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Barracuda hold on late to take down Gulls in 3-2 win

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San Jose Barracuda forward Igor Chernyshov (#92) attempts a shot on net as San Diego Gulls defenseman Nikolas Brouillard defends on the play at Tech CU Arena on Wednesday MAR 4, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)

By Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Barracuda jumped out to a three-goal lead and then hung on at the end to defeat the San Diego Gulls 3-2 on Wednesday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose has won four out its last five games and has taken over sole possession of third place in the Pacific Divison. San Diego has lost four of their last five games.

San Jose (32-16-2-2-68 points) drew first blood early in the first period. Lucas Carlsson sent a puck down low behind the net. Kasper Halttunen’s wrap around attempt went right to the stick of Patrick Giles who roofed a backhander into an open net as Gulls goalie Calle Clang had no idea where the puck was. Giles seventh goal of the season came at the 3:09 mark.

Clang was injured and appeared to have suffered a lower body injury with 12:04 remaining in the period. He left the ice on his own power and was replaced by backup goalie Tomas Suchanek who made his ninth appearance of the season.

San Jose doubled its lead with 24 seconds remaining in the period. Giles intercepted a clearing attempt by San Diego along the right board. Giles found Quentin Musty and the rookie forward slid a backhander past Suchanek for his 10th goal of the season.

San Diego (24-17-8-4-60 points) wasn’t able to generate many quality chances during the period as Cuda goalie Laurent Brossoit stopped all eight shots he faced in the opening frame.

A scoreless second period had San Jose hold San Diego to just five shots despite the Gulls having a power play opportunity. The Barracuda outshot the Gulls 12-5 in the middle frame.

The Barracuda scored its third unanswered goal early in the third period. Igor Chernyshov started a counterattack at center ice that led to a two-on-one odd man rush. Filip Bystedt sent a cross-ice pass over to Oliver Wahlstrom who tapped the puck into an open net for his team leading 20th goal of the season at the 2:22 mark.

San Diego spoiled Brossoit’s shutout bid over three minutes later. Sasha Pastujov found Tristan Luneau in the slot and the Gulls defenseman lifted a backhander past Brossoit for his fifth goal of the season at the 5:42 mark.

The Gulls made it a one goal game when Tyson Hinds scored his fourth goal of the season at the 13:27 mark. Judd Caulfield skated out from behind the net and ran into Hinds. The Gulls defenseman collected the puck and beat Brossoit with a wrist shot.

Brossoit (12-5-1) finished the game stopping 20 of the 22 he faced to earn his 12th win of the season. Suchanek made 24 saves on 26 shots in relief of Clang.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-1 on the power play. San Diego went 0-for-2.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Wahlstrom 2) Halttunen 3) Giles.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels out to the Midwest to take on the Milwaukee Admirals in a two-game weekend series on Friday March 6th at 5:00pm at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Roadrunners shoot the lights out in 6-4 win over Barracuda Sunday

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San Jose Barracuda forward Jimmy Huntington (40) picked an assist against the Tucson Roadrunners at Tech CU in San Jose on Sun Mar 1, 2026 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukaloivc:

#1 How did Filip Bystedt’s performance influence the Barracuda’s scoring balance in the game against the Roadrunners?

#2 Did Jimmy Huntington contribute offensively or on the forecheck, and how did that impact San Jose’s momentum?

#3 Which defensive plays by Lucas Carlsson stood out in the Barracuda’s effort to shut down Tucson’s attack?

#4 How effective was Jimmy Hunington in the faceoff circle and transition play throughout the matchup?

#5 What role did Quentin Musty’s presence have on the Barracuda’s power play opportunities or puck possession?

Join Marko for the San Jose Barracucda podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Roadrunners stun Barracuda with third period comeback in 6-4 win

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San Jose Barracuda forward Anthony Vincent engages in a fight with Tucson Roadrunners forward Sam Lipkin during the first period at Tech CU Arena on Sunday MAR 1, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The Tucson Roadrunners scored three unanswered goals in the third period en route to a 6-4 comeback win over the San Jose Barracuda on Sunday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose had its three-game winning streak snapped and lost for the first time in regulation when scoring four goals. Tucson has won two of its past three games and has earned points in five of the six games against the Barracuda.

Roadrunners defenseman Scott Perunovich scored the game winning goal on a breakaway with 2:32 remaining in the third period. Perunovich scored his sixth goal of the season as he was set up by Jack Ricketts and Dmitri Simashev.

Tucson (24-20-8-0-56 points) drew first blood early in the first period with an even strength goal. Ty Tullio led a counterattack into San Jose’s zone. Sam Lipkin found Michal Kunc along the right flank who blasted a one-timer past Cuda goalie Matt Davis for his fifth goal at the 5:34 mark.

San Jose (31-16-2-2-65-points) responded with an even strength goal near the halfway mark of the opening frame. Donovan Houle made a drop pass over to Jimmy Huntington at the blueline. Huntington skated into the middle before rifling a wrist shot past Roadrunners goalie Jaxson Stauber to the short side for his 11th goal of the season at the 8:53 mark. Nolan Allan received the secondary assist.

The Barracuda gained its first lead with a power play goal late in the period. Huntington centered a pass from behind the goal line out to Lucas Carlsson who beat Stauber through the five hole with a one-timer from in between the faceoff circles for his 12th goal of the season at the 13:32 mark. Egor Afanasyev received the secondary assist.

Huntington earned a “Gordy Howe” hat trick in the first period when he got into a scrap with Kevin Connauton at the 14:42 mark.

