Condors Strike in Final Minute to Top Colorado, 4-3
Nov 15, 2026
BAKERSFIELD, CA. – Bakersfield forward Ethan Keppen netted the game-winning goal with just 44 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Condors to a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Eagles on Saturday. Bakersfield forward Viljami Marjala and defenseman Atro Leppanen each finished with a goal and two assists, as goalie Samuel Jonsson made 23 saves on 26 shots to earn the win in net. The Condors finished 2-for-3 on the power play while holding the Eagles 0-for-3 on the man-advantage.
Colorado would jump on the scoreboard first, as defenseman Keaton Middleton lit the lamp with a shot from the blue line, putting the Eagles up 1-0 at the 16:28 mark of the first period.
A power play just seconds later would set up Bakersfield to strike, as Leppanen sliced between the circles before chipping the puck into the back of the net, tying the game at 1-1 with 2:37 left to play in the opening frame.
Just 29 seconds later, Condors forward Eduards Tralmaks snagged the puck at the bottom of the circle off a faceoff, before sliding a shot below the leg pad of goalie Ilya Nabokov, giving Bakersfield a 2-1 advantage. The Condors would outshoot Colorado 12-4 in the period and carried a 2-1 lead into the first intermission.
The Eagles would wrestle back the momentum when defenseman Gustav Stjernberg took advantage of a screen in front of the net, as he buried a wrister from the blue line, tying the game at 2-2 at the 5:46 mark of the second period.
A power play late in the period would set up Marjala to sweep home a shot from the bottom of the right-wing circle, giving the Condors a 3-2 edge with only seven seconds left to play in the middle frame.
Colorado would generate another answer at the 10:06 mark of the third period, as forward Matt DiMarsico collected a pass in the low slot and fed the puck past Jonsson, knotting the game at 3-3.
As time ticked down, Keppen would slice above the crease before deflecting a shot from the point past Nabokov, giving Bakersfield a 4-3 lead with just 44 seconds left to play.
Nabokov suffered the loss in net, allowing four goals on 30 shots.
The Eagles will be back in action when they travel to take on the Ontario Reign on Sunday, November 15th at 6:00pm MT at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Tickets for all Colorado Eagles home games are on sale now and can be purchased at ColoradoEagles.com.
