Steelheads Come Back for Shootout Win, 4-3
March 18, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
Bakersfield, Calif. â Lance Galbraith scored for the Idaho Steelheads with just 26 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime and eventually a 4-3 shootout triumph over the Bakersfield Condors in front of 3,429 fans at Centennial Garden on Wednesday night.
Idaho took the lead on a goal by Mike Sgroi just 4:36 into the match, only to be equaled by Paul Rosebush's tally on the power play at 14:07 of the opening period. Rosebush's 23rd of the season extended his goal streak to four games. He set up Andrew Ianiero in the second period on a shorthanded breakaway for Bakersfield's first lead of the night at 6:52. The goal was Ianiero's 17th of the season, second shorthanded, to make it 2-1. It wouldn't last, however, as Idaho converted on a power play later in that period to make it 2-2. Jan Kopecky's 23rd of the year beat Condors G Shane Bendera to send it into the third tied up.
Valdemar Pelikovsky, playing forward on the night, scored his fourth of the season with a wrist shot past Idaho G Blair Allison to make it 3-2 Condors at 3:17 of the third period. With their goaltender pulled in the final minute, Galbraith banged in a loose puck for the tying score. After a scoreless overtime, the Condors were just one of eight in the shootout, and Sgroi's tally in the eighth round finished the game with a 4-3 Idaho win. Although the Condors are 1-4-3 against Idaho, every non-win in the season series have been one-goal games.
Bakersfield finishes their five-game homestand with a match against the Long Beach Ice Dogs on Friday night at 7:00pm. The first 2,000 fans 16 and over will get a free Condors license plate frame, sponsored by KGEO AM 1230 and Whitewater Carwash. All games, home and away, can be heard on KGEO AM 1230 and online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com, with "Condors Countdown" starting 15 prior to face off. The "Voice of the Condors" Kevin Bartl handles the play-by-play.
Individual tickets can be purchased at the Centennial Garden box office, which opens at 10:00am Monday through Saturday, by calling Ticketmaster at 322-2525, online at ticketmaster.com or stopping by any Ticketmaster location. Season and group tickets may be purchased by calling 324-PUCK (7825) or by visiting the Condors office next to Centennial Garden.
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