Month: October 2023

MLB The Show Post Season podcast with Augie Messenburg: Rangers-Astros elimination game 7 tonight; Bob Melvin top contender for Giants manager job; plus more

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Texas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer is getting the starting call for game 7 of the ALCS Mon Oct 23, 2023 against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Field in Houston. (AP News photo)

On the MLB The Show Post Season podcast with Augie Messenburg:

#1 This American League Championship Series has been a nail biter and a foot race between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros. It’s been about visiting teams winning in their opponents ballparks and both team literally fighting to get by.

#2 With the Astros holding a 3-2 lead going into game 6 the Rangers at Minute Maid Field came away with a seven run 9-2 win in game six tying the series 3-3.

#3 Nathan Eovaldi pitched 6.1 innings, giving up five hits and two earned runs and the Rangers got home run help from Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim who hit for a home run early in the game and it was Adolis Garcia who hit a ninth inning grand slam to put it out of reach.

#4 The Rangers are going with Mad Max in game 7 Max Scherzer. Scherzer pitched game 7 in the 2019 World Series so he know about pitching in big games like the one tonight.

#5 The San Diego Padres granted permission to manager Bob Melvin to interview for the vacant San Francisco Giants managing job. Melvin was assured to have his Padres job but asked Padres management about interviewing for the Giants job which was granted. Melvin is considered to be the top contender to win the job as the new Giants manager.

Join Augie throughout the 2023 World Series for analysis and commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State Warriors podcast with Barbara Mason: In they’re mid 30s can Warrior veterans make a run at the Finals this season?

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Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green (23) seen here in a scuffle with the Boston Celtics is questionable for opening night against the Phoenix Suns on Tue Oct 24, 2023 at Chase Center in San Francisco. At 33 will age play a factor with injuries for Green and other Warrior 30 somethings? (New York Times file photo)

On the Warriors podcast with Barbara:

#1 The Warriors head coach, Steve Kerr, had players like Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Chris Paul, Andrew Wiggins, and Kevon Looney exceed 20 minutes of playing time in their last pre season game against San Antonio.

#2 Kerr did not want any of those guys to get hurt. Draymond Green did not play due to an ankle injury.

#3  In the third quarter, Kerr had his starting five sit on the bench. Kerr wanted to see how Kuminga, Moses Moody, Dario Saric, and Corey Joseph would perform. 

#4 The other question for the Warriors is the age of their key player. Paul is 38, Curry is 35, and Green and Thompson are 33. Will they go through the grueling 82-game NBA season without injury?

#5 The regular season starts on Tuesday, October 24th. The Warriors will host the Phoenix Suns. Kevin Durant will be at the Chase Center for the first time since his Achilles heel injury in 2019.

Join Barbara for the Warriors podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Raiders Lack of Offense Is Huge Part of Loss to Chicago Bears 30-12

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Brian Hoyer threw for 129 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sun Oct 22, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Las Vegas Raiders lack of offense was a huge part of the loss they suffered Sunday against the struggling Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago. The poor offense was overshadowed by the defense which struggled all afternoon. They were unable to stop the rushing game that the Bears brought today. Chicago ran right through the Raider defense which appeared to be helpless against the ground offense of the Bears. The final was 30-12 with the Bears coming out on top

Sunday afternoon the Raiders (3-4) traveled to Soldier Field to take on the Bears (2-5). Both teams have had their struggles and the Raiders are still without quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. He will miss todays’ game but is expected to play next week.

The first half was all Bears. Chicago took the first lead of the game in the early minutes of the first quarter. The Bears D’Onta Foreman rushed for two yards and the touchdown, the first of two rushing scores for Chicago in the first half.

Foreman had his second touchdown of the day in the second quarter; this one a three yard scamper extending their lead to 14-0. The Raiders finally got on the scoreboard in the second quarter, a 40 yard Field Goal but had a lot of work to do in the second half.

The Bears took a 14-3 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Chicago rushing game was averaging five yards per carry and they were tearing the Raider’s defense apart.

Las Vegas got the ball to start the third quarter. The flow of this game was clearly being dictated by the Chicago offense especially their running game. The Raiders could not stop them as the Bears ran roughshod all over the Las Vegas defense in the third quarter.

The Bears D’Onta Foreman had his third touchdown of the game at 4:04, this one a five yard pass from quarterback Tyson Bagent and a Chicago lead 21-3. The Raiders were struggling not only defensively but also offensively in this lopsided affair.

