Condors Rally, Steffes Scores Twice, But Stockton Wins, 6-5
December 15, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors (7-14-0-1, 15pts) rallied from two goals down, took a lead with eight minutes left in the third period, but the Stockton Thunder (13-8-0-3, 29pts) responded with two goals late for a 6-5 victory on Saturday afternoon at Stockton Arena. Bakersfield took four of a possible six points on the weekend three-in-three set.
First Period
Stockton goal: C Andrew Clark on a deflection past G Chet Pickard. Time of goal: 1:22; Thunder lead, 1-0 Condors goal: C Gary Steffes backhanded a shot from the left-wing circle off the crossbar and over the line. Time of goal: 8:34; Game tied, 1-1 Shots: BAK- 10 | STK - 5
Second Period
Thunder goal: D Ben Rosen followed up a rebound on an odd-man rush. Time of goal: 4:30; Thunder lead, 2-1Thunder goal: F Garet Hunt floated a shot from the slot on the power play past Pickard. Time of goal: 7:08; Thunder lead, 3-1Condors goal: C Ryan Watson put home a rebound from a RW Michael Neal shot. Time of goal: 14:38; Thunder lead, 3-2Shots: BAK- 9 | STK - 11
Third Period
Condors goal: C Ryan Little snapped home his first professional goal from the left-wing circle. Time of goal: 22 seconds. Game tied, 3-3.Thunder goal: Hunt scored his second off a busted play in the Condors end. Time of goal: 1:34; Thunder lead, 4-3Condors goal: D Erik Burgdoerfer wrist shot from the slot beat G Brian Foster. Time of goal: 5:04; Game tied, 4-4Condors goal: Steffes potted his second of the night unassisted after he maneuvered his way through the Thunder defense. Time of goal: 12:08; Condors lead, 5-4Thunder goal: Clark sniped home his second of the night from the bottom of the right-wing circle. Game tied, 5-5Thunder goal: F Corey Trivino was left all alone in front of the net and found the game-winner. Time of goal: 16:45; Thunder lead, 6-5Shots: BAK- 14 | STK - 5
Goaltenders:
W: FOSTER (33/28 - 11-3-0-2)
L: PICKARD (21/15 - 3-5-0-0)
Condors Droppings
Three Stars (from Ryan Holt): 1) Clark (STK) 2) Steffes (BAK) 3. Trivino (STK)Shots on goal: BAK- 33 | STK- 21Power Plays: BAK- 0/1 | STK- 1/2The game was tied on three separate occasions in the third period alone.F Ryan Little was a Condors season-high plus-4 (+4)LW Spencer Bennett led the team with seven shotsC Joel Broda saw his five-game point streak (4g-6a) come to an end.RW Michael Neal extended his team lead in scoring with a second period assist. He now has 14 points (5g-9a) in 18 games.Scratches: Follmer, Garlock, Tremblay, Schaber
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