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Barracuda 4 goal third period in 5-3 win against Wranglers

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San Jose Barracuda vs Calgary Wranglers on Tuesday February 24th at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary (via sjbarracuda)

By Madison Montez

On their first shot of the game, Calgary was the first on the board. Aydar Suniev scored his 11th goal of the season. This will be the first goal in San Jose’s 5-3 win with their first powerplay opportunity of the game, San Jose tied it up to make it a 1-1 game, Lucas Carlsson with his tenth goal of the season. Kasper Halttunen with the primary assist and Jimmy Hungtington with the secondary assist.

Because of a giveaway by the Barracuda, Calgary took advantage and retook their lead to make it a 2-1 game. Rory Kerins with his 17th of the season. Calgary extended their lead even further when former San Jose Barracuda Nick Cicek scored his fifth of the season to make it 3-1.

Picking up a loose puck after a Jimmy Huntington shot, Braden Hache scored his third of the season to make it a 3-2 game. Two minutes later, Anthony Vincent tied the game at 3-3, scoring his fifth of the season. To take their first lead of the game, Anthony Vincent scored his second of the game to make it 4-3 San Jose. To seal the win, Lucas Carlsson scored his second of the game to make it 5-3.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Calgary 13 to nine. After the second period, taking their lead back, Calgary outshot San Jose nine to eight. After the third period, Calgary outshot San Jose 13-nine.

Special teams played a crucial part in Tuesday night’s game. Coming into Tuesday night, San Jose came in first on the powerplay and fifth on the penalty kill. This was shown when San Jose scored on their first powerplay opportunity. San Jose went 1-1 on the powerplay Tuesday night. Calgary came in tenth on the powerplay and ninth on the penalty kill. Calgary went 0-2 on the powerplay Tuesday night.

Laurent Brossoit got the start for San Jose. Making 28 saves on 31 shots, Brossoit recorded nights win. For Calgary, Arsenii Sergeev got the start. Making 25 saves on 29 shots, Sergeev recorded tonights loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME

  1. Anthony Vincent
  2. Rory Kerins
  3. Lucas Carlsson

The Barracuda will be back in action Wednesday, finishing up the two game series. San Jose will be looking to win to sweep the series.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Madison Montez: Barracuda get after Wranglers in second of home at home series in Calgary Tuesday

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The Calgary Wranglers defenseman Artem Grushnikov (3) gets a jump on the San Jose Barracuda forward Anthony Vincent (76) at Tech CU in San Jose on Sat Feb 21, 2026. Both clubs match up for game two of the series at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Tue Feb 24, 2026 (photo by San Jose Barracuda)

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Madison Montez:

#1 How will Filip Bystedt’s offensive production impact the Barracuda’s performance against the Wranglers, given his leading point totals this season?

#2 What role might Oliver Wahlstrom play in the Feb 24th game, especially considering his recent scoring contributions for San Jose?

#3 Can Cam Lund continue his recent offensive momentum and contribute key assists or goals in Feb 24’s matchup versus Calgary?

#4 With Braden Haché already finding the scoresheet earlier this season against Calgary, how important will his defensive performance be in limiting Calgary’s scoring opportunities?

#5 Which goaltender will the Barracuda start — Gabriel Carriere or Jakub Skarek — and how might that decision affect San Jose’s ability to maintain its strong road record against the Wranglers?

Join Madison Montez for San Jose Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda beat Gulls in 5 round shootout, 4-3

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San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Wednesday February 18th at Pechanga Arena (via sdgulls/flickr)

By Madison Montez

A minute and 59 seconds into the game, San Diego Struck first. Roland Mckeown scored his fifth of the season to give his team the lead first. San Diego extended that lead to 2-0 when former San Jose Barracuda Justin Bailey scored his seventeeth of the season. This would be the first of many goals in the 4-3 San Jose win.

Nearly directly off of the faceoff, San Jose cut San Diego’s lead in half. Jimmy Huntington winning the face off, scores his 10th of the season. San Jose tied the game at 2-2 after Oliver Wahlstrom took advantage of their powerplay. Wahlstrom now leads the Barracuda in goals, 16. After a 24 game drought, Luca Cagnoni gave San Jose a 3-2 lead, their first lead of the game.