Huntington scored his second goal of the game with San Jose’s second goal on the man advantage early in the second period. Luca Cagnoni’s shot from the top of the point was redirected through the five-hole of Stauber by Huntington for his 12th goal of the season at the 1:33 mark.

The Roadrunners made it a one-goal game with a power play goal near the halfway mark of the middle frame. Perunovich found Daniil But along the left boards. But skated around to the slot and fired a wrist shot past Davis for his 10th goal of the season at the 8:23 mark.

Tucson evened the game with its second unanswered goal of the period. Cameron Hebig scored his 17th goal of the season when he beat Davis with a shot from the right slot to the short side at the 12:47 mark. Austin Poganski Montana Onyebuchi recorded assists on the play.

Anthony Vincent regained the lead for San Jose just under two minutes later. Kyle Crnkovic stripped the puck off of Maveric Lamoureaux from behind the Roadrunners net. Crnkovic centered the puck over to Vincent who needed three tries for his seventh goal of the season as Stauber initially stopped his first two attempts from point-blank range.

But scored his second goal of the game as he evened it up at four a piece early in the third period. But flipped a shot in from the point the air through a sea of traffic that found its way past Davis and into the back of the net. But’s 11th goal of the season came at the 7:07 mark.

Kevin Rooney iced the game with an empty net goal at the 18:35 mark, his 12th of the season.

Stauber (10-11-5) finished the game stopping 28 of the 32 saves to earn the victory. Davis (0-1-0), who made his AHL debut after being called up from the ECHL’s Wichita Thunder, made 31 saves on 36 saves in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 2-for-2 on the power play. Tucson went 1-for-4.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Huntington 2) But 3) Perunovich.

UP NEXT: San Jose concludes their three-game homestand against the San Diego Gulls on Wednesday March 4th at 7:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

Barracuda comeback 5-3 win against Roadrunners

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San Jose Barracuda vs Tucson Roadrunners on Saturday February 28th at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- 53 seconds into the game, Tucson struck first, Jack Ricketts getting his fourth of the season. This would be one of three goals scored by Tucson in the San Jose 5-3 win. Tucson extended that lead when their powerplay went to work and Dmitri Simashev scored his third of the season. Picking up a loose puck, Donovan Houle scored to cut into Tucson’s two to zero lead. Tucson regained their two goal lead when Mattias Havelid turned over the puck and gave Andrew Aggozino his ninth goal of the season to make it . Beating a Roadrunner to the puck, Filip Bystedt scored his fourteenth of the season to make it a one goal game at 3-2. Tying the game at 3-3, Mattias Havelid scored his fifth goal of the season.

Two minutes later, Filip Bystedt gave San Jose their first lead of the game, 4-3, after a perfect pass from Kyle Crnkovic for his nineteenth goal of the season. Donovan Houle successfully secured the win after Donovan Houle scored an empty net goal for his second of the game to make it a 5-3 game.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Tucson fifteen to nine. After the second period, San Jose outshot Tucson twelve to eight. After the third period, Tucson outshot San Jose seventeen to fourteen.

Specials teams is what got tonight’s game started. Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose was first on the powerplay with a 20% and fifth on the penalty kill with an 81%. For Tucson, they came into the game fifth on the powerplay with a 20% and eighth on the penalty kill with a 76%. San Jose took advantage of 1 out of 4 opportunities while Tucson took advantage of 1 out of 5.

For San Jose, Laurent Brossoit got the start. Making 30 saves on 33 shots, he recorded tonights win. Matthew Villalta got the initial start for Tucson. After taking a puck to the mask, Jaxson Stauber was called in to play in the rest of the game. Stauber, making 21 saves on 24 shots, recorded tonights loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Filip Bystedt
  2. Donovan Houle
  3. Egor Afanasyev

The Barracuda will be back in action tomorrow, wrapping up this two game series against the Roadrunners. San Jose will be looking to sweep the series. The next time these two teams will face off is on March 14th where the Barracuda will visit Tucson.

Barracuda sweep Wranglers in 4-2 sweep

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San Jose Barracuda vs Calgary Wranglers on Wednesdy February 25th at Scotiabank Saddledone (via sjbarracuda)

By Madison Montez

On the first shot of the game, Patrick Giles scored a shorthanded goal to put the Barracuda up and give them an early 1-0 lead. This would be the first goal in San Jose’s 4-2 win.To extend their lead, Mattias Havelid scored his fourth of the season. 35 seconds after their powerplay started, Calgary cut San Jose’s lead in half to make it a 2-1 game. Aydar Suniev scoring his sixth powerplay goal of the season.

In his season debut, Calgary’s Ryan Chyzowski scored his first AHL goal this season to tie the game at 2-2. 22 seconds later, Oliver Wahlstrom retook San Jose’s lead with his nineteenth goal of the season. Extending their lead even further to 4-2 when Egor Afanasyev scored his eleventh goal of the season.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Calgary twelve to six. After the second period, San Jose outshot Calgary thirteen to nine. Lastly, after the third period, San Jose outshot Calgary again thirteen to nine.

Special teams were important in tonights game. Both teams took advantage of their special teams opportunities in tonights game. San Jose went 0 for 3 on the powerplay while Calgary went 1 for 4.

Gabriel Carriere got the start for San Jose tonight. Making 22 saves 24 on shots, Carriere recorded tonights win. Ivan Prosvetov got the start for Calgary tonight. Making 34 saves on 38 shots, Prosvetov recorded tonights loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Egor Afanasyev
  2. Jimmy Huntington
  3. Ryan Chyzowski

The Barracuda will be back in action on Saturday February 28th where they will host the Tucson Roadrunners for a one game series. The last time these two teams faced off was on Saturday January 17th where the Barracuda won 4-3 in overtime.

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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.