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Georgi Romanov with 41 saves leads Barracuda to victory over Stars 2-1

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

Kicking off a four game road trip the Barracuda took on the a central division opponent in the Texas Stars.

Tonights game would see the recently acquired Jack Thompson make his debut for the Barracuda as he was sporting number 26.

In goal for San Jose was Georgi Romanov who’s coming off a loss against the Coachella Valley Firebirds on the second when he made a career-high 47 saves. His stats on the season 7-8-6 with a 3.26 GAA and .898 SV%.

On the other side of the rink it was Remi Poirier in goal for the Stars who heading into this one had a 14-12-3 record with a 3.08 GAA and .906 SV%.

The opening frame in this one was dominated by Texas as they outshot the Barracuda 18-5. Thankfully for San Jose Romanov was having another dominant outing as he stopped all 18 shots.

The first period saw no goals so we’d have to wait until the second when Oskar Lindblom finally broke the ice 12:10 into the second. The goal would come on the power play and newcomer Thompson registered an assist on the goal as well.

Less than a minute later San Jose tacked another one on as Jordy Bellerive scored his fifth of the season. The assists on the goal this time went to Ozzy Wiesblatt and Tanner Kaspick.

The final frame in this one saw the teams getting into it as Bellerive dropped the gloves. MATEJ BLÜMEL for the Stars was also ejected from the game for boarding who is one of the Stars better players.

San Jose would continue to hold on to that shutout until with less than a minute left Mavrik Bourque spoiled it scoring his 20th of the season.

That goal didn’t end up mattering much as San Jose was able to hold on and walk away with the victory.

The real star in this game was Romanov who had another stellar night making 41 saves.

San Jose was outshout 42-31 in this one and Dallas went 0/3 on the power play while the Barracuda went 1/4.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Georgi Romanov 2nd: Oskar Lindblom 3rd: Remi Poirier

With this win San Jose improves to 19-27-8 while Texas falls to 26-24-3.

The Barracuda will look to keep the good times rolling as they’ll take on these same Stars tomorrow at 5 p.m.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Cuda’s best showing against Firebirds this season thanks to Romanov despite loss

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The San Jose Barracuda and the Coachella Valley Firebirds battled into a shootout Sat Mar 2, 2024 at Tech CU at San Jose (San Jose Barracuda photo)

On the San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 San Jose Barracuda goaltender Georgi Romanov stopped 47 Coachella Valley Firebird shots at Tech CU on Saturday night he had a great night in front of the net.

#2 The Barracuda lost the game in spite of Romanov’s great effort 3-2 in a shootout. Ramanov might as well have been standing on his head but the Barracuda whose had trouble with the Firebirds all season just couldn’t finish.

#3 Nathan Todd picked up his tenth point to continue his point streak to seven game in a row.

#4 Marko talk about Barracuda goals scored by Scott Sabourin with his 15th goal of the season at 4:31 in the first period also a goal by Brandon Cole at 16:45 in the third period.

#5 The Barracuda open a four game road trip which begins Fri Mar 8th against the Texas Stars. The Barracuda face the Stars again on Sat Mar 9th, then for two games Mar16 and 17 at Rockford against the Icedogs.

Join Marko for the Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda fall in shootout to Coachella Valley 3-2

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda. Danil Gushchin gets warmed up before a game (taken on 3/2/24).

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- Looking for redemption the Barracuda took on Coachella Valley in the second of back-to-backs this time at home.

The Barracuda were rocking a little bit of a different look tonight as they were sporting the Tigres Del Mar jerseys.

In goal for San Jose was Geogri Romanov who heading into this one he had a 6-8-5 record with a 3.42 GAA and .891 SV%. For Coachella Valley it was Ales Stezka in goal who was sporting a 12-5-1 record with a 2.60 GAA and .910 SV%.

Unlike the last time these two played each other San Jose was able to pull out front first with a goal from Scott Sabourin just 4:31 into the game. The goal was Sabourin’s 15th of the season with Nathan Todd getting the primary assist his 29th of the campaign.

San Jose would have an opportunity to extend the lead as Coachella Valley took a too many men penalty a few minutes later but were unable to convert.

Later in the period Coachella Valley had a chance of their own to tie the game as Artem Guryev took a holding penalty but the Barracuda would kill it off. Shockingly enough that penalty was the last one taken in the whole game.