With four seconds left, Ryan Carpenter slid a puck through a hole made by a group of Barracuda and Gulls players, this goal sent the game into overtime. No one scored in overtime so it then went to a shootout. After five rounds, Kasper Halttunen scored and Laurent Brossoit made the save, San Jose with the win.

After the first period, San Jose outshot San Diego fourteen to twelve. After the second period, San Diego outshot San Jose ten to seven. After the third period, San Diego outshot San Jose nine to six.

Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose came in first on the powerplay and fifth on the penalty kill. On the powerplay, they went tonight 1-5. For San Diego, they came in ninth on the powerplay and second on the penalty kill. On the powerplay, they went tonight 0-5.

Laurent Brossoit got the start for San Jose. Coming off of a 28 save win against the Silver Knights, Brossoit recorded the win in tonights game making 24 saves. For San Diego, Calle Clang got the start. Coming off of a 21 save loss against the Condors , Clang recorded the loss in tonights game making 21 saves.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Kasper Halttunen
  2. Ryan Carpenter
  3. Roland McKeown

The Barracuda will be back in action on Saturday February 21st where they will host the Calgary Wranglers for a one game series. The last time these two teams faced off was on January 31st when the Wranglers visited San Jose for a two game series. San Jose swept Calgary, winning both games.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Madison Montez: What went wrong in loss to Silver Knights for Barracuda

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San Jose Barracuda forward Egor Afanasyev (11) moves the puck as the Henderson Silver Knights defenseman Jeremy Davies (84) dives to stop the shot at Tech CU in San Jose on Sun Feb 15, 2026 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Madison Montez:

#1 How did San Jose respond defensively after giving up early goals, and could players like Filip Bystedt or Igor Chernyshov have done more to stem Henderson’s momentum?

#2 What adjustments might forward Donavan Houle have made in the third period that helped the Barracuda’s late goal despite the team trailing for most of the game?

#3 Did Barracuda defenseman Mattias Havelid play a key role in generating offensive chances, and how effective was he in transitioning play against Henderson’s pressure?

#4 What contributions did Quentin Musty or Oliver Wahlstrom provide in terms of forechecking or creating scoring opportunities, even though they didn’t record points?

#5 How did the goaltending performances from Gabriel Carriere (or Jakub Skarek) impact the outcome, and what could they have done differently to contain Henderson’s early scoring?

Madison Montez filled in for Marko Ukalovic who does the San Jose Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Halttunen hat-trick in Barracuda’s 8-4 win

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San Jose Barracuda vs Henderson Silver Knights on Sunday February 15th at Tech Cu Arena (via sjbarracuda/flickr)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- The San Jose Barracuda made a comeback after losing game one of the two game set on Saturday with the visiting Henderson Silver Knights. The Barracuda came back with a vengence winning a four goal contest at Tech CU 8-4 on Sunday.

The Barracuda were the first on the board when Lucas Carlsson scored his ninth of the seasonto make it an early 1-0 Barracuda lead. Later on in the first period, the sixth ranked powerplay got to work. Henderson’s Matyas Sapovaliv scored his eighth goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1.

Keeping it going, Henderson scored again just a minute and a half into the second period. Lukas Cormier with his 7th goal of the year to make it 2-1 and to take the lead. San Jose got their own powerplay goal when Oliver Wahlstrom scored his fourteenth goal of the season to tie the game at 2-2.

Henderson regained their lead after Ben Hemmerling scored his 12th of the season to give them a 3-2 lead. Beating three Henderson skaters to the puck, Kasper Halttunen scored his eighth of the season to tie the game at 3-3.

Picking up a loose puck, Kasper Halttuen scored his second of the game and ninth of the season to take the 4-3 lead. Ben Hemmerling picked up his second goal of the game too, tying the game at 4-4.

In his second game back in over a month, Quentin Musty scored his ninth goal of the season to take the 5-4 lead. Less than a minute later, Oliver Wahlstrom scored his second of the game to extend that lead to 6-4. To extend their lead even further, Afanasyev scored his tenth of the season to make it a 7-4 game. Hats came flying when Kasper Halttunen scored his third of the game to make it a 8-4 game. This marks his first career AHL hat-trick.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Henderson fourteen to nine. After the second period, San Jose outshot Henderson again, 17-11.

