{"id":139753,"date":"2026-01-19T04:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T04:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/139753\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T04:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T04:55:39","slug":"wranglers-pick-up-point-against-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/139753\/","title":{"rendered":"Wranglers Pick Up Point Against Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: Annie Nadin<\/p>\n<p>The Wranglers were edged 1-0 in overtime at Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday, as Max Jones struck on a breakaway to seal it for the Condors.<\/p>\n<p>It was a far cry from the 5-1 defeat on Jan. 16, with this one played at a playoff pace as both sides traded chances and tightened up defensively.<\/p>\n<p>The opening frame saw Zayne Parekh put on the Wranglers crest for the first time and looking composed in his early shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Parekh earned himself a spot on the powerplay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe created a look on the first one, after that we made a couple good looks but couldn\u2019t find a way to score,\u201d said Parekh following the game.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI excel on the power play, so it\u2019s something I\u2019m kinda used to being thrown into\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Zayne Parekh spoke with the media after his first game with the Wranglers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lv1a8E6Cdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lv1a8E6Cdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AHLWranglers\/status\/2013030536969924799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sam Morton had one of the best looks of the night for the homeside, getting a quality chance from in tight, but couldn\u2019t quite find a way through.<\/p>\n<p>Chances were there, but neither team blinked at five-on-five, sending the game beyond regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Overtime was settled quickly when Jones broke in alone and finished on the rush, snapping the stalemate.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenii Sergeev stood on his head for the Wranglers between the pipes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt good, just tried to do my job and it happened to be a good game,\u201d said Sergeev, who posted 30 saves.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI felt good and I was just trying to do my job\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenii Sergeev with 28 saves in tonight\u2019s game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6t5cufpEvh\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6t5cufpEvh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AHLWranglers\/status\/2013029381435003392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the loss, the Wranglers earned a valuable point, moving into a tie for sixth in the Pacific Division with 40 points as they continue to grind for playoff position.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By: Annie Nadin The Wranglers were edged 1-0 in overtime at Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday, as Max Jones&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139754,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-139753","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bakersfield","8":"tag-bakersfield","9":"tag-bakersfield-headlines","10":"tag-bakersfield-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}