Game Preview: Condors at Firebirds, 6 p.m.
December 23, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
BAKERSFIELD (9-10-2, 20pts) @ COACHELLA VALLEY (14-9-1, 29pts)
The Condors and Firebirds meet for the fifth time this season
PUCK DROP: 6 p.m.
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The Condors meet the Firebirds for the fifth time this season in the final game before the holiday break.
LOOKING BACK
Bakersfield rallied three times to force overtime, but a Josh Doan power-play goal was the game winner last night in a 4-3 Tucson victory. Jayden Grubbe, Xavier Bourgault, and Raphael Lavoie lit the lamp for the Condors.
GRUBBING ON POINTS
Grubbe has goals in back-to-back games, four total on the season, and points in three straight (2g-1a).
DOWNED IN OT
Last night was the first game which ended in overtime for the Condors this season. The team is 1-1 in shootout decided contests.
GRIFF CLOSES IN
Seth Griffith has assists in three straight games and now has 182 points as a Condor. He is six shy of Josh Currie's AHL mark of 188, though Griffith has played nearly 100 fewer games.
FOUND NEEMO
Markus Niemelainen had an assist and was +2 in addition to leading the team with five shots a night ago.
THREE IS THE NUMBER
The Condors are 8-1-2 when scoring at least three goals this season. Last night was the first time in nine tries the Condors got at least a point when trailing after two periods.
ON THE OTHER SIDE
Coachella Valley had the night off. They were last in action on Wednesday, falling 5-1 in Henderson. Connor Carrick had the lone goal.
UP NEXT
The holiday fun continues next week at home as the Condors host Henderson Wednesday for Wings & Craft Beer Wednesday and San Jose for a $2 Beer Friday.
American Hockey League Stories from December 23, 2023
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- Parker Ford Scores Twice In Moose Win - Manitoba Moose
- Amerks Head into Christmas Break with OT Win Over Crunch - Rochester Americans
- Condors Top Firebirds in Overtime - Bakersfield Condors
- Gulls Edged by Roadrunners, 4-3 - San Diego Gulls
- Silver Knights Head Into Holiday Break With 3-2 Win Over Barracuda - Henderson Silver Knights
- Roadrunners Finish Perfect 3-0 Trip with 4-3 Win in San Diego - Tucson Roadrunners
- Edvinsson, Czarnik Reassigned by Detroit - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Ads Top Wolves in Overtime - Milwaukee Admirals
- Thunderbirds Edge Islanders in Overtime - Bridgeport Islanders
- Wolves Extend Points Streak in 3-2 OT Loss to Admirals - Chicago Wolves
- T-Birds Produce Festivus Miracle, Stunning Islanders in OT - Springfield Thunderbirds
- Iowa and Manitoba Split Weekend Series, Wild Fall 5-2 - Iowa Wild
- Capitals Loan Miroshnichenko and Lapierre to Hershey - Hershey Bears
- Mcilrath Scores Twice For Bears In 4-3 Win Over Bruins - Hershey Bears
- Monsters Claim Fifth Straight With 3-2 Win Over Comets - Cleveland Monsters
- P-Bruins Topped by Bears - Providence Bruins
- Crunch Fall to Amerks, 3-2, in Overtime - Syracuse Crunch
- Comets Lose Close Game to Monsters, 2-1 - Utica Comets
- Wranglers Score Four Unanswered to Defeat Eagles, 5-1 - Colorado Eagles
- Wranglers Win Second Straight - Calgary Wranglers
- Game Notes - CGY at COL - 12.23.2023 - Calgary Wranglers
- American Hockey League Announces Suspensions - AHL
- Morning Skate Report: December 23, 2023 - Henderson Silver Knights
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- Simon Edvinsson Recalled by Detroit - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Providence Bruins Recall Ethan Ritchie from Maine Mariners - Providence Bruins
- Game #27: Tucson Roadrunners vs. San Diego Gulls - Tucson Roadrunners
- Game Preview: Iowa Wild vs. Manitoba Moose - Iowa Wild
- Game Preview: Bears vs. Bruins, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears
- Roadrunners Beat Bakersfield in Overtime Thriller - Tucson Roadrunners
- Chrona Stands Tall in 2-1 Win at Henderson - San Jose Barracuda
- Silver Knights Fall to Barracuda, 2-1, at Home - Henderson Silver Knights
- Condors Tie It up Three Times and Force OT on Lavoie's 9th of the Season - Bakersfield Condors
- Gust Delivers Gift of OT Winner in San Diego - Rockford IceHogs
- Wranglers Win in Colorado - Calgary Wranglers
- Calgary Defeats Eagles in Goaltender's Duel, 2-1 - Colorado Eagles
- Amerks Doubled up by Bruins for Third Straight Loss - Rochester Americans
- Mcintyre Leads Iowa to 3-1 Victory Over Manitoba - Iowa Wild
- Belleville Sens Snap Skid and Head Into Christmas Break With Win Over Rival Marlies - Belleville Senators
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