The Raiders Daniel Carlson got their second field goal of the game in the early minutes of the fourth quarter, a 25 Yarder but with the score now 21-6 the Raiders desperately needed touchdowns; field goals would hardly make a dent in the score. The Bears kicked a field goal at 5:46, a 54 yard kick taking a 24-6 lead as they kept pounding the Las Vegas defense.

Things went from bad to worse in the final quarter. The Bears had a pick six in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter taking 30-6 lead. The extra point was blocked. This was the third interception of the day for the Bears defense.

A late touchdown for the Raiders was the only bright spot of the day. At 1:10 Aiden O’Connell (who took the field in place of Brian Hoyer) threw a nine yard pass to Jacoby Meyers for the score. The two point conversion would fail (their second failed 2-point conversion attempt of the day). Hoyer had two interceptions and O’Connell had one. With 3:44 left on the game clock Chicago was simply trying to run the clock out and win their second game of the season. The Bears held on for the 30-12 win. The Raiders dropped to 3-4 and the Bears now have a 2-5 season record.

The Raiders will certainly welcome Garoppolo back on the field next week. This was a game that many thought would be a manageable one for the team. This game went sideways from the get go for the Raiders. Turnovers, lack of offense and the inability to stop the run was a recipe for disaster for Las Vegas.

They were 1 of 8 on third downs and the three turnovers did not help at all. Hoyer was 17 of 32 with a mere 129 yards. O’Connell was 10 of 13 for 75 yards and one touchdown for a total of 196 passing yards for the Raiders. Their rushing numbers were anemic with only 39 total yards.

The win for the Bears was their first win at home since September 25, 2022. This was their longest losing streak in franchise history.

Next week the Raiders will take on the NFC North leaders the Detroit Lions in a very short week when they play on Monday night football. The Lions came into today’s game against the Baltimore Ravens with a 5-1 record and got trounced losing 38-6. So much for winning records. Both of these teams will be looking to get back on track next Monday on the national platform. Las Vegas does not want to play a second game the likes of today’s game. It was a pure embarrassment. Kickoff for this game is scheduled for 5:15 PM PT.

Pick six in fourth

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Raiders Hoyer struggles as Chicago’s defense Bears down

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Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Devonte Adams seen here taking in some running practice back on Oct 15, 2023 vs. New England said he hasn’t been getting enough passes thrown to him and on Sun Oct 22, 2023 in Chicago he got 7 receptions for 57 yards in a landslide loss to the Chicago Bears (AP News photo)

On the Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich:

#1 Rich, the Raiders (3-4) struggled with very little offense today in Chicago (2-6) in a 30-12 loss. Talk about how much protection a little protection that Raiders quarterback Brian Hoyer got today?

#2 Hoyer didn’t get too much yardage he was looking for his key receivers Jakobi Meyers and Davonte Adams didn’t get as much as one touchdown pass.

#3 Rich, the same could be said for rushing none of the key running backs Josh Jacobs, Zamir White, or Tre Tucker got much ground. Tell us how successful the Bears were in sticking the Raiders running game?

#4 Raiders starter Jimmy Garoppolo is expected back in the line up for the Raiders next game at Ford Field in Detroit against the Detroit Lions (5-2) on Monday Night Football on Mon Oct 30th. How ready do you see him for Monday the 30th and how important was it for Garoppolo taking this week off.

#5 The Raiders face the Lions on the 30th and the Lions had a tough afternoon against the Baltimore Ravens (5-2). Pretty much the same issues the Raider had today on offense. The Lions quarterback Jared Goff couldn’t get anything going 30-43 for 261 yards and one touchdown but couldn’t get a lot of scoring to get past the Ravens. How do you see this Raiders-Lions match up on MNF?

Join Rich Perez following all Raiders home and away games at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

MLB The Show Post Season podcast with Charlie O: Will there be more bad blood tonight between Rangers and Astros?

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The Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez (44) tries to calm the Texas Rangers Adolis Garcia (left) after Garcia was hit by a pitch from Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu at Globe Life Field in Arlington Fri Oct 20, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the MLB The Show Post Season podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Charlie, the beaning of the Texas Rangers Adolis Garcia by Houston Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu resulted in Abreu facing a two game suspension for what six umpires said was an intentional pitch in game 5 of the ALCS on Friday night.

#2 How would Abreu’s suspension impact the Astros as they host the Rangers for game 6 tonight at Minute Maid Field?

#3 Astros manager Dusty Baker said it was the maddest that’s he been a in long time after arguing the ejection of Abreu and getting kicked out of the game.

