Barracuda shutout Wranglers 3-0, Carriere’s first of the season

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San Jose Barracuda vs Calgary Wranglers on Wednesday November 26th at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda/flickr)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–San Jose shutout Calgary 3-0 in this week’s mid-week matchup at Tech CU. San Jose was the first on the board, courtesy of Igor Chernysov scoring his ninth of the year. With this goal, Chernysov is now tied for first among rookies in points, 16. Cole Clayton added to the lead three minutes later to extend the lead to 2-0. On their second powerplay opportunity, Filip Bystedt knocked in a flying puck to score his first powerplay goal of the season to extend their lead even further to 3-0.

Both teams shot fairly well in tonight’s game, San Jose outshot Calgary 14-5 after the first period. After the second period, San Jose outshot Calgary 13-7. . To end the game, San Jose outshot Calgary 33-22. For a lot of the game, the puck was in Calgary’s defensive zone, hence the amount of shots taken. For San Jose, Lucas Carlsson took the most shots and for Calgary, it was between Rory Kerins and Sam Morton.

Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose was third on the powerplay and last on the penalty kill. For Calgary, they came into tonight’s game 8th on both the powerplay and penalty kill. Both teams had a chance to show what they were capable of. San Jose went 1 for 5 on the powerplay while Calgary went 0 for 3. Filip Bystedt scored his first powerplay goal of the season.

For San Jose, Gabriel Carriere got the start. Carriere recorded the win making 22 saves on 22 shots. His record now moves to 5-3-2. For Calgary, Ivan Prosvetov got the start. Prosvetov recorded the loss making 30 saves on 33 shots. His record now moves to 7-5-1-1.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Quentin Musty
  2. Igor Chernysov
  3. Cole Clayton

The Barracuda will be back in action on Friday November 28th, visiting the Colorado Eagles at Blue Arena. The last time these two teams faced off was last season. During last season, the Barracuda and the Eagles faced off in the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs with the Eagles securing the win and advancing even further.

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