San Jose Barracuda travel to SoCal and drop first game against Gulls 4-1

San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Wednesday November 11th at Pechanga Arena (via San Diego Gulls)

By Madison Montez

Picking up a pass that initially got blocked by Comrie, Anton Wahlberg scored his second goal of the season to give San Diego a first period 1-0 lead. Lucas Petterson recorded the primary assist and Herman Träff recorded the secondary assist. San Jose has only scored first four times this season.

Extending their lead to 2-0 Anton Wahlberg scored his second goal of the season to make it 2-0 San Diego late in the third period. Matthew Phillips recorded the primary assist and Lucas Pettersson recorded the secondary assist. To avoid the shutout, Alex Barre-Boulet scored his third goal of the season. Leo Sahlin Wahllenius recorded the primary assist and Cam Lund recorded the secondary assist.

To regain their 2 goal lead, James Hamlin scored his fourth goal of the season. Jett Woo recorded the primary assist and Nathan Gaucher recorded the secondary assist. After San Jose pulled Comrie, Corey Schueneman scored his second goal of the season to make it 4-1 San Diego, sealing the win.

After the first period, San Diego outshot San Jose 10-7. After the second period, San Diego outshot San Jose 16-3. After the third period, San Jose outshot San Diego 10-8.

San Diego took advantage of one of their powerplay opportunities. San Diego went 1/2 while San Jose went 0/2.

Tonight’s midweek goalie matchup was Eric Comrie for San Jose vs Damian Clara. This would be the first time San Jose faces against Clara this season. Coming off of a loss, Comrie recorded 33 saves and recorded tonight’s loss. Also coming off of a loss, seeking a win, Clara recorded 19 saves and tonight’s win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Anton Wahlberg
  2. Damian Clara
  3. Lucas Pettersson

The Barracuda will be back in action, tomorrow, where they will stay in Southern California to take on the Coachella Valley Firebirds. The last time these two teams faced off was on Friday October 23rd in Coachella when the Barracuda came out with the 5-2 win.

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