San Jose forward Anthony Vincent (#76) is mobbed by his teammates after his first period goal that led to a 4-1 win over the San Diego Gulls at Tech CU Arena on Wednesday MAR 11, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Barracuda continued its dominance over the San Diego Gull as they defeated their Pacific Division rival in a 4-1 victory on Wednesday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose has won four games in a row and has tied the Colorado Eagles for second place in the Pacific Division with 74 points. They are 5-2 against the Gulls this season. San Diego has lost four games in a row/snapped its three-game losing streak.

Barracuda defenseman Jet Woo made his debut for San Jose. Woo was acquired back on March 5th, a day before the NHL Trade Deadline when the San Jose Sharks traded fellow defenseman Jack Thompson to the Vancouver Canucks. Woo drew a holding penalty on Yegorov Sidorov early in the first period.

An entertaining first period featured quality scoring chances by both teams, but no goals on the scoreboard as both Cuda goalie Laurent Brossoit Gulls goalie Calle Clang kept the puck from crossing the goal line. Clang stopped Jimmy Huntington on a breakaway opportunity at the 12:40 mark. Then Brossoit stopped Justin Bailey on a breakaway attempt at the 16:33 mark as both shooters tried to beat the goaltender through the five-hole.

Brossoit received some help from his defenseman Luca Cagnoni late in the opening frame when a one-timer from Tyson Hinds at the 17:43 mark trickled behind Brossoit in the crease only to have Cagnoni sweep it away out of danger.

San Jose (35-16-2-2-74 points) had a slight edge in shots in the opening 20 minutes out shooting San Diego (25-19-8-4-62 points) 15-13.

The Cuda drew first blood early in the second period. Cagnoni found Anthony Vincent in the neutral zone. Vincent skated in from the left wing into the middle of the ice before beating Clang with a wrist shot for his eighth goal of the season at the 3:49 mark. Patrick Giles, who provided a nice screen in front of the crease, received the secondary assist.

San Jose doubled its lead exactly two minutes later. Filip Bystedt’s wrist shot from the between the faceoff circles was initially stopped by Clang. Oliver Wahlstrom putted home the rebound reaching behind Clang with a backhander for his team leading 22nd goal of the season.

San Diego responded 58 seconds later. Ryan Carpentar found Tristen Luneau up at the right point. Luneau blasted a slapshot past Brossoit for his sixth goal of the season at the 6:47 mark. Luneau extended his point streak to four games.

The Barracuda regained their two-goal lead with a short-handed goal late in the middle frame. Anthony Vincent led a counterattack up the ice. Vincent skated in as he tried to outwait Clang, but Clang stopped Vincent’s wrist shot only to have Huntington clean up the rebound into an open net for his 13th goal of the season at the 14:20 mark.

Bystedt completed the scoring with an empty net goal, his 16th of the season, when he banked the puck off the boards inside his own zone. The puck ended up making it all the way into the back of the net despite the desperate sliding effort of Stian Solberg trying to swipe the puck away at the last second.

Brossoit (14-5-1) stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced to earn his 14th win of the season. Clang (14-5-6-2) made 28 saves on 31 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-2 on the power play. San Diego went 0-for-2.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Vincent 2) Wahlstrom 3) Brossoit.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels back on the road for a two-game weekend series with the Tucson Roadrunners on Saturday March 14th at 6:00pm at Tucson Convention Center Arena.