San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Saturday October 24th at Pechanga Arena (via San Diego Gulls)
By Madison Montez
In their second matchup on the road, the San Jose Barracuda fell 4-1 to the San Diego Gulls.
Late into the first period, San Diego attacked first when Corey Schueneman scored his first goal of the season. Sean Farrell recorded the primary assist and Yegor Sidorov recorded the secondary assist. Seeing a wide open net, James Hamblin scored his second goal of the season. Anton Wahlberg recorded the primary assist while former Barracuda Jett Woo recorded the secondary assist.
Taking advantage of their second powerplay opportunity, James Hamblin scored his second of the game, third of the season. Anton Wahlberg recorded the primary assist and Lucas Pettersson recorded the secondary assist. San Jose avoided the shutout when Jimmy Huntington scored his fourth goal of the season. Cam Lund recorded the primary assist and Eric Pohlkamp recorded the secondary assist.
To seal the win, Nico Myatovic scored an empty net goal, unassisted.
After the first period, San Diego outshot San Jose 13-8. After the second period, both teams shot twice a piece. After the third period, San Diego outshot San Jose 12 to 9.
Although the game got a little out of hand and both teams started finishing their checks, both San Diego and San Jose only had one opportunity to show their powerplay unit. San Diego was able to take advantage of a late opportunity but San Jose was not able to capitalize on their chance.
Saturday night’s goalie matchup was Eric Comrie for San Jose vs Laurent Brossoit for San Diego. Recording Saturday night’s win, Brossoit recorded 28 saves on 29 shots. Recording Saturday night’s loss, Comrie recorded 33 saves on 36 shots.
THREE STARS OF THE GAME:
- James Hamblin
- Laurent Brossoit
- Corey Schueneman
The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday October 28th where they will host a one game series at Tech CU Arena against the Abbotsford Canucks.