#4 The Astros took all three games in Arlington after losing the first two in Houston. Now games 6 and 7 return to Houston can the Astros use Minute Maid Field to their advantage or do you see it being another struggle for the Astros trying to win on their home field again against Bruce Bochy and the Rangers.

#5 Starting pitchers for the game six for the Rangers Nathan Eovaldi (3-0 ERA 2.29) and for the Astros Framber Valdez (0-2 ERA 11.57) a 5:03pm PT first pitch at Minute Maid Field in Houston.

Join Charle O for the MLB The Show Post Season podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Cardinal Homecoming Spoiled by Visiting Bruins, 42-7; No Mojo from Previous PAC-12 Comeback Upset Win

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The UCLA Bruins running back Carson Steele (33) breaks through the Stanford Cardinal defensive line for one of his three touchdowns at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto on Sat Oct 21, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

STANFORD, Calif. — The Stanford Cardinal (2-5, 1-4 Pac-12) hosted their Pacific – 12 Conference foe from southern California for Homecoming after an amazing victory eight days prior in Boulder, CO; however, the #25 UCLA Bruins (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) did not care and disrupted the annual celebration on the Farm, 42-7.

Stanford got themselves into a familiar hole as they did last week in the Mile High State, being down big at the midway point of the game. This time a little less of a deficit, 21 points, compared to 29 last game. Essentially all the damage was done by one player.

The Cardinal kicked off to the Bruins to open the game. UCLA took full advantage of that gesture and capitalized on it during their first drive. They traversed 75 yards down the field to score the first points of the contest. Junior running back Carson Steele bursted through the defense for a two yard touchdown. UCLA led 7-0 within the first five minutes of the game.

Carson was not finished, as he scored again a little over three minutes later in the quarter. This time he scurried for eight yards before reaching paydirt. Halfway through period number one, UCLA was up 14-0.

Stanford found themselves committing several penalties during the 15-minute timeframe; however, as the Bruins attempted to score for the third time in the quarter, the Cardinal D (Tree) stood tall. As senior kicker R.J. Lopez attempted a 40-yard field goal to put the Bruins up by 17, but the Cardinal’s senior defensive tackle, Anthony Franklin, blocked the kick, forcing it to miss wide left. After one, UCLA managed to keep their 14-0 advantage.

After nearly 2/3 of the second quarter elapsed, you know who was in the endzone again. Yes, Steele scored for the third time in the first half. He bolted in for a three yard touchdown this go around, and the Bruins took a commanding 21-point lead into the locker room. At the end of 30 minutes of play, UCLA 21, Stanford 0.

As the second half got underway, Stanford was in a similar predicament they were in during their game against Colorado; however, the Bruins were not willing participants for a dramatic comeback against them. as the Buffaloes were and did let happen at home.

Late in the third quarter, UCLA managed to score twice again within two minutes of each other, surprisingly, neither by Carson Steele. Redshirt junior QB Ethan Garbers tossed two touchdown passes to redshirt sophomore WR J. Michael Sturdivant (8) and also R-SO TE Moliki Matavao (20) respectively. 35-0, UCLA,

With more than three minutes left in the third, the Cardinal gave the Homecoming crowd of 30,225 – although a great deal were Bruins’ fans – something to really cheer for, with a 20-yard touchdown connection with QB Ashton Daniels and freshman WR Tiger Bachmeier, getting Stanford off of the Goose Egg. 35-7 UCLA, after 45 minutes of action.

The Final quarter had the Bruins scoring in less than a minute into the stanza, as sophomore running back T.J. Harden scampered for a 22-yard “house call.” While UCLA was up 42-7, Lopez attempted to increase the already overwhelming lead by three more, but missed (42) again, salvaging some solace for the Stanford faithful.

Despite the miscues, UCLA scored enough (42-7) to secure their fifth win overall and second inside the conference. The Cardinal lost by 35 points on Homecoming Saturday.

Stanford will stay on the Farm and host the Washington State Cougars, Saturday, October 28 4pm PDT on FS1. The Bruins head back to Los Angeles to host the aforementioned Colorado Buffaloes on the same date, but at 4:30 PDT and on ABC.

Note: QB Ashton Daniels threw for 268 yards, with a touchdown pass and an interception. Wide receivers Elic Ayomanor (90) and Tiger Bachmeier (75 & touchdown) both had eight catches on double-digit targets.

