Bakersfield Explodes for 6-5 Win in Stockton
November 28, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors (8-8-0-1, .500) raced out to a 4-0 lead and secured a 6-5 victory over the Stockton Heat (5-7-0-2, .429) on Friday night at Stockton Arena. Six different Condors had multi-point nights including two goals from C Andrew Miller.
FIRST PERIOD
CONDORS GOAL: C Kyle Platzer (2) from the right-wing circle on the power play. Assists: Chase, LaLeggia; Time of goal: 2:04; BAK leads, 1-0
CONDORS GOAL: LW Kale Kessy (3) finished off a two-on-one. Assists: Slepyshev, Musil; Time of goal: 7:37; BAK leads, 2-0
CONDORS GOAL: RW Matthew Ford (6) tipped a point shot at the top of the crease. Assists: LaLeggia, Hamilton; Time of goal: 10:50; BAK leads, 3-0
CONDORS GOAL: C Andrew Miller (3) snapped a shot from the left-wing circle and chase G Joni Ortio from the game. Assists: Hamilton, Hunt; Time of goal: 13:07, BAK leads, 4-0
HEAT GOAL: RW Garnet Hathaway (3) on a deflection. Assists: Johnson, Kulak; Time of goal: 14:12; BAK leads, 4-1
HEAT GOAL: RW Freddie Hamilton (5) snapped a shot from the right-wing circle up high. Assists: Smith, Hathaway; Time of goal: 19:24; BAK leads, 4-2
Shots: BAK - 13; STK - 20 SECOND PERIOD
HEAT GOAL: D Oliver Kylington (3) on a point shot with the man advantage; Assists: Hamilton, Shore; Time of goal: 3:07; BAK leads, 4-3
CONDORS GOAL: RW Anton Slepyshev (2) potted home off a rebound; Assists: Nikitin, Hunt; Time of goal: 6:27; BAK leads, 5-3
HEAT GOAL: Hathaway with his second of the night. Assists; Hamilton, Johnson; Time of goal: 10:18; BAK leads, 5-4
CONDORS GOAL: Miller (4) off a cross-ice feed from the left-wing circle. Assists; Platzer, LaLeggia; Time of goal: 18:10; BAK leads, 6-4
Shots: BAK - 8; STK - 12 THIRD PERIOD
HEAT GOAL: F Hunter Smith (1) banged home a rebound. Assists: Elson, Kulak; Time of goal: 2:46; BAK leads, 6--5
Shots: BAK - 4; STK - 17 CONDORS DROPPINGS:
Three stars: 1. Miller (BAK) 2. Hathaway (STK) 3. Hamilton (STK)
Final Shots: BAK - 25 | STK - 49
Power plays: BAK - 3/3 | 2/3
Goalies:
BAK - Brossoit (49/44, 8-3-1)
STK - Simpson, replaced Ortio (13/11, 1-4-0)
- D Joey LaLeggia notched three assists and C Kyle Platzer had 1g-2a to lead the way for Bakersfield
- The 44 saves was a season-high for G Laurent Brossoit
- The Condors have lost 59 man games to injury through the first 17 games of the season after LW Kellen Jones suffered an injury in Tuesday's game against Texas
- Scratches: Pitlick (inj.), McRae (inj.), Moroz (inj.) Oesterle (inj.), Winquist (inj.), Yakimov (inj.), K. Jones (inj.)
- Attendance: 4,053
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