GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Bakersfield Condors shut out the Grand Rapids Griffins 2-0 on Friday in their first meeting at Van Andel Arena since April 16, 2016. Grand Rapids was held scoreless for the sixth time this season.
Calvin Pickard recorded 35 saves in the defeat. The Griffins remain winless against Bakersfield at Van Andel with a 0-2-0-0 record and drop to 1-4-0-0 all-time against the Condors.
Both teams were close in shots in the opening period, with Bakersfield holding a 12-10 edge. However, neither club could place the puck between the pipes.
In the middle frame, the Condors scored the games’ first goal at 1:58. Vincent Desharnais sent a shot toward the cage but was saved by Pickard. Brad Malone then gathered the rebound at the left post and beat the outstretched stick of the netminder.
Grand Rapids had opportunities to tie the contest in the third during a power play but couldn’t capitalize. At 7:47, Dennis Yan took a shot, but it hit the left post and then was knocked away by Condors’ goaltender Stuart Skinner.
With 20 seconds remaining in regulation, Dmitri Samorukov fired a 200-foot laser down the ice and into the empty net, giving Bakersfield the 2-0 victory.
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