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San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda on two game win streak looking for number 3 Friday in Tucson

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San Jose Barracuda forward Lucas Vanroboys (67) gets into it with the Bakersfield Condors defenseman Mason Millman (78) at Tech CU in San Jose on Sat Jan 10, 2026 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Uklovic:

#1 How will Filip Bystedt’s offensive impact translate to this road matchup in Tucson starting Fri Jan 16th?

#2 Can Quentin Musty create matchup problems for Tucson’s penalty kill?

#3 What kind of night do the Barracuda expect from defender Luca Cagnoni on both ends of the ice?

#4 Will goaltender Jakub Skarek be able to weather Tucson’s attacking forwards early in the first period?

#5 How will the Barracuda depth forwards like Colin White or Patrick Giles contribute on special teams?

Join Marko for the San Jose Barracuda podcast each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda snap losing streak against Condors, win 4-3 in overtime; Win is San Jose’s second this week

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San Jose Barracuda vs Bakersfield Condors on Saturday January 10th at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda/flickr)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–It took overtime to do it but the San Jose Barracuda defeated the Bakersfield Condors in overtime 4-3 at Tech CU in San Jose on Saturday night.

Scoring:

Putting pressure in the Condor’s zone and good passing by Giles and Havelid, San Jose was the first on the board. After rushing into the zone, Ethan Cardwell put the Barracuda up 1-0 for his fifth of the season. Taking advantage of their first powerplay opportunity, Quentin Musty scored his 7th PPG of the season to put the Barracuda up 2-0. To cut the Barracuda lead in half, Josh Samanski scored his 7th goal of the season.

Making it past two defensemen, Viljami Marjala scored to even the score at 2-2 in the second period. To take the 3-2 lead, James Hamblin scored a little over thirty seconds after Marjala.

To tie the game at 3-3, Cam Lund scored his fifth of the season, 6 minutes into the third period. After a scoreless rest of the third period, the game went into overtime. Ethan Cardwell was the hero, scoring with 2:18 left in the 5 minute overtime period.

SOG:

After 20 minutes of play, San Jose outshot Bakersfield 9 to 7. After 40 minutes of play, and taking the lead, Bakersfield outshot San Jose , 14 to 10. And to end the game, San Jose outshot Bakersfield , 11 to 5.

Special Teams:

Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose has a powerplay percentage of 24.8% (4th in the league) and a penalty kill percentage of 76.1% (31st in the league). They had five opportunities and took advantage of one. For Bakersfield, they’re coming into tonight’s game with a powerplay percentage of 26.1% (2nd in the league) and a penalty kill percentage of 79.9 (21st in the league). They had four opportunties and weren’t able to take advantage of any.

Goalies:

For San Jose, Jakub Skarek got the start. Making 16 saves on 19 shots, Skarek was replaced in the third period. Gabriel Carriere came into the game at the start of the third period, making 5 saves on 5 shots. For Bakersfield, Matt Tompkins got the start. Making 27 saves on 30 shots, Tompkins recorded the loss. His record now moves to 10-6-3-1.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Cam Lund
  2. James Hamlin
  3. Ethan Cardwell

The Barracuda will be back in action on Friday January 16th, visiting the Tucson Roadrunners for their third matchup of the season. The last time these two teams faced off was on Saturday December 6th where they fell 6-2. Jack Thompson and Cam Lund with the two goals in that game.

Barracuda win 3-2 in 7 round shootout

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San Diego Gulls vs San Jose Barracuda on Wednesday January 7th at Pechanga Arena (via sdgulls/flickr)

By Madison Montez

Scoring:

The San Jose Barracuda got a narrow win over the San Diego Gulls 3-2 in a seven round shootout in San Diego on Wednesday night. Colin White opened up the scoring to give the Barracuda an early 1-0 lead. White now has goals in back to back games, scoring his second powerplay goal of the season. Yegor Sidorov tied the game at 1-1 four minutes into the second period. With four minutes left of the game, Colin White scored his second of the night to extend the San Jose lead to 2-1. Picking up a loose recocheted puck, Matthew Philips tied the game at 2-2 with 53 seconds left in the game. After a scoreless overtime period and a seven round shootout, Cam Lund was the hero scoring the shootout.

SOG:

After the first period, although San Jose had the lead, both teams had ten shots each. After the second period, San Diego, who tied the game in the second period, outshot San Jose twelve to seven. After the third period and to end the game, San Jose outshot San Diego nine to five.