The score remained 1-0 for a while until 14:35 into the second period when Jimmy Schuldt scored his fourth assisted by Barracuda killer Kole Lind.

Things continued to be tight as the tension ratcheted up in the third period with both teams throwing big hits. An injury would come though not on a big hit but rather on a dump in as Jacob MacDonald accidentally hit his teammate Jack Studnicka in the face with the puck. Thankfully Studnicka was able to get up but he was leaking quite a bit as he skated off the ice.

Then adding insult to injury the Firebirds scored on a rebound batted in by their captain Max McCormick. Right after the goal was scored the refs got togethor and after a brief discussion they waved it off deeming the goal to be batted in with a high-stick.

The tie was not preserved for much longer though as on a delayed penalty Coachella Valley scored on a one-time goal from Andrew Poturalski. The goal was his 12th of the season assisted by Cale Fleury and Gustav Olofsson.

The game looked bleak until Jordy Bellerive was able to find Brandon Coe springing the zone and he hit him with a breakaway pass. Coe would not miss as he made a beautiful move to the backhand and tucked the puck home tying the game back up at two.

The game remained tied and so free hockey was in store for the home crowd. Coachella Valley was able to generate some dangerous chances but as he had done all night Romanov stood tall making three saves.

With the score still tied it was time for a shootout with San Jose’s three shooters being Danil Gushchin, Ozzy Wiesblatt, and Brandon Coe. None of them were able to score but the Firebirds were able to get one from Devin Shore which was enough to secure the win.

With the loss San Jose now falls to 17-28-8 with Coachella Valley improving to 34-13-5.

Coachella Valley continues to be the bane of San Jose’s existence as the Firebirds are 13-1-0-0 when playing against them.

Of note was Romanov who played a stellar game making 47 saves and singlehandedly keeping San Jose in the game at points.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Ales Stezka 2nd: Georgi Romanov 3rd: Devin Shore

San Jose will have a little bit of a break before playing the Stars on Friday on the road at 5 p.m.

Losing streak extends to five for Barracuda as they fall to Firebirds 4-1

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

Looking to rebound after a tough loss against the Reign the Barracuda took on the Coachella Valley Firebirds on the road.

San Jose’s goaltending depth is going to be stretched a little thin with Mackenzie Blackwood being placed on the IR. Due to this Magnus Chrona was called up to the Sharks and Beck Warm was called up to the Barracuda.

Despite the call up Georgi Romanov made the start tonight heading into this one with a 6-7-5 record and a 3.50 GAA and .866 SV%. For the Firebirds it was Chris Driedger in between the pipes who had a 14-6-4 record with a 2.31 GAA and .917 SV%.

This game ended up being dominated by special teams as out of the five goals scored tonight three were on the power play.

The first special teams goal in this one was scored by the Firebirds on the as Kole Lind deposited his 11th of the season.

Of course for the Barracuda in the second period their power play would not be scoring goals rather they were getting scored on. San Jose gave up back-to-back shorthanded goals less than three minutes apart as Ryan Winterton and Cameron Hughes capitalized on their sloppy play.

There was a glimmer of hope for San Jose in the third as just 25 seconds in Scott Sabourin scored his 14th of the season making it a 3-1 game.

That hope would be squashed as Hughes got his second of the night less than five minutes later.

If there was any positive for the Barracuda they did get take two penalties and were able to kill off both.

The goal by Hughes did end up sealing the deal as San Jose now falls to 17-28-8 with the 4-1 loss. The Firebirds continue their domination as they improve to 32-13-5.

The shots in this one favored Coachella Valley 39-30, as San Jose went 0/2 on the power play while the Firebirds finished 1/4.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Cameron Hughes 2nd: Ryan Winterton 3rd: Chris Driedger

San Jose will have to face these same Firebirds once again this time at home on Saturday at 6 p.m.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda open up two game road trip Tuesday in Ontario

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The San Jose Barracuda Ethan Cardwell (56) skates against the Abbottsford Canucks on Sat Feb 25, 2024 at Tech CU Arena in San Jose (San Jose Barracuda photo)

On the San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 The Abbotsford Canucks scored three unanswered goals in the third period for a 5-2 victory to sweep the weekend series against the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday afternoon at Tech CU Arena.

