Bakersfield, CA – The Calgary Wranglers returned to the win column on Tuesday night, defeating the Bakersfield Condors 4-2 at Dignity Health Arena to improve to 8-7-0.
Ben Jones opened the scoring at 5:11 of the first period, with an assist from Alex Nylander to give Calgary a 1-0 lead heading into the intermission.
Bakersfield responded midway through the second period, as Eduards Tralmaks scored at 14:48 to even the score at 1-1 heading into the final frame.
Carter Wilkie restored Calgary's lead at 8:47 of the third period, with assists from Nikita Pavlychev and Jake Livingstone to put the Wranglers ahead 2-1.
Will Dineen extended Calgary's advantage at 13:16, with assists from Livingstone and Tyson Gross to give the Wranglers a two-goal lead.
However, Bakersfield responded just over two minutes later, as Tralmaks scored his second goal of the night on the power play to bring the Condors within one.
Captain Rory Kerins sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 19:13, with an assist from Livingstone, securing the 4-2 win.
Livingstone led the Wranglers with a three-point performance, recording three assists, while Jones, Wilkie, Dineen and Kerins each found the back of the net.
The Wranglers continue their road trip on Thursday, November 12, against the Henderson Silver Knights, with puck drop set for 9:00 p.m. MT.
Fans can catch all the action live on AHLTV via FloHockey at https://flosports.link/46YqCIJ or listen to the radio broadcast at https://edge.mixlr.com/channel/fblzn.
