GAME RECAP: CONDORS GET POINT IN SHOOTOUT LOSS
The Bakersfield Condors (4-7-2, 9pts) gained a point in a 3-2 shootout loss to the San Diego Gulls (7-5-3, 17pts) in front of 5,250 on Friday night in Downtown Condorstown. Both Condors goals came from the blue line off the sticks of Tomas Cibulka and Atro Leppanen.
Sean Farrell gave San Diego a 1-0 lead at 15:19 of the first period. Bakersfield hit two crossbars in the first period, but could not find an opener.
Cibulka (2nd) finished off an odd man rush to tie the game at 1-1, 8:23 into the second period. San Diego pulled back in front at 2-1 after a coach’s challenge successfully awarded Matthew Phillips a goal as it just crossed the line.
Leppanen (1st) blasted home a tying goal at 2:55 of the third period which eventually forced overtime. After a scoreless overtime, San Diego would score on their second shootout attempt to secure the extra point, 3-2.
Bakersfield’s penalty kill went 5/5 and has now killed off 25 of its last 26. Matt Tomkins stopped 36 of 38 in net.
Riley Stillman and James Stefan did not play tonight due to injury. Josh Samanski left the game injured in the first period and did not return. Damien Carfagna, Connor Clattenburg, and Beau Akey remained out of the lineup with injuries. Aku Raty missed the game with illness.
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