#2 San Jose has lost three games in a row. Abbotsford has won four games in a row.

#3 The Barracuda picked up their first goal in the first period when Thomas Bordeleau scored his 11th goal at 12:12

#4 The Barracuda who scored their second goal when Scott Sabourin his 13th goal of the season against the Abbottsford Canucks.

#5 San Jose heads out on the road to take on the Ontario Reign on Tuesday 2/27 at 7:00pm at Toyota Arena. How do you see this match up.

Join Marko for the SJ Barracuda podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda lose thriller against Canucks in shootout 5-4

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

The Barracuda returned home to take on the the Canucks in the first of back-to-backs.

In goal for San Jose was Georgi Romanov while between the pipes for Abbotsford it was Nikita Tolopilo.

It was a wild first period in this one with both teams combining to score five goals.

The scoring was kicked off by Cole McWard and they kept the lead until 10:14 when Thomas Bordeleau tied the game on the power play.

Tanner Kaspick then scored to give San Jose the lead which the Canucks quickly responded to as Vasily Podkolzin tied the game right back up.

In the dying moments of the period shorthanded Anthony Vincent got San Jose the lead back with his second of the season.

The middle frame saw the offense quiet down with only one goal being scored by Abbotsford as John Stevens got his 12th of the campaign.

Heading into the third with the score tied the Canucks struck first as Filip Johnason got his team out front early.

While it looked like San Jose may have to pull their goalie to get back even Jack Studnicka prevented that from happening as he scored tying things back up at 4-4.

The home crowd got some free hockey as the game went to overtime but despite the combined seven shots between the teams nobody scored.

In the shootout Ethan Cardwell, Bordeleau, and Studnicka all shot for the Barracuda but none of them scored.

For the Canucks they’d only need one and they got the goal from Linus Karlsson as he secured the victory for Abbotsford 5-4.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Linus Karlsson 2nd: Anthony Vincent 3rd: John Stevens

San Jose will look to bounce back tomorrow against these same Canucks as they’ll do battle at 2 p.m.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda up for a tough challenge with Firebirds on Wednesday night at Tech CU

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The San Jose Barracuda got a lot of offense against the Bakersfield Condors on Sat Feb 17, 2024 at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Marko talk about how the San Jose Barracuda scored four power play goals on the Bakersfield Condors and how much that made up a difference in a 7-3 win at Mechanics Bank Arena on Saturday night.

#2 Talk about Cole Cassels who had one goal two assists with a team high of three points and turned out to be his first three point game of the season.

#3 Marko talk about the first period scoring Cassels with his seventh goal of the season, Nathan Todd his fifth goal of the season and Scott Sabourin his 11th goal of the season giving the Barracuda a 3-1 lead.

#4 Ethan Cardwell scored his 15th goal and Kyle Rau his fifth of the season in the second period and in the third period Jacob Peterson his ninth of the season and Anthony Vincent with his first of the season as the Barracuda came away with the four goal win.

#5 Marko, another tall order as the Coachella Valley Firebirds come calling at Tech CU. The last time the Barracuda faced the Firebirds last Thursday they were shutout 4-0 at Coachella Valley. Will Barracuda head coach John McCarthy have his offense turn it up a notch this Wednesday night 7:00pm PT.

Join Marko for the Barracuda podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Titus Wilkinson: Barracuda and Condors conclude their 8 game meeting for the season tonight in Bakersfield

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San Jose Barracuda goaltender Magnus Chrona stopped 28 out of 30 shots he faced against the Bakersfield Condors on Sat Feb 10, 2024 at Acrisure Arena in Bakersfield (photo from NHL.com)

On the SJ Barracuda podcast with Titus Wilkinson:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda (16-23-8-0) end their three game road trip tonight against Bakersfield Condors and this will be the final meeting between the Barracuda and Condors for the 2023-24 season.

#2 The Barracuda defeated the Condors last week Saturday at Tech CU 4-2. Magnus Chrona returned to work between the pipes in goal for the Barracuda stopping 28 of 30 shots against the Condors.

