Stockton Thunder Rattle Bakersfield Condors who Lose 5-2 - ECHL

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Goaltender Tim Boron made 39 saves to help the Stockton Thunder (21-29-3, 45 points) jump into seventh place in the National Conference with a 5-2 victory over the Bakersfield Condors in
front of 6,648 at Rabobank Arena on Saturday night.

The Thunder raced out to a 2-1 advantage through 20 minutes, ignited by
two goals in a span of 24 seconds beginning with David Rohlfs’ 12th
goal of the season at the 7:06 mark of the first period when he tipped
Tim O’Connell’s blast from the left point past Bakersfield
goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji while setting a screen. Geoff Paukovich then
lifted the Thunder to a 2-0 with his 13th goal of the season, completing
a give-and-go play with Adam Huxley’s pass in the slot.

Brett Lutes’s 15th goal of the season cut the Thunder advantage to
2-1 at the 14:40, finishing a one-timer in the slot past the five-hole
of Thunder goalie Tim Boron.

Veteran Tim Verbeek’s third goal of the season and 100th of his
professional career hiked the Thunder lead to 3-1 with 2:27 gone in the
second period, finishing a give-and-go play with Paukovich’s pass from
the left side boards. Verbeek buried a one-timer from the slot to finish
the goal.

Brandon Schwartz’s 12th goal of the season expanded the Thunder lead
to 4-1 with 6:57 left on the team’s 10th shorthanded goal of the year,
taking a drop pass from Rohlfs at the right wing, cut down the slot on
Fukufuji and buried a wrist shot from in tight.

Boron stopped 17 shots from Bakersfield in the second period to
preserve the Thunder lead.

Bakersfield’s Eric Sonnenberg and the Thunder’s Tom Zanoski traded
third period goals.

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NOTES: The Thunder missed the services of Ryan MacMurchy (injured
reserve), Beau Geisler (injured reserve) and newly-acquired center Joel
Stepp (travel) … before the game, right wing Spencer Carbery was placed
on the three-day injured reserve list … the Thunder improved to 10-7-7
lifetime against Bakersfield and 4-3-1 in the season series.



THREE STARS:
1. STK - 16 David Rohlfs
2. STK - 11 Geoff Paukovich
3. BAK - 27 Eric Sonnenberg

For Box Score, see:  http://echl.leaguestat.com/stats/text-game-report.php?game_id=4419

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