Sceviour’s Two-Goal Night Leads Condors to 4-2 Win over Colorado
Mar 23, 2022
BAKERSFIELD, CA. – Bakersfield forward Colton Sceviour scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, as the Condors topped the Colorado Eagles, 4-2 on Wednesday. Goaltender Stuart Skinner earned his 14th win of the season in net, making 35 saves on 37 shots. Eagles forward Kiefer Sherwood notched a pair of assists in the loss while defenseman Rob Hamilton and forward Mikhail Maltsev each found the back of the net.
A power play would put the Condors in the driver’s seat when Sceviour tapped a centering pass into the back of the net from the top of the crease to give Bakersfield a 1-0 edge at the 12:45 mark of the first period.
The Condors would stretch their lead when forward Brendan Perlini lit the lamp with a one-timer from the right-wing circle to put Bakersfield on top, 2-0 with 42 seconds to play in the period.
Colorado would answer back just 33 seconds later when Hamilton camped out in front of the net of Skinner and deflected a shot from the point into the back of the net. The goal was Hamilton’s fifth of the season and sliced Bakersfield’s advantage to 2-1.
Still trailing 2-1 to start the second period of play, the Eagles would see the hole grow deeper when Sceviour finished off a back door opportunity at the bottom of the left-wing circle to give the Condors a 3-1 lead just 43 seconds into the middle frame.
Colorado would again find an answer late in a period, as Maltsev drove down the endline before stuffing a backhander past Skinner to trim the deficit to 3-2 at the 18:18 mark of the middle frame. The Eagles would go on to outshoot Bakersfield 20-9 in the period, but the Condors would carry their 3-2 advantage into the second intermission.
Despite outshooting Bakersfield 6-2 in the final period of play, it would be the Condors who would net the only goal of the period. Forward James Hamblin took advantage of a failed clearing attempt by Colorado when he snagged a loose puck on top of the crease and fed it past Eagles goalie Justus Annunen to give Bakersfield a 4-2 lead at the 11:09 mark of the third period.
Colorado would pull Annunen in favor of the extra attacker in the final two minutes of the contest, but would come no closer, falling by a final score of 4-2. The Eagles outshot the Condors by a final count of 37-22, as Colorado finished the game going 0-for-4 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill. Annunen suffered the loss in net, allowing four goals on 22 shots.
The Eagles will be back in action when they travel to take on the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday, March 26th at 2:15pm MT at SAP Center in San Jose, California. Tickets for all regular season games are on sale now and start at just $19. You can find more information on ticket packages, theme tickets, and promotional nights, by visiting ColoradoEagles.com or by calling the ticket department at (970) 686-7468.
