Reign come back on Condors for 3-2 shootout win
Published on January 25, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - It took seven rounds in the shootout to decide, but the Ontario Reign came away with a 3-2 win against the Bakersfield Condors, before 6,226 fans at Rabobank Arena Saturday night.
The Condors (13-22-6, 32pts) came out hard for the second straight night, but also for the second straight night fell behind 1-0. D Dan Knapp notched his fourth of the season at 10:09 to take the lead. Bakersfield continued to battle throughout the frame, and got the tying tally in the final minute. C Dave Bonk chipped in his 13th of the season with 33 seconds remaining in the period to make it 1-1.
Bakersfield dominated the middle stanza, but could get nothing past G John Murray. They held the Reign (22-14-3, 47pts) without a shot for the first 12-plus minutes of the period, but it remained 1-1. Condors G Dave McKee saw just four shots on goal in the frame, and Bakersfield led overall 25-13 in shots through 40 minutes, though the score remained tied.
Early in the third frame, the Condors pushed out in front. F Matt Pope netted his team-leading 23rd of the season with a shorthanded tally to make it 2-1. But the lead wouldn't hold. At 9:49, LW Todd Jackson snagged a loose puck at the side of the net and slipped it home for the equalizer on the power play. McKee and Murray held their ground the rest of the way and the game headed to overtime.
The two clubs managed just one shot apiece in the extra session, and it went to the shootout. Bonk scored for the Condors, while the Reign got two in a shootout that went seven rounds before deciding a winner.
Notes from the Nest:
The Condors Jersey Off Our Backs Auction raised $18,900 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County, as fans bid on game-worn Anaheim Ducks-style Condors jerseys. F Andrew Ianiero's game-worn sweater claimed the night's highest bid of $2,900.
On Sunday, the home-and-home shifts to Ontario for a 5 p.m. start. All Condors games, home and away, are broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1230, B2 Networks and Bakersfieldcondors.com.
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Individual game tickets may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, online at Bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location. Season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324-PUCK (7825).
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