Both teams had opportunities to work their special teams units. Both teams were even able to capitalize on their powerplays. Coming into today’s game, San Jose was first on the powerplay and fifth shorthanded. For Henderson, they came into Sunday’s game sixth on the powerplay and seventh shorthanded.

Laurent Brossoit got the start for San Jose. Brossoit, who is coming off of a 23 save loss against the Abbotsford Canucks. Making 26 saves on 30 shots, Brossoit recorded the win. Jesper Vikman started for Henderson. For Vikman, he is coming off of a 29 save overtime loss against the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Making 30 saves on 37 shots, Vikman recorded the loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Kasper Halttunen
  2. Oliver Wahlstrom
  3. Ben Hemmerling

The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday February 18th where they will travel to San Diego to take on the Gulls. The last time these two teams faced off was on Wednesday January 7th in San Diego when the Barracuda won in a 3-2 shootout.

Barracuda fall to Henderson Knights 4-1

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San Jose Barracuda vs Henderson Silver Knights on Saturday February 14th at Tech Cu Arena (via sjbarracuda/flickr)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- On a lucky bounce, Henderson was the first to get on the board. Henderson’s Sloan Satvik got his fourth of the season to lead 1-0. Shorthanded, Henderson extended their lead to 2-0 after Dylan Coghlan scored his 11th of the season.

Avoiding the shutout, Mattias Havelid scored his third of the season. To make it 4-1, Silver Knight Tanner Laczynski scored his 14th of the season. Brandon Hickey, who was coming out of the penalty box, registered the lone assist. To cut the lead in half, Donavan Houle scored his second goal of the season.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Henderson 12-11. After the second period, San Jose outshot Henderson again, this time 11-8. After the third period, Henderson outshot San Jose 12-8. In total, Henderson outshot San Jose 31 to 30.

Both teams went to the penalty box during Saturday night’s game. Henderson, who scored a shorthanded goal, came into Saturday night’s game seventh shorthanded and also seventh on the advantage. They had one opportunties on the powerplay and scored no times. For San Jose, who didn’t score any special teams goals, came into the game fifth shorthanded and first on the advantage. They had four opportunities on the powerplay and scored no times.

For San Jose, Gabriel Carriere was the starting goalie. Making 25 saves on 29 shots, Carriere recorded the loss. For Henderson, Carl Lindom was the starting goalie. Making 27 saves on 28 shots, Lindbom recorded the win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Kai Uchacz
  2. Dylan Coghlan
  3. Mattias Havelid

The Barracuda will be back in action, Sunday, against this same Henderson team. Looking to split the series against the Silver Knights.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Madison Montez: Barracuda can’t get past Canucks in 2-1 loss

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Abbottsford Canucks forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki (23) looks to take the puck on net as San Jose goaltender Gabriel Carriere (35) defends away from Lekkerimaki at Rogers Forum in Abbotsford BC on Sat Feb 7, 2026 (Abbottsford Canucks photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Madison Montez:

#1 How did the Abbotsford Canucks end up winning the game 2-1 against the San Jose Barracuda, and who scored the key goals?

#2 What impact did goaltender Nikita Tolopilo have on the outcome of the game, and how many shots did he stop?

#3 What challenges did the Barracuda face during the game, such as injuries or penalties, that may have influenced their performance?

#4 How did this result affect the Barracuda’s recent performance streak and Abbotsford’s momentum going into the All-Star break?

#5 Which period saw the Barracuda’s lone goal, and who scored it to make the game close late?

Madison Montez filled in for Marko Ukalovic on the San Jose Barracuda podcast heard Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda fall to Canucks 2-1

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San Jose Barracuda vs Abbotsford Canucks on Saturday February 7th at Rogers Forum in Abbotsford BC (via Abbotsford Canucks/flickr)

By Madison Montez

Abbotsford’s Danila Klimovich gave Abbotsford the early 1-0 lead, 4 minutes into the first period. Abbotsford extended their lead to 2-0 after Ty Mueller scored his ninth goal of the season in the second period. Avoiding the shutout, San Jose’s Igor Chernysov scored his thirteenth of the season to make it a 2-1 game.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Abbotsford Canucks eleven to eight. After the second period, San Jose outshot Abbotsford eleven to nine. After the third period, San Jose outshot Abbotsford eighteen to eight.

