Burgdoerfer Tallies Late, Condors Win in a Shootout 6-5
March 10, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
BOISE, Idaho - Erik Burgdoerfer scored an extra attacker goal with under a minute remaining and the Bakersfield Condors (19-36-4-3, 45pts) were perfect in a shootout as they stunned the Idaho Steelheads (25-29-2-6, 58pts) by a 6-5 margin on Saturday night at CenturyLink Arena.
After a bout between Condors F Hans Benson and Idaho F Marc Rechlicz, the Steelheads struck with LW Jake Hauswirth snapping a shot under the blocker pad of Condors G Bryan Pitton to take a 1-0 at 5:40 of the first period. Bakersfield answered back when F Tyler Helfrich blistered a wrist shot through traffic past Idaho G Jerry Kuhn to tie the game 1-1, 8:50 into the frame. Then, with the Condors on a power play, Ryan Annesley's shot went over Kuhn's shoulder with 11 seconds left to give Bakersfield a 2-1 lead at the break. Shots favored the Condors, 16-13.
Idaho tallied twice, less than two minutes apart in the second period, to retake the lead at 3-2. The Steelheads tied it on the power play with F Patrick Kennedy ripping a one-timer behind Pitton at 6:38 and F Chad Nehring adding the go-ahead goal at 8:24. The Condors tied the game at 3-3 when C Parker Stanfield one-timed a LW Jesse Gimblett feed under the crossbar, 13:04 into the period. The Steelheads would steal the lead back though just before the recess when F Ron Meyes finished off a turnover with 14 seconds left in the period to regain the lead at 4-3.
In the third period, Bakersfield received a tying power play from LW Kyle Calder as he backhanded a shot from in tight, knotting the game at 4-4, 9:48 into the frame. Kennedy scored his second of the night at 13:00 off a rebound to put Idaho back in front, 5-4. However, the Condors refused to quit and got a late equalizing goal with under a minute played and Pitton pulled as D Erik Burgdoerfer's drive from the blue line had eyes and beat Kuhn with 54 seconds left in regulation.
After a scoreless overtime, Bakersfield scored three consecutive times in a shootout with goals from Jesse Gimblett, Calder, and Boyd to go along with three straight stops from Pitton to gain the extra point, 6-5.
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