Penalties:

Both teams were able to show their special teams in tonight’s game. Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose went 1 for 2 with Colin White scoring his second of the season. For San Diego, they went 0 for 3, one of those being a five minute powerplay that San Jose was able to kill off. Stastically, San Jose came into the game second on the powerplay and ninth on the penalty kill. For San Diego, they came into the game ninth on the powerplay and first on the penalty kill.

Goalies:

Jakub Skarek got the start for San Jose while Calle Clang got the start for San Diego. Jakub Skarek, who made 26 saves on 28 shots, recorded the win. His record now moves to 10-5-0-1. Calle Clang, who made 28 saves on 30 shots, recorded the loss. His record now moves to 5-1-2-1.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Jakub Skarek
  2. Matthew Phillips
  3. Yegor Sidorov

The Barracuda will be in action on Saturday January 10th against the Bakersfield Condors at 7pm. This will be their first home game of 2026.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda take on Gulls in San Diego on Wednesday night

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San Jose Barracuda center Conlin White (16) tries to put the puck in the net against the Bakersfield Condors goaltender Connor Ungar (40) at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield on Sat Jan 3, 2026 (Bakersfield Condors photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 With multiple scoring options like Quentin Musty and Oliver Wahlstrom on the roster, who’s most likely to make an impact offensively?

#2 Will Matt Davis, Gabriel Carriere, or Jakub Skarek get the start, and how might that influence San Jose’s defensive performance?

#3 San Jose’s power play has been strong this season — can they convert and seize momentum early?

#4 With names like Luca Cagnoni and Mattias Havelid, which defensive pairing will shut down the Gulls’ top forwards?

#5 With John McCarthy behind the Barracuda bench, will lineup decisions — like forward combinations or goalie choice — be the key to neutralizing San Diego’s attack?

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

Barracuda fall to Condors in shootout 2-1

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San Jose Barracuda vs Bakersfield Condors on Saturday January 3rd at Dignity Health Arena (via Madison Montez)

By Madison Montez

BAKERSFIELD–San Jose Baracuda couldn’t hold on losing in a shootout 2-1 in Bakersfield on Saturday. Coming down the right side, Colin White scored to give San Jose a first period 1-0 lead. His first goal since coming back from injury.

On a shot from the blue line, Josh Brown tied the game at 1-1 with four minutes left in the game. Game went into overtime but it wasn’t enough as it went to a shootout. Josh Brown was the winner, scoring the only goal in the shootout.

After the first period, San Jose who had the lead, outscored Bakersfield twelve to seven. After the second period, Bakersfield outshot San Jose thirteen to six. And after the third period, to end the game, Bakersfield outshot San Jose fifteen to thirteen.

Coming into tonight’s game, the visiting San Jose Barracuda had a 25.2% on the powerplay and a 74.5% on the penalty kill. For the home Bakersfield Condors, they had a 26.2% on the powerplay and a 80.0% on the penalty kill. In tonight’s game, neither team was able to capitalize on their opportunities. San Jose had three chances while Bakersfield had four.

Gabriel Carriere and Connor Ungar got the start in tonight’s game. Carriere came into the game with a 0-1 record against this Condors team. Recording the win/loss and making 37 saves on 38 shots, his record now moves to 0-2 against the Condors. Ungar came into the game with a 0-0 record against this Barracuda team, making his first start against San Jose. Recording the win and making 33 saves on 34 shots, his record now moves to 1-0 against the Barracuda.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Josh Brown
  2. Connor Ungar
  3. Gabriel Carriere

The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday January 7th, where they will visit San Diego to take on the San Diego Gulls. The last time these two teams faced off was on Wednesday December 10th at home when they fell 3-1, Cam Lund scoring the lone goal.

Barracuda kick off New Year with a 4-1 loss against Condors

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San Jose Barracuda vs Bakersfield Condors on Friday January 2nd at Dignity Health Arena (via condors/x)

By Madison Montez

BAKERSFIELD–The San Jose Barracuda grabbed an important game to maintain position in the AHL standings with a 4-1 win over the Bakersfield Condors on Friday night. Coming onto the ice at the right time, Filip Bystedt shot one through goaltender Matt Tomkins to put San Jose ahead of Bakersfield 1-0 early in the first period. After being left open, Max Jones tied the game at 1-1.

Bakersfield took a 2-1 lead three minutes into the second period when Roby Järventie beat Jakub Skarek above his left shoulder.

Speeding through San Jose’s zone, Connor Clattenburg extended Bakersfield’s lead to 3-1. To seal the win, Seth Griffith scored an empty net goal to seal the 4-1 Bakersfield win.

