ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors filet Salmon Kings, 7-3

Published on March 28, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - F Brett Pilkington scored twice and added an assist to help pace the Bakersfield Condors to a 7-3 trouncing of the Victoria Salmon Kings in front of 6,000 fans at Rabobank Arena Friday night.

Victoria (37-27-7, 81pts) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period. RW Brady Leavold (at 8:49) and D Matt Kelly (at 12:35) put the visiting Salmon Kings in command. But the Condors (31-31-7, 69pts) responded in a hurry. Less than four minutes later the game was tied up. F Brett Pilkington notched his 11th of the season at 14:13, and then just 2:05 later, C Danny LaPointe hammered in a rebound to erase the deficit. The game appeared to be headed to the first intermission with a tie score, but Pilkington found a loose puck in the slot and tickled the twine for his second of the night to give Bakersfield the lead after one.

Early in the second the Salmon Kings tied the game up at 3-3 with RW Wes Goldie's 48th of the season at 5:28. After that, however, it was all Condors. RW Tylor Michel, LW Mark Derlago and C Bruce Graham each lit the lamp to give the home team a three-goal bulge heading into the dressing room. Derlago's goal was his 30th of the season, tying him for the team lead and making him the first Condor since Paul Willett in 2000-01 to have back-to-back 30-goal seasons.

Bakersfield had the only tally of the third frame, with RW Mike Wirll racking up his 22nd of the season with a power play marker. The goal came at 8:29, and the Condors cruised to the 7-3 win. G Yutaka Fukufuji made 21 saves for his 16th win of the season, and the Condors finished 3-for-3 on the power play.

CONDORS NOTES:

The Condors wrap up the weekend's action Saturday night against the Las Vegas Wranglers for Street Hockey Stick & Puck Giveaway, for the first 2,000 kids 12 & under, sponsored by KGET-TV 17, HOT 94.1 and Carl's Jr. The Condors trail Vegas by just three points for 2nd place in the Pacific Division standings, with a chance to gain ground on Saturday night.

Doors open at 6 p.m., the puck drops at 7 p.m., both nights.

The regular season wraps up next weekend with two home games against the division-leading Ontario Reign. Friday, April 3 is Fans Choice Night, sponsored by ABC 23 and American Business Machines. This is the fans chance to pick the promotions, games, music, and even the starting lineup for that game! Click here to take the survey. Game time is 7 p.m.

The regular season finale is Saturday, April 4, and while the Reign and Condors battle on the ice, SpongeBob Squarepants will be entertaining the crowd, appearing courtesy of Bright House Networks and 101.5 KGFM. Game time is 7:30 p.m., and the doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

GET TICKETS

Individual game tickets are on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, online at Bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location. Season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324-PUCK (7825).

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