By: Eric He

sjbarracuda.com photo: The San Jose Barracuda got a hat trick performance from Barclay Goodrow but it wasn’t enough as the Barracuda fell two goals short in the 5-3 loss to the Texas Stars in AHL action at Cedar Park, Texas

Despite a hat trick from Barclay Goodrow, the Barracuda fell to the Stars 5-3 on the road on Friday night to kick off a six-game road trip.

The game was tied 1-1 early in the second period, but the Stars scored three unanswered goals to put the game out of reach. Mattias Backman netted a goal for the Stars to put them ahead.

But with the score 2-1 entering the third, the Barracuda couldn’t stop an onslaught of goals by the Stars. Travis Morin and Denis Gurianov both beat Troy Grosenick in a span of a minute and 30 seconds.

Goodrow, who scored the Barracuda’s first goal, found the back of the net twice in the third period, but the Stars responded each time to win by two goals.

San Jose had plenty of power play opportunities, going 1-of-5 on the man advantage. The Barracuda recorded 26 shots while the Stars had 32.

Grosenick lost for the third straight start, allowing five goals on 26 shots faced.

The Barracuda are now 3-3-0-1 on the season and lost three of their last four games. They play the Stars again on Saturday at 5 p.m.