UCLA’s Carson Steele scored three touchdowns on his 21st birthday in the Bay.

Sharks Start Road Trip With 5-1 Loss to Predators

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The Nashville Predators center Tommy Novak (82) smiling is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a second period goal. All the San Jose Sharks goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood (29) can do is look on the celebration at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Sat Oct 21, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks extended their start-of-season losing streak to five games with a 5-1 road loss to the Nashville Predators. Nashville goals came from Samuel Fagemo, Kiefer Sherwood, Luke Evangelista and Tommy Novak, who scored twice. Juuse Saros stopped 31 shots for the win. San Jose’s Tomas Hertl scored his first of the season, preventing a shutout. Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves in the loss.

After the game, Tomas Hertl said:

“I think we played a pretty good game, you know, and in the second like we stopped playing for one minute and it kind of changed the game. But even after that I think the 20 minutes in the second period we got pretty good looks, we should score some goals. You know, power play finally looks better. but still it’s not enough. I just don’t like the last ten minutes because we just left [Blackwood] alone.”

Nico Sturm said: “I think our inability to execute for 60 minutes is pretty apparent. We do a lot of good things but we don’t do it the whole game. That costs you in the National Hockey League.” He went on to describe the frustration the team is facing during this bad start to the season:

“Sometimes it feels like we’re taking one step forward and two steps back. It’s a little bit… obviously, it’s tough. I wish I had the magic formula. But we’ll stick together, show up for practice. That’s the biggest thing is not letting these things drive us apart as a group and everything else hockey-wise we’ll sort out.”

The first Nashville goal of the game came late in the first period. Alexandre Carrier caught the puck on the blue line and sent it back down to Gustav Nyquist on the boards. Nyquist passed it quickly across the ice to Samuel Fagemo for the shot.

Nashville’s second and third goals came in quick succession early in the second period. Roman Josi carried the puck into the Sharks zone where Nico Sturm knocked him down. The puck came loose to Kiefer Sherwood high in the zone. He passed it down and across the ice to Tommy Novak who tipped it in at 2:06.

12 seconds later, Sherwood scored another. Tyson Barrie won a race to the puck and sent it up the ice to Luke Evangelista. His quick pass back down the ice found Sherwood in the faceoff circle for the shot.

Novak scored his second on a power play at 2:47 of the third period. Nyquist caught the puck near the goal line and dropped back while Novak got to the front of the net for a close-in shot. A secondary assist went to Juuso Parssinen.

Tomas Hertl got the Sharks on the scoreboard with a goal at 10:33 of the third. Mario Ferraro sent a shot from the blue line past the net and off the boards for a bank pass to Hertl, who was closing on the net and shot it in easily. A secondary assist went to Nikolai Knyzhov.

Luke Evangelista made it 5-1 at 13:26 with a break away goal. Dante Fabbro got the assist.

Sharks Head Coach David Quinn described it as “a game of extremes. You know, I thought there were some really good things going on for a while, then, you know, when we’re bad we’re bad.” Nonetheless, the Sharks improved on previous games by staying close on the shot clock, with 32 shots to Nashville’s 34. The Sharks power play went 0/2, but they killed three of five Nashville power plays. The Sharks won 56.1% of their faceoffs.

The Sharks next game will be at 4:45 PM PT on Tuesday in Sunrise against the Florida Panthers.

Earthquakes clinch playoff spot with tie against Austin on Decision Day 1-1

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Earthquakes.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- The Earthquakes battled Austin on decision day and clinched a playoff spot with a 1-1 tie.

It was a sold-out crowd at PayPal Park of 18,000 ready to cheer on the Quakes into the playoffs.

There was a bit of nervous energy heading in as San Jose was barely holding on to a playoff spot with 43 points.

San Jose was able to cut through the energy with a quick goal just 17 minutes in from Cristain Espinoza on a turnover forced by Jeremy Ebobisse.

Not long after the goal Niko Tsakiris was called on a bad foul and given a yellow.

Despite all the pressure Austin countered and scored on a beautiful header in the box from Owen Wolff tying it up at one. Former Earthquakes player Nick Lima was credited with an assist as well as Sebastián Driussi.

The second half ended in a tie with San Jose registering eight shots on goal and six inside the box.

Kicking off the second half San Jose made a couple quick subs bringing in Jamiro Monteiro, Paul Marie, and Carlos Gruezo at the 57th minute.

The subs seemed to give the Earthquakes a second wind as Ebobisse hit the post on a glorious opportunity in the box.

