
Last-Second Heroics Earn Wranglers a 4-3 Win
December 16, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release
Las Vegas - With the game-winning goal coming in the literal last seconds, the Las Vegas Wranglers secured a 4-3 win over the Bakersfield Condors tonight.
Las Vegas took an early lead on a goal from center Ash Goldie with forward Judd Blackwater on the assist. Five minutes later at the 7:51 mark, Bakersfield forward Robby Dee tied the game 1-1 with an assist from defenseman Tyson Gimblett. The score remained the same into the second period until Dee tallied his second goal of the night to put the Condors in the lead 2-1. Dee's second goal was assisted by defenseman Dan Lawson. Wranglers forward Scott Campbell responded with a goal almost four minutes later, though, and tied the game once again at 2-2. He was assisted by forwards Adam Miller and Ryan Weston.
Two minutes into the third, the Condors took their second lead of the night. A third goal from Dee, assisted by forwards Tyler Helfrich and Peter Boyd, gave Bakersfield a 3-2 advantage. The Wranglers were able to snag another tie 9:19 into the frame with defenseman Barry Goers' first goal of the season. Assisted by forward Josh Lunden and Blackwater, the Wranglers knotted the game 3-3. Overtime seemed certain until Campbell secured the game-winning goal for Las Vegas with 15.2 seconds left on the clock and help from Miller and Weston. The Wranglers won 4-3 over the Condors, and Goldie and Campbell received two of the Three Stars of the game.
The two teams face off against each other tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. with a special national anthem performance by the Blue Man Group and free kids replica jerseys for the first 1,000 kids age 12 and under. Tonight's full box score can be found here .
2011-12 season seat packages, starting at $30, are on sale now at (702) 471-PUCK. Individual tickets to Wranglers games are available by phone at (702) 284-7777, and can be purchased in person at all Coast Casino properties, Town Square shopping center or online at www.orleansarena.com. The Wranglers play all 36 regular season home games at the Orleans Arena, located next to the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Ave.
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