San Jose Barracuda vs Henderson Silver Knights on Saturday April 11th at Lee’s Family Forum (via henderson silver knights)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–San Jose opened up the scoring with Kasper Halttunen scoring his 15th goal of the season to make it an early 1-0 San Jose lead. Henderson tied the game at 1-1 when Jackson Hallum scored his tenth goal of the season. Two minutes later, Henderson took their first 2-1 lead of the game when Braedon Bowman scored his 12th goal of the season.

Henderson’s Trevor Connelly extended their lead to 3-1 when he scored his 13th goal of the season. Henderson secured their win when Matyas Sapovaliv scored an empty net goal to make it 4-1.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Henderson ten to seven. After the second period, San Jose outshot Henderson 8-6. After the third period, Henderson outshot San Jose 15-9.

Powerplay goals played a role in Saturday night’s game. Saturday night, San Jose went 1/4 while Henderson went 1/3.

After getting pulled Friday night, Laurent Brossoit made the start for San Jose. Making 24 saves on 27 shots, Brossoit recorded Saturday night’s loss. For Henderson, Carl Lindbom made the start. Making 25 saves on 26 shots, Lindbom recorded Saturday night’s win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

1. Trevor Connelly
2. Carl Lindbom
3. Braden Bowman

The Barracuda will be back in action on Tuesday April 14th where they will host the Coachella Valley Firebirds at Tech CU Arena.