During that play Austin was given it’s first yellow as Jhojan Valencia was called for a bad foul.

A little after the 70th minute the Quakes got a flurry of opportunities but just could not finish as keeper Brad Stuver helped keep Austin in the game.

Those saves and some missed opportunities ended up being enough for Austin to hold on to a 1-1 tie against San Jose.

At the end of the match San Jose had seven shots on target to Austin’s one. They also had a team XG of 1.3 in comparison to Austin’s 0.3.

“We’re not satisfied that we didn’t win tonight so we’re not over celebrating we’re actually quite disappointed,” manager Luchi Gonzalez said after the match.

The Earthquakes will end the season in ninth place with 44 points and a 10-10-14 record.

Due to their placement San Jose will have to play Sporting KC in a play-in game on the road on Wendsday at 6:30 p.m.

San Jose State Beats Utah State In A Decisive 42-21 Victory At Home

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San Jose State’s Jaime Navarro (54) helps Quali Conley celebrate the touchdown that gave the Spartans a 21-14 lead at Spartan Stadium in San Jose on Sat Oct 21, 2023 (Bay Area News Group photo)

Saturday, October 21st, 2023

By Troy Ewers

San Jose, CA – CEFCU Stadium is the setting of this Mountain West matchup between the San Jose State Spartans (3-5) and Utah State Aggies (3-5). It’s Homecoming week for San Jose State and the Spartans last week picked up their first league victory of the season against New Mexico on the backs of their running backs Kairee Robinson and Quali Conley, who each had 100 plus yards and it was the first time since 2020 two SJSU backs each had 100 yards in a game.

Utah State is coming off a close loss to Fresno State despite their QB Cooper Legas throwing 363 yards and three touchdowns. This matchup pits San Jose State’s 22nd nationally ranked pass defense against the Mountain West leading offense of Utah State. 

SJSU started with the ball and quickly marched down the field on Utah State and in seven plays went 75 yards into the end zone off a ten yard Conley rushing touchdown. 7-0 Spartans. SJSU didn’t have a third down on that drive and it was Conley’s fourth rushing touchdown of the season and on the very next kickoff the Spartans forced a fumble and recovered it in their own red zone and it was set up for them to score again.

That didn’t happen though when Spartans QB Chevan Cordeiro was hit by Devin Dye and the ball popped out and this time the Aggies recovered the ball in opposing territory. Utah State was on the verge of going three and out on this opportunity after the fumble, but a pass interference by DJ Harvey continued the drive.

The Spartans recovered a couple plays later and was intercepted by Jordan Pollard and now SJSU has two takeaways early in the game. Plays later, so did Utah State as SJSU committed their second turnover and it’s the fourth turnover already in the first quarter. During Utah State’s next drive, the Spartans completely stuffed the Aggies and forced them to punt, but the punt was shanked and again SJSU had great field position.

The Spartans capitalized on this field position with a 39 yard drive that was led by Cordeiro and resulted in a touchdown after he hit Kairee Robinson with a four yard pass and this is Cordeiro ninth TD pass of the season. 14-0 SJSU. 

The second quarter started with the Aggies having the ball and they converted on fourth down which kept them alive enough to score a touchdowns. The drive went 12 plays and when Rashul Faison punched in a five yard run and the extra point was good, it was 14-7.

The next drive for the Spartans was another example of their explosive offense led by Cordeiro and the two running backs Conley and Robinson, but no score for the offense, not even a field as they missed that chance as well. Capitalizing off the missed field goal, Utah State’s efficient offense went eight plays and 69 yards in under three minutes.

They wouldn’t end this drive empty handed as McCae Hillstead completed a deep 25 yard pass to Micah Davis to tie the ball game 14-14. The tied score halted momentum for SJSU and after a the third sack for Utah State on Cordeiro, it forced SJSU to punt and a little over two minutes left in the half, the Aggies had the ball and a chance to take the lead.

That chance was squashed for a three and out, which forced Utah State to punt and with 1:24 left in the half, the Spartans had the chance to take the lead. Another three and out forced the Spartans to punt, but the punt was gorgeous and pressed the Aggies in the opposing red zone with 40 seconds left and the clock would run down and that was the end of the first half. Both teams showcased great defense, but also great offense, it just that this canceled out for both teams, they were as equal as equal could be at half. 

