sjbarracuda.com photo: San Jose Barracuda goalie Tony Grosenick (31) stopped all 26 shots against the visiting San Diego Gulls at SAP Center on Sunday afternoon

by: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE–The San Jose Barracuda completed a weekend sweep with a 3-0 shutout win over the San Diego Gulls at SAP Center on Sunday afternoon.

Sunday’s matchup featured Barracuda goaltender Troy Grosenick and Gulls backup goaltender Kevin Boyle.

San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson was in attendance for the Barracuda game. Wilson had positive things to say about the Barracuda defense and admired the cheerful attitude of the team.

The first period started off slow offensively for both teams. The Gulls had some quality chances on Grosenick, but there was no score with about five minutes left in the first. Boyle saw the puck well, but gave up some juicy rebounds.

Both teams found themselves in a scoreless deadlock after 20 minutes. The Barracuda led the Gulls 16-9 in shots on goal.

Rourke Chartier broke the scoreless tie at 11:58 of the second period by knocking in the rebound of Tim Heed’s shot to give the Barracuda a 1-0 lead.

The Barracuda went on their first power play of the game after Gulls forward Nick Tamasky was given a minor penalty for delay of game at 12:25. San Jose took advantage of the precious power play opportunity when Ryan Carpenter went bar down on Boyle to give his team a 2-0 lead at 14:17. Mirco Mueller and Julius Bergman collected the assists on Carpenter’s third goal of the season.

The Barracuda outshot the Gulls 30-17 and led 2-0 after 40 minutes.

Timo Meier received a slick pass from Danny O’Regan and fired the puck into the net for his ninth goal of the season. The Barracuda took a 3-0 lead at 7:09.

The Barracuda had this game from start to finish with a 3-0 shutout win over the Gulls.

Grosenick finished with 26 saves in a San Jose victory. Boyle made an impressive 40 saves in a losing effort for San Diego.

“I just try to remain a part of the game as much as I can,” Grosenick said.

Barracuda head coach Roy Sommer was happy for Grosenick.

“Man, he’s good,” Sommer said. “Who would’ve known he would come back and fit in so good? That’s a good sign.”

Sommer also said that he hopes the Barracuda offense will continue to chug along well.

The Barracuda will return to action on Saturday when they host the Bakersfield Condors at 7:00 pm PST. You can tune into the game through AHL Live or AM 1220 KDOW.