What comes after a winning streak to start the new year ends? For the Bakersfield Condors, you simply want to begin another one, even if it takes until the third period to do so.
The Condors suffered their first loss of 2026 on Saturday in San Jose as the Barracuda won 3-2 in overtime, rallying back after letting a 2-0 lead slip with the Condors getting consecutive goals from Josh Samanski, Viljami Marjala and James Hamblin. San Jose’s Cam Lund scored to tie it at 6:38 of the third period and Ethan Cardwell scored at 2:42 of overtime to end Bakersfield’s five-game win streak.
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