Condors Rally in OT Thriller; Bakersfield Takes 2-Games-To-1 Series Lead
April 23, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL) - Bakersfield Condors News Release
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. - C Joel Broda scored 7:39 into overtime to cap a come-from-behind victory for the Bakersfield Condors in a 4-3 win over the Utah Grizzlies in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series.
The Condors lead the series 2-games-to-1. Games 4 (Thursday) and 5 (Friday) are both on home ice this weekend.
Box Score | Troy Mann post-game | Joel Broda post-game
Highlights
1st Period
CONDORS goal: D Colin Bowman (1st) with a wrist shot from the top of the right circle (Schaber, Carroll assist) at 8:38; BAK leads, 1-0Utah goal: D Martin Lee on the power play, shot from the top of the slot at 14:05; tied 1-1Utah goal: F Jamie MacQueen on a partial breakaway at 18:05; UTA leads 2-1 Shots: BAK - 15 | UTA - 11
2nd Period
CONDORS goal: D Joe Marciano (1st) with a slap shot from the right point (Miller, Collins assist) at 1:30; Game tied, 2-2Utah goal: F Charles Sarault with a wrist shot from the top of the slot at 16:35; UTA leads 3-2 Shots: BAK - 6 | UTA - 12
3rd Period
CONDORS goal: C Greg Miller (1st) with a backhand from the side of the net underneath G Aaron Dell (Collins assist) at 15:30; tied, 3-3Shots: BAK - 14 | UTA - 5
OT PeriodCONDORS goal: C Joel Broda (1st) with a backhand from the low slot (Watson assist) at 7:39; BAK wins 4-3Shots: BAK - 3 | UTA - 6
W: Brossoit (2-1; 34/31)
L: Dell (1-2; 38/34)
Condors droppings: Three Stars: 1. Broda (BAK), 2. Miller (BAK), 3. Collins (BAK) Final shots: BAK - 38 | UTA - 34 Power plays: BAK - 0/4 | UTA - 1/2LW Chris Collins (0g-2a) and C Greg Miller (1g-1a) each had multi-point games.The overtime goal from C Joel Broda was his first point of the post-season.LW Andrew Carroll has points in each of the three games of the series (1g-2a).Bakersfield improves to 8-9 all-time in playoff overtimes. All three games in the series have been one-goal games. Scratches: Thurber, Joe, Gawryletz, Holmberg
OPENING ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS
Condors (#6) vs. Utah Grizzlies (#3)
Home games BOLD
G1 - BAK @ UTA, Fri, 4/18 - W, 1-0; BAK leads 1-0
G2 - BAK @ UTA - Sat, 4/19 - L, 2-1; series tied 1-1
G3 - UTA @ BAK - Tues, 4/22 - W, 4-3; BAK leads 2-1
G4 - UTA @ BAK - Thurs, 4/24 @ 7 p.m. - Team Photo Giveaway
G5 - UTA @ BAK - Fri, 4/25 @ 7 p.m. (if necessary) - Team Card Set Giveaway
G6 - BAK @ UTA - Sun, 4/27 @ 3 p.m. (if necessary)
G7 - BAK @ UTA - Wed, 4/30 @ TBA (if necessary)
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