Joneses combine for seven points in loss

STOCKTON, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors (8-7-1-1, 18pts), owned by the Edmonton Oilers, could not overcome an early deficit and fell, 7-4, to the Stockton Thunder (6-10-0-0, 12pts) on Saturday night at Stockton Arena.
LW Kellen Jones (2g-2a) and C Connor Jones (1g-2a) combined for seven points in the loss.

FIRST PERIOD

  • THUNDER GOAL: D Austin Levi (2) shot from the left circle. Assists: Maxwell, Sivak; Time of goal: 36 seconds; STK leads, 1-0
  • THUNDER GOAL: F J.T. Barnett (1) shot from the left circle. Assists: Sutter, Phillips; Time of goal: 2:04; STK leads, 2-0
  • CONDORS GOAL: LW Kellen Jones (4) shot from the left circle on the power play. Assist: Winquist; Time of goal: 2:22; STK leads, 2-1
  • THUNDER GOAL: F Jack MacLellan (3) deflected a point shot from the top of the crease. Assists: Boutin, Maxwell; Time of goal: 7:43; STK leads, 3-1
  • THUNDER GOAL: F Lukas Sutter (2) tipped a shot from the left point. Assists: Stebner, Barnett; Time of goal: 11:46; STK leads, 4-1
  • G Frans Tuohimaa replaced G Ty Rimmer after the fourth goal and played the final 8:14 of the first period
  • Shots: BAK – 8 | STK – 12
SECOND PERIOD

  • THUNDER GOAL: F Tyler Maxwell (4) snapped a shot from the slot after an extended offensive zone possession. Assists:Phillips, Sivak; STK leads, 5-1
  • CONDORS GOAL: C Connor Jones (5) on the power play stuffed home his own rebound; Assists: K. Jones, Brooks; Time of goal: 12:19; STK leads, 5-2
  • THUNDER GOAL: Maxwell (5) got his second of the night from the top of the right circle despite the Condors contending the puck had gone out of play just prior. Assist: MacLellan; STK leads, 6-2
  • Shots: BAK – 14 | STK – 10
THIRD PERIOD

  • CONDORS GOAL: K. Jones (5) with his second of the night off a feed in front from the left-wing corner. Assist: C. Jones. Time of goal: 10:49; STK leads, 6-3
  • CONDORS GOAL: LW Chase Schaber (5) poked home a loose puck in the crease on the power play. Assists: C. Jones, K. Jones; Time of goal: 17:44; STK leads, 6-4
  • THUNDER GOAL: RW Peter Sivak (4) empty-net goal. Assist: MacLellan; Time of goal: 18:28; STK leads, 7-4
  • Shots: BAK – 9 | STK – 2

GOALTENDERS

BAK: Rimmer (ND, 11:46; 12/8) // Tuohimaa (L; 47:07; 11/9; 1-3-1)
STK: Simpson (31/27; 2-3-0)

CONDORS DROPPINGS:
  • Three Stars: 1. Maxwell (STK) 2. Barnett (STK) 3. Simpson (STK)
  • Final shots: BAK – 31 | STK – 24
  • Power Plays: BAK – 3/8  | STK – 1/3
  • RW Brendan Brooks earned an assist for his first Condors point
  • LW Kellen Jones (2g-2a) had his fourth multi-point game for Bakersfield and his four-point night is a team-high
  • C Connor Jones (5g), LW Chase Schaber (5g) and K. Jones are now tied for the team lead in goals scored
  • Scratches: RW Francis Verreault-Paul, D Jonathan Narbonne, F Jim McKenzie
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