed off 19 of their last 21 penalty killing situations… LW Ian McKenzie played in his first game since Dec. 11, returning from the IR tonight… Shots on goal: BAK- 0/4, STK – 0/5… PP: BAK 0/1, STK 1/7… Three Stars: 1. Roy (STK), 2. Fulton (STK), 3. Keetley (BAK).

Flip Cam Giveaway on Saturday

The Condors and Thunder face off again Saturday night at 7 p.m. and 50 lucky fans will take home a Condors customized Flip Cam courtesy of Bright House Networks and 106.1 KRAB Radio. The video recorders feature images of Condors players, past and present.

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