Miromanov Scores 31 Seconds Into Overtime as Wranglers Beat Condors

Daniil Miromanov ended a back-and-forth game just 31 seconds into sudden-death overtime, lifting the Calgary Wranglers to a 5-4 road win over the Bakersfield Condors at Dignity Health Arena. Miromanov finished the opening overtime shift and collected assists from William Strömgren and Rory Kerins on the winner.

Bakersfield opened the scoring when a centering feed was misplayed and found the net at 5:48 of the first period, with Seth Griffith credited with his 15th goal and James Hamblin drawing the assist. Hamblin entered the game on a nine-game point streak, producing 7 goals and 5 assists across that run, per the Condors’ official recap.

Calgary answered late in the first when Strömgren tied the game at 19:02. Early in the second, Alec Regula finished off a partial three-on-one at 22:47 to give Bakersfield the lead, and Ethan Keppen redirected a point shot about five minutes later to push the Condors up 3-1. Calgary cut the deficit to 3-2 on a shorthanded goal in the final two minutes of the frame; Turner Ottenbreit is listed as the scorer in independent timelines.

The third period produced three goals. David Silye tied it for Calgary at 50:04, Atro Leppänen answered on the power play at 52:18 to restore a 4-3 Bakersfield lead, and Martin Frk blasted home an extra-attacker goal at 58:47 to knot the score 4-4 and force overtime.

Miromanov’s 00:31 overtime strike came on the Wranglers’ first push of extra time; FlamesNation and The Rink Live note it was Calgary’s first shot of the overtime frame. Strömgren and Kerins were credited as the primary helpers on the winning play.

The loss left Bakersfield at 27-15-8 with 62 points while Calgary improved to 18-20-12 with 48 points, according to the Condors’ game writeup. This meeting marked the fourth overtime game in seven matchups between the clubs this season; OurSportsCentral records Bakersfield holding a 2-1-0-1 edge in the series.

Notable individual notes from the night include Samuel Poulin extending his point streak to five games with a second-period assist, Matt Savoie recording an assist in his Condors season debut, Atro Leppänen notching his fifth goal of the year, Alec Regula earning his first goal of the season, and Ethan Keppen being credited with his second.

Condors coach Sutter emphasized process in the series context, saying, “we need to make sure we are killing time in the offensive zone, creating chances, creating looks there, and they've done a good job with that.” Attendance at Dignity Health Arena was 5,742. Bakersfield’s recap also promoted an online Condors Fighting Cancer jersey auction and linked to full game stats, highlights, and photos; photo credit on event coverage was listed as David Moll/Calgary Wranglers.

Bakersfield heads into a Tuesday night meeting with the Colorado Eagles on Feb. 24, while Calgary travels to San Jose on Feb. 21, both teams chasing points after a dramatic, late-season series of overtime finishes.