Condors Rough Up Bullies 5-2

January 12, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies News Release

Atlantic City, NJ – Bakersfield used a four goal third period and Vlad Serov tallied a goal and an assist to lead the Condors to a 5-2 victory over the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies before 1719 at Historic Boardwalk Hall in ECHL action Wednesday.

After a scoreless first period, Bakersfield (22-9-5) opened the scoring when Serov from the slot tucked the puck through Bullies goaltender Tyler MacKay at 3:05 of the second for a 1-0 lead. Atlantic City (20-8-5) would counter with a pair of goals to build a 2-1 advantage. Paul Caponigri extended his home scoring streak to nine games when he beat Bakersfield goalie Yutaka Fukufuji along the ice at 3:50 to tie the game 1-1. Ian Walterson gave the Bullies a 2-1 cushion heading into the third period when his blast from the blue line got through a screen and past Fukufuji at 10:15 of the period.

Dennis Shirayev netted the equalizer for the Condors at 1:25 of the third period on the power play. Shirayev took the puck from Serov and beat MacKay with a backhander on the short side to tie the game 2-2. Paul Rosebush regained the lead for Bakersfield when tipped Todd Alexander's shot off Mackay's stick and into the net at 9:18 for a 3-2 advantage. Tony Lawrence made it 4-2 Condors as he beat MacKay over the blocker from the left-wing circle at 12:13. Lars-Peder Nagel capped the scoring with an empty-net goal at 19:58.

Atlantic City out-shot Bakersfield 35-30. MacKay stopped 25 shots in his season debut to fall to 0-1-0. The Bullies went 0-4 on the power play.

Atlantic City travels to Reading at 7:05PM on Friday to battle the Royals. Catch all the action beginning with "Bullies Countdown" at 6:45PM on ESPN Radio 1450AM and the SurferNetwork.

The Bullies welcome the Reading Royals to Historic Boardwalk Hall at 7:05PM on Saturday, January 15. Come be apart of the largest Philadelphia Eagles Pep Rally in all of South Jersey as the Bullies wish the Birds good luck in their quest for a Super Bowl title. The first 2,500 fans through the gates will receive the second set of "Bullies Collectible Trading Cards" courtesy of Copiers Plus. For more information or to order tickets, call (609) 348-7825.

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