By: Eric He

photo credit: San Jose Barracuda

The San Jose Barracuda wrapped up a four-game road trip with a 5-2 loss in San Diego against the Gulls on Saturday night.

Despite outshooting San Diego 43-26, San Jose was unable to find the back to the net enough times. The Barracuda fell behind 2-0 early as Brian McGrattan and Nic Kerdiles scored in the first period for the Gulls.

The Barracuda cut the lead in half on a power play goal by John McCarthy, but the Gulls responded with two more scores as Kerdiles ripped a writers past Barracuda goaltender Troy Groesnick to extend the San Diego lead to 3-1. Late in the second period on a power play, Chris Wagner connected on a rebound for the Gulls for a three-goal lead.

Trevor Parkes’ goal 26 seconds into the third period narrowed the deficit back to two, but an empty-net goal by Wagner sealed the victory for San Diego.

The Barracuda fall to 23-18-6-3 and finish the road trip with two wins, a shootout loss and a regulation loss. Next up, they face Stockton at the SAP Center on Tuesday.