San Jose Barracuda vs Coachella Valley Firebirds at Acrisure Arena on Sunday March 29th (via coachella valley firebirds)

By Madison Montez

Scoring their first goal with the special teams unit out again, Coachella Valley broke open today’s first goal. Mitchell Stephens scored a shorthanded goal for his tenth of the season and make it 1-0 Firebirds. This lead would hold them for a 4-1 win against San Jose.

To tie the game at 1-1, Colin White extended his point streak to seven games, scoring his sixteenth goal of the season. Filip Bystedt with the lone assist. Regaining their lead, Coachella’s J.R Avon scored his ninth goal of the season to make it a 2-1 lead.

To extend their lead even further, Jakov Novak scored his fourth of the season to make it a Firebirds 3-1 lead. To seal the win, Lleyton Roed scored an empty netter to make it 4-1.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Coachella Valley twelve to nine. After the second period, San Jose outshot Coachella Valley eleven to seven. After the third period, San Jose outshot Coachella Valley fourteen to seven.

Coming into today’s game, San Jose was second on the powerplay and third shorthanded. Today, San Jose went on 0/5 the powerplay. For Coachella Valley, they came into today’s game ninth on the powerplay and sixth shorthanded. Today, Coachella Valley went 0/1 on the powerplay.

Today, Jakub Skarek got his second start in two months for San Jose. Making 19 saves on 22 shots, Skarek recorded today’s loss. For Coachella Valley, Victor Östman got the start. Making 36 saves on 37 shots, Östman recorded today’s win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

1. Victor Ostman
2. J.R Avon
3. Jakov Novak

The Barracuda will be back in action on Tuesday March 31st where they will host the Texas Stars for another one game series. The last time these two teams faced off was on Wednesday March 25th where San Jose fell 3-2, Colin White and Egor Afanasyev with the two goals.