Condors Drop Opening Game To Salmon Kings, 3-1
April 4, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
VICTORIA, B.C. - The Bakersfield Condors dropped Game 1 of the opening round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs to the Victoria Salmon Kings 3-1 in front of 2,314 fans at the Save on Foods Memorial Center on Monday night. The Salmon Kings now lead the series 1-0.
The Salmon Kings dominated the opening period, picking up a 1-0 lead. RW Milan Gajic found a rebound on the right side of the net and slammed it home at 9:23. Bakersfield was outshot 24-7 in the first.
Bakersfield looked much stronger in the second period, outshooting Victoria 9-8, but neither team was able to score. The Condors were plagued by penalties during the frame, taking four minor penalties during the second stanza.
Victoria picked up a two goal advantage on the power play just 38 seconds into the third. C Chad Klassen fired a one-timer to lift the Salmon Kings to a 2-0 lead. LW Chad Painchaud scored during 4-on-4 action at 5:03, building the Victoria lead to 3-0. LW Guillaume Lefebvre put the Condors on the board with 57 seconds left in the game, but it wouldn't be enough as the Condors fell by the final score of 3-1.
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Notes: Victoria leads the best-of-five series 1-0... The Condors only played one game on Monday during the regular season, a 4-3 OT win over Stockton... RW Stephane Goulet was the first Condor to lead the team in scoring in back-to-back seasons since Kevin St. Jacques did it in 2004-05 and 2005-06... The Condors record in the first game of a playoff series fell to 2-8 since their first ECHL playoff series in 2004-05... Power plays: BAK: 1/6; VIC: 1/9... Three stars: 1. M. Gajic (VIC); 2. J. Caister (VIC); 3. R. Hennigar (VIC).
Next Home Game: The two clubs come to Bakersfield for Game 3, 4 & 5 (if necessary), on Friday, Saturday and Monday. All three games start at 7 p.m. The first round of the playoffs is sponsored by ABC23, Cal Water and Bakersfield Hyundai. For Friday and Saturday's games, if the Condors score with 11:11 left on the clock in any period, either night, one lucky fan will win a brand new car, courtesy of Bakersfield Hyundai. TICKETS: Individual playoff tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster and the Rabobank Arena Box Office. Box Office hours are 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday, and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday, with extended hours on game and event days. You can also call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or visit them online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Mini-plan holders can still get in ahead of the action! Call the Condors at 324-PUCK (7825) to get more information on how you can lock in your seats for the 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs. You can also download the order form here.
All you need are 10 people to put together a playoff group - get discounts on your tickets, group seating, and everyone in a lower bowl group gets a free Condors hat. Call the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825) for more information or go online to www.bakersfieldcondors.com.
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