Condors fall in shootout, 6-5

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SAN DIEGO – Five different players lit the lamp and D Brad Hunt had four assists, but the Bakersfield Condors (1-1-0-1; 3pts) fell in a shootout, 6-5, to the San Diego Gulls (2-0-0-0; 4pts) on Friday night at Valley View Casino Center,
FIRST PERIOD
  • GULLS GOAL: LW Nick Ritchie (3) sent a centering pass that deflected past G Laurent Brossoit. Assists: Sgarbossa; Friberg; Time of goal: 23 seconds; SD leads, 1-0
  • CONDORS GOAL: LW Mitch Moroz (1) redirected a cross-slot feed past G John Gibson. Assist: Hunt, Platzer; Time of goal: 8:50; Game tied, 1-1
  • CONDORS GOAL: RW Iiro Pakarinen (1) broke in down the right wing and snapped a shot home on the power play. Assists: Ford, Hunt; Time of goal: 13:55; BAK leads, 2-1
  • CONDORS GOAL: Seconds later, C Bogdan Yakimov (1) finished off a nifty passing play from behind the net. Assist: Khaira, Christoffer; Time of goal: 14:28; BAK leads, 3-1
  • GULLS GOAL: RW Max Friberg (1) steered a pass from the slot into the back of the cage. Assists: Ritchie, Sgarbossa; Time of goal: 18:24; BAK leads, 3-2
  • GULLS GOAL: F Ondrej Kase (1) snuck a shot from the slot past Brossoit. Unassisted; Time of goal: 18:41; Game tied, 3-3
SECOND PERIOD
  • CONDORS GOAL: RW Matt Ford (1) potted a power-play goal after the puck caromed off the back wall; Assists: Pakarinen, Hunt; Time of goal: 42 seconds; BAK leads, 4-3
  • CONDORS GOAL: LW Ryan Hamilton (1) took a cross-ice feed and went five-hole. Assists: Draisaitl, Hunt; Time of goal: 3:00; BAK leads, 5-3
  • GULLS GOAL: LW Antoine Laganiere (2) deposited a rebound. Assist: Montour; Time of goal: 9:44; BAK leads, 5-4
  • GULLS GOAL: LW Harry Zolnierczyk (1) followed up a shot with his first of the year. Assists: Kase, Mueller; Time of goal: 15:57; Game tied, 5-5
THIRD PERIOD
  • No scoring
OVERTIME / SHOOTOUT
  • Condors killed off a two-minute OT Gulls power play
  • In the shootout; Pakarinen, Miller, and Draisaitl were denied while Kase scored the shootout winner in the first round
CONDORS DROPPINGS:
Three stars: 1) Ritchie (SD) 2) Hunt (BAK) 3. Kase (SD)
Final Shots: BAK – 39; SD – 41
Power plays: BAK – 2/2; SD – 0/2
Goalies
BAK – Brossoit (40/35; 2/3 shootout; 1-1-1)
SD – Gibson (39/34; 3/3 shootout; 2-0-0)
– Condors Head Coach Gerry Fleming celebrated his 49th birthday today.
– It was the first meeting between Bakersfield and San Diego since February 3, 2006.
– LW Andrew Miller was denied on a penalty shot in the 2nd period. It was the second penalty shot in three games for Bakersfield.
– RW Braden Christoffer recorded his first pro point
Attendance: 8,788

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