San Jose Barracuda vs Tucson Roadrunners at the Tucson Convention Center Arena on Saturday March 14th via (sjbarracuda/instagram)

By Madison Montez

On the first shot of the game, Cameron Hebig scored his 19th goal of the season to put the Tucson Roadrunners up 1-0 early. This would be the first goal in San Jose’s 6-4 loss. The number eighth ranked powerplay unit got to work when Nolan Allan was called for a two minute penalty for cross checking.

Austin Poganski scored his fourth powerplay goal of the season to extend Tucson’s lead to 2-0. 22 seconds later, San Jose’s Filip Bystedt cut into that lead, scoring his 17th goal of the season to make it a 2-1 game. With 25 seconds left in the first period, Daniil But scored his 13th of the season to make it a 3-1 game.

Five seconds into the second period, San Jose’s Quentin Musty scored his 14th of the season to cut Tucson’s lead to 3-2. Two minutes later, Colin White tied the game at 3-3, scoring his 12th of the season. To take the lead late, Filip Bystedt scored his second of the night to give them their first 4-3 lead.

Two minutes into the last frame, Andrew Agozzino tied the game at 4-4. To take their lead back late in the game, Andrew Agozzino scored his second of the game to take a 5-4 lead.To seal the win, Daniil But scored an empty net goal, his second goal this game.

After the first period, Tucson outshot San Jose 18-5. After the second period, San Jose outshot Tucson eleven to eight. After the third period, Tucson outshot San Jose 13-11.

Coming into Saturday night’s game, San Jose was first on the powerplay with a 24.3% and third shorthanded, with an 81.7%. In Saturday night’s game, San Jose went 1/4. As for Tucson they were eighth on the powerplay with a 19.7% and last shorthanded, with a 74.2%. In Saturday night’s game, Tucson went 2/6.

The goalie matchup looked a little different in Saturday night’s game. For San Jose, Gabriel Carriere got the start. In Carriere’s last game, he recorded the win against the Calgary Wranglers on February 25th. Saturday night, making 33 saves on 38 shots, Carriere recorded the loss. For Tucson, Jaxon Stauber got the start. In Stauber’s last game, he recorded the loss in overtime against the Henderson Silver Knights on March 11th. Saturday night, making 23 saves on 27 shots, Stauber recorded the win.

The Barracuda will be back in action Sunday, wrapping up a quick two game roadtrip. San Jose will be looking to split the series.