Both teams had a chance to show their special teams. San Jose had four opportunities and came into the game first on the powerplay and fifth on the penalty kill. Abbotsford had four opportunities and came into the game fourth on the powerplay and ninth on the penalty kill.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Nikita Tolopilo
  2. Ty Mueller
  3. Danila Klimovich

Laurent Brossoit got the start for San Jose, Brossoit is coming off of a 38 save win against the Calgary Wranglers. Making 23 saves on 25 shots, Brossoit recorded the loss. For Abbotford, Nikita Tolopilo got the start, now starting in back to back games, Tolopilo is coming off of a 23 save loss last night against San Jose. Making 39 saves on 40 shots, Tolopilo recorded the win.

The Barracuda will be back in action after the All Star Classic on Saturday February 14th where they will host the Henderson Silver Knights for a two game series on the 14th and 15th. The last time these two teams faced off was last season on Wednesday April 10th where they won 3-1.

Barracuda 7-3 comeback win against Canucks

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San Jose Barracuda vs Abbotsford Canucks on Friday February 6th at Rogers Forum (via Abbotsford Canucks/flickr)

By Madison Montez

After a scoreless first period, Abbotsford’s Arshdeep Bains scored his sixth of the season to give the Canucks a second period 1-0 lead. Jimmy Huntington scored his ninth of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Less than a minute later, Jonathan Lekkerimaki was given a penalty shot and scored to take back the lead, now 2-1. Oliver Wahlstrom tied the game for the Barracuda again, scoring his thirteenth of the season.

To take their third lead of the game, Abbotsford’s Victor Mancini scored his third goal of the season to make it a 3-2 game. Coming out of the penalty box, Egor Afanasyev used his speed and tied the game once again at 3-3. Getting a shot off of Tolpilo, San Jose took their first lead of the game with Afanasyev scoring his second of the period. Two minutes later, Nolan Allan extended the lead, making it 5-3. To score his second of the season, Braden Hache scored an empty net goal to extend the score to 6-3. To seal the win, Anthony Vincent scored his fourth of the season to make it 7-3.

After the first period, both teams had six shots on goal. After the second period, the period where four goals were scored total, San Jose outshot Abbotsford seven to six. After the third, both teams had eleven shots on goal.

Both teams had opportunities to show their special teams in tonights game. For San Jose, they had 1 opportunity and came into the game first on the power-play and fifth on the penalty kill. For Abbotsford, they had four opportunities and came into the game, third on the power-play and last on the penalty kill.

Gabriel Carriere got the start for San Jose after coming off of a 22 save win against the Calgary Wranglers on January 31st. In tonight’s game, Carriere made 20 saves and recorded the win. For Abbotsford, Nikita Tolopilo is coming off of a 26 save win against the Laval Rocket. In tonight’s game, Tolopilo made 17 saves and recorded the loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Jimmy Huntington
  2. Egor Afanasyev
  3. Victor Mancini

The Barracuda will be back in action tomorrow against this same Abbotsford Canucks team. San Jose will be looking to sweep the series.

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San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda have explosive 7-2 game against Wranglers

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Calgary Wranglers defenseman Nick Cicek (41) tries to put the stop on San Jose Barracuda defenseman Nolan Allan (7) and center Colin White (16) who crash the net at Tech CU in San Jose on Sat Jan 31, 2026 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda Marko Ukalovic:

#1 How did Filip Bystedt impact the Barracuda’s offensive performance against the Wranglers on Jan. 31?

#2 What role did Cam Lund play in generating scoring chances or goals for the Barracuda in the Saturday matchup?

#3 Did Nolan Allan’s defensive play help limit Calgary’s scoring opportunities during the game, and how effective was he on the back end?

#4 How did Donavan Houle contribute offensively or on special teams for San Jose against the Wranglers?

#5 Was Anthony Vincent involved in any key plays (goal, assist, penalty kill, power play) that influenced the Barracuda’s result on Saturday night?

Marko Ukalovic does the San Jose Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com