Bakersfield Condors forward Seth Griffin skates during a shift against the San Jose Barracuda where he scored during the Condors 3-2 victory at Tech CU Arena on Friday NOV 6, 2026. (Bakersfield Condors)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The Bakersfield Condors defeated the San Jose Barracuda 3-2 on Friday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose had its two-game winning streak snapped. Bakersfield snapped its two-game losing streak.

Bakersfield (4-5-1) drew first blood 90 seconds into the game. Daniel D’Amato found Seth Griffin just outside the crease when he threaded a pass between two Cuda defenders. The notorious Barracuda killer had his initial shot stopped by Cuda goalie Eric Comrie but cleaned up his own rebound for his second goal of the game.

The Condors doubled its lead late in the opening frame. Griffin found John Gormley in the slot. Gormley’s shot was stopped by Comrie but Josh Samanski poked home the rebound for his first goal of the season at the 15:14 mark.

San Jose (5-7-0) were completely dominated in the first 20 minutes as they were outshot 15-6 as they had to kill off two penalties in the period.

The Barracuda cut the Condors lead in half 25 seconds into the second period. Alex Barre-Boulet found Cam Lund inside the Condors zone. Lund found Jimmy Huntington with a backhand pass and the Cuda captain buried a wrist shot to the far corner past Condor’s goalie Samuel Jonsson for his fifth goal of the season.

San Jose even the game with an even strength goal. Huntington made a backhand pass into the slot where Barre-Boulet gathered the puck off a Condor defender and beat Jonsson with a shot through the five-hole for his second goal of the season at the 14:29 mark.

Bakersfield regained the lead with 1:29 remaining in the middle frame. Aku Raty curled up from behind the net up to the left slot where he snapped home a wrist shot past Comrie for his sixth goal of the season.

Jonsson finished the evening stopping 28 of the 30 shots he faced to earn the win. Comrie made 22 saves on 25 saves in the losing efffort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose went 0-for-2 on the power play. Bakersfield went 0-for-3.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Raty 2) Gormley 3) Barre-Boulet.

UP NEXT: San Jose and Bakersfield conclude their two-game weekend series on Saturday November 7 at 6:00pm at Tech CU Arena.