#3 The tough trip on Thursday against the Coachella Valley Firebirds at Acrisure Arena at Coachella Valley saw the Barracuda get shutout 4-0. The Firebirds got goals from Kole Lind in the first period at 15:24 and Max McCormick at 1:25 of the third period.

#4 Before Thursday’s loss to the Firebirds the Barracuda had held the opposition to three of fewer goals in their last eight games and were 5-2-1-0 during that run.

#5 The last time the Barracuda met the Condors they split a two game series Fri Feb 9 in Bakersfield in a 3-2 overtime loss and defeated the Condors on Sat Feb 10 4-2 at Tech CU the following night. These two teams match up again in Bakersfield tonight how do you see the match up in their final season meeting?

Titus Wilkinson is a San Jose Barracuda beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda shut out by Coachella Valley 4-0

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Tried as hard as they could the San Jose Barracuda were just blitzed by the Coachella Valley Firebirds at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert on Thu Feb 15, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

The Barracuda on a roll looked to keep the good times going as they took on Coachella Valley.

For San Jose Magnus Chrona was in goal while for the Firebirds Chris Driedger got the start.

It was a slow start offensively for both teams as a goal wasn’t put on the board until 15:24 in when Kole Lind got Coachella Valley the lead.

Right after the goal San Jose found themselves down a man as Artem Guryev was given a match penalty for a hit to the head. Ozzy Wiesblatt would sit in the box to serve the penalty.

Heading into the middle frame the Firebirds were on the power play but were unable to capitalize.

There was no scoring in the second though San Jose would take two penalties and the Firebirds one.

After an extended period of no goals the third period got the offense going quickly as Max McCormick scored his 20th of the season less than two minutes in.

Later in the period the Barracuda pulled their goalie while on the power play but the Firebirds scored two empty net goals to put the game fully away. The two goal scorers were Ryan Winterton and Marian Studenic.

There were some extra circulars after the goals as Scott Sabourin and and McCormick got into it. Overall on the night San Jose took 37 penalty minutes.

With the loss San Jose falls to 16-23-8 while the Firebirds continue their dominance improving to 28-12-4.

The shots at the end of this game favored the Firebirds 32-25 while both teams failed to score on the power play going a combined 0/6.

The playmaker of the night was Andrew Poturalski who racked up two assists bringing his total assists up to 22.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Chris Driedger 2nd: Kole Lind 3rd: Max McCormick

The Barracuda will look to bounce back against the Condors as they continue their road trip on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Barracuda get dominant victory over Gulls 6-2

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda. Thomas Bordeleau warms up before a game.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

After beating the Condors at home San Jose looked to continue their winning ways against the San Diego Gulls.

In net for the Barracuda was Georgi Romanov while for the Gulls Calle Clang was in between the pipes.

Good starts are always important and for the Barracuda they did not do that. Instead just 1:46 into the game on the power play Olen Zellweger scored his 10th goal of the season giving them the early lead.

While the start may have been rough later in the period San Jose would tie the game as Ethan Cardwell scored his 14th of the campaign.

Then in the dying moments Nathan Todd snuck one home to give San Jose a late period lead.

The second ended up starting out the opposite of the first as Shakir Mukhamadullin scored his sixth to extend their lead to 3-1.

Later in the period Kyle Rau tacked on with his fourth to make it a commanding three goal lead.

The dominance continued in the final frame as Jacob Peterson made it 5-1 though the Gulls would cut into the lead at 10:55 as Ben King scored.

San Diego pulled their goalie but it did not end up mattering as Peterson got his second of the night putting the game away at 6-2.

While the Gulls are one of the bottom feeders in the league seeing San Jose’s offense explode for six goals was great to see. This is also the second game in a row were the offense has showed up as they scored four goals against the Condors last game. What is more impressive is that they have given up only four goals in their past two games.

If there was any negative San Jose took a lot of penalties though they weren’t punished for it as the Gulls only went 1/6 on the man advantage.

As far as stats Thomas Bordeleau had a great night with three assists and two shots on goal. The shots also favored San Jose in this one at 26-21.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Kyle Rau 2nd: Thomas Bordeleau 3rd: Shakir Mukhamadullin

After this victory San Jose improves to 16-22-8 while the Gulls fall to 18-19-7.

The Barracuda will continue their road trip against one of the best in the league Coachella Valley tomorrow at 7 p.m.