Eagles travel to Bakersfield, face Condors for first time this season
Oct 27, 2021
The Colorado Eagles will face off against the Bakersfield Condors tonight in the first of three games of California this week. This marks the first meeting of the two teams this season, and the first of eight times the two teams will face off in the 2021-22 campaign.
The two teams met three times last season. Colorado won only one of those matchups by a score of 6-2. The last time the two teams met was May 5, 2021, which saw the Condors come out on top by a more narrow margin of 2-1.
Colorado’s all-time record against Bakersfield is 11-7-0.
Eagles @ Condors
Mechanics Bank Arena - Bakersfield, California
Roster Report
Forwards Jayson Megna, Martin Kaut and defenseman Jacob MacDonald are all currently recalled to the Avalanche.
Mikhail Maltsev was recently reassigned to the Eagles after making the trip to Florida with the Avalanche to play the Panthers and the Lightning. Maltsev has played in three games with the Colorado Avalanche this season.
By the Numbers
Last season the Condors took the series 2-1. Colorado has an 11-7-0-0 record against the Condors since joining the AHL in 2018.
Colorado - San Jose Connections
Bakersfield forward Ostap Safin has spent time on teams with both Martin Kaut playing internationally for their native Czech Republic and with Justin Barron playing for the Halifax Moosehead. Bakersfield rookie Graham McPhee was a 2019-20 alternate captain at Boston College where he played with Alex Newhook.