The second half started with Utah State having the ball, but after moving the ball down the field a punt was forced and SJSU now was in the driver’s seat. Cordeiro once again was leading the charge as he marched his way down field and then the exclamation point was Conley getting his second rushing touchdown of the night to give SJSU the lead, but on top of that Kairee Robinson achieved 2,000 career rushing yards on that drive.

21-14 Spartans and the three headed monster of Cordeiro, Conley, and Robinson clicked on all cylinders to get that lead. The SJSU defense was also clicking on all cylinders after they shut down the Aggies defense and prevented them from converting on fourth down and Cordeiro was back with the ball in his hands with five minutes left in the third.

In six plays Cordeiro and the Spartans were right back in the endzone, this time after Cordeiro hits linebacker who checked in as full back, Charles Rogers for a 10 yard touchdown pass, 28-14 SJSU and the game was beginning to firmly be in SJSU’s hands as we were approaching the end of the quarter. 

The fourth started with SJSU just running the clock down, but when Utah State had the possession, the chance at a comeback went up in smoke when Jay’Vion Cole picked off Hillstead and now up two touchdowns, SJSU had the ball right outside the red zone.

Cole got his first interception against New Mexico a week ago and now earned his second interception here at such a crucial part of the game. Cordeiro was having a magnificent game already, but on this drive after the pick, he took it up a notch with a 29 yard touchdown pass to Nick Nash that was a dot and the score was now 35-14 after a successful extra point for the Spartans and to the 15,028 in attendance were able to breathe a sigh of relief as the game seemed to be well in hand.

The Aggies weren’t done though as with five and a half minutes left, Hillstead and Jalen Royals connected for a 20 yard touchdown pass and the game was 35-21. It looked like the game was put to bed, but it was up to the Spartans to tuck the Aggies in. Kairee Robinson did exactly that! The man who achieved 2 thousand career rushing yards punched in a one yard touchdown and the game was 42-21 with two minutes left, but the game was clearly over. 

The game ended and the Spartans got their third win of the season and these three wins SJSU outscored their opponents 136-62, but still with five losses and a 2-2 Mountain West record, SJSU’s season wasn’t looking like it was headed to a College Football Playoff game anytime soon. San Jose State’s next game is against Hawaii at Hawaii and the Spartans intend to have a winning conference record after next weekend.

Silver Knights comeback from 2-goal deficit to beat Barracuda 4-3 in OT

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Barracuda forward Oscar Lindblom battles it out with Silver Knight forward Byron Froese at the Dollar Loan Center on Saturday OCT 21, 2023. (San Jose Barracuda photo)

by Marko Ukalovic

Grigori Denisenko scored the game winning goal at the 1:53 mark of overtime to bring home a Henderson Silver Knights 4-3 come from behind victory over the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday afternoon at Dollar Loan Center.

San Jose were swept out of the desert but earned a point in the two-game series. Henderson remained undefeated after its first four games.

The Barracuda (1-2-1-0) drew first blood early in the first period fresh off a penalty kill. Ryan Carpenter threaded a pass through a ton of traffic that was intended for Danil Gushchin. Brandon Coe ended up getting it on his stick before firing a shot past Silver Knights goalie Jesper Vikman for his third goal of the season at the 3:25 mark.

Henderson (4-0-0-0) answered back at the 8:42 mark of the opening 20 minutes with an even strength goal. Jakub Brabenec found Mason Morelli on the left wing and Morelli beat ‘Cuda goalie Magnus Chrona top shelf with a wrist shot for his second goal in as many games against San Jose.

San Jose regained the lead early in the second period. Nathan Todd cleaned up his own rebound to score his first goal of the season at the 3:29 mark.

Ethan Cardwell took advantage of a turnover by the Silver Knights inside their own zone. Cardwell skated in on a breakaway and beat Vikman with a wrist shot for his second goal of the season at the 11:20 mark.

Henderson scored two goals in a 11-second span late in the third period to even the game. First, Lukas Cormier sent a rink wide pass over to Gage Quinney who buried home a one-timer past Chrona for his first goal of the season.

Then after a faceoff win Dysin Mayo sent a seeing eye puck through traffic from the point to score his second goal of the season.

Quinney set up Denisenko’s heroics when he sent a pass over to a wide open Denisenko who lasered in a wrist shot past Chrona for his second goal of the season.

Vikman (1-0) stopped 20 of the 23 shots he faced to earn his first win of the season. Chrona (1-1) made 33 saves on 37 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: Both teams went 0-for-6 on the power play.

UP NEXT: San Jose hosts Henderson on Wednesday 10/25 at 7:00pm at Tech CU Arena.