ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Idaho takes rubber match over Bakersfield, 7-3

Published on March 6, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


BOISE, Idaho. - The Idaho Steelheads (39-13-1-4, 83pts) knocked off the Bakersfield Condors (31-21-4-1, 67pts) 7-3 Saturday night at Qwest Arena. The line of LW Mark Derlago, C Tyler Spurgeon and LW Evan Barlow registered five goals and seven assists. The Steelheads won two of three games against the Condors this week.

Idaho grabbed a 1-0 when LW Adam Huxley scored on the doorstep, 1:47 into the first period. The Condors countered on the power play. F Gino Guyer jammed home his ninth of the season at 5:22 of the opening period. Idaho scored the next two to take a 3-1 lead. F Brendan Kushnirik directed in a puck past G J.P. Levasseur with his skate with 5:05 remaining of the first period. Derlago had a shot from the half boards deflect off D Eric Regan and over the goal line with 2:19 remaining in the first periods. Shots were even at eight after 20 minutes.

Idaho padded their lead, adding two more goals in the second period. Spurgeon tallied both goals, scoring at 6:48 and 18:10 of the middle frame to take a 5-1 lead. Idaho out-shot Bakersfield 18-4 in the middle frame.

In the third period, tempers boiled over and goals were a plenty. In the opening 48 seconds of the period, RW Nick Kemp and D Steve Oleksy dueled, RW Erick Lizon earned a fighting major and received a game misconduct after dorpping the gloves with RW Ashton Rome, Derlago scored to make it 6-1 and D Ken Morin countered to cut the lead to 6-2. Kemp added a goal with 2:19 remaining in the third period for a 6-3 game, before Barlow made it 7-3 with just 42 seconds remaining.

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