After the first period, San Jose had the 1-0 lead and also outshot Bakersfield 11-8. After the second period, Bakersfield had the 2-1 lead but shots were even, 11 each. After the third period, Bakersfield, who scored twice, outshot San Jose 12-9.

San Jose wasn’t able to stay out of the penalty box, sitting down six different times while Bakersfield only went to the box one time. Neither team was able to capitalize on their opportunities. Coming into Friday night’s game, San Jose was second on the powerplay while Bakersfield was first. Shorthanded, San Jose was last and Bakersfield was fourth.

Jakub Skarek, who is 1-0 against Bakersfield got the start for San Jose. Skarek recorded the loss, making 27 saves on 30 shots. For the Condors, Matt Tomkins who is 0-1 against San Jose, got the start in Friday night’s game. Tomkins recorded the win, making 30 saves on 31 shots. Gabriel Carriere and Connor Ungar are expected to get the starts in Friday night’s game.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Max Jones
  2. Matt Tomkins
  3. Seth Griffith

The Barracuda will be back in action Saturday night against this same Bakersfield Condors team.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Uklavoic: Barracuda looking to right the ship after getting shutout by Ontario

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San Jose Barracuda left wing Egor Afanasyev (11) gives chase of Ontario Reign defenseman Otto Stalin (10) in AHL action at Tech CU in San Jose on Sat Dec 27, 2025 (San Jose Barracuda X photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 How do you assess San Jose’s offensive execution Saturday night, especially given that Barracuda forwards like Quentin Musty and Oliver Wahlstrom generated chances but weren’t able to convert? (referring to Musty and Wahlstrom as key Barracuda offensive names from the roster)

#2 Jakub Skarek faced 32 shots and ended up with the loss — what feedback do you have on his performance in net and how do you think the defense could have helped him more? (Skarek was the Barracuda goalkeeper Saturday night.

#3 Barracuda defensemen like Luca Cagnoni and Lucas Carlsson are important on the blue line — where do you see room for improvement in your defensive coverage against the Reign’s attack? (mentioning two Barracuda defenders)

#4 Cam Lund and Colin White have been contributors this season — what adjustments would they make moving forward after a scoreless night from both in this game? (referencing Barracuda forwards Lund and White)

#5 Next up it’s onto Ontario for the Reign again for New Year’s eve on Wednesday night at 6pm PT. The Reign gave them a battle shutting the Barracuda out last Saturday can the Barracuda get a better game next Wednesday?

Join Marko for the San Jose Barracuda podasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda shutout by Reign 3-0

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San Jose Barracuda vs Ontario Reign on Saturday December 27th at Tech CU Arena (via flickr/sjbarracuda)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–Aatu Jämeson got the Ontario Reign on the board first, scoring his fifth of the season after picking up a loose puck and sneaking it past Jakub Skarek. Andre Lee beat Skarek on his glove side to extend Ontario’s lead to 2-0 at 3:47 of the third. To seal the win, Nikita Alexandorov scored an empty net goal to extend their lead to 3-0.

Going up 1-0 into the first intermission, Ontario outshot San Jose 9-8. After the second period, San Jose outshot Ontario thirteen to seven but weren’t able to score. After the third period, San Jose outshot Ontario 11-5.

San Jose was the first to show their powerplay units. They had three opportunities but weren’t able to capitalize. Ontario had two chances but also weren’t able to capitalize. Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose had a 27.4% on the powerplay and 73.7% on the penalty kill. For Ontario, they came into Saturday night’s game 18.1% on the powerplay and 79.5% on the penalty kill.

Jakub Skarek got the start for San Jose. Skarek, who is coming off of a win against this same Ontario team, recorded his fourth loss. With the loss, his record now moves to 10-4-0-1. Isaiah Saville got the start for Ontario. Saville who is coming off of a loss against this San Jose team, recorded his fifth win. Making 32 saves on 32 shots, his record now moves to 5-1-1-1.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Isaiah Saville
  2. Aatu Jameson
  3. Andre Lee

The Barracuda will be back in action on New Years Eve in Ontario, wrapping up 2025. This will be the last meeting between these two teams until next season.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: The battle continues between the Reign and Barrcuda Saturday at Tech CU

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San Jose Barrcuda host the Ontario Reign at Tech Cu on Sat Dec 27, 2025 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda were in command with a three goal with a win over the Ontario Reign 6-3 Sunday at the Toyota Center.

#2 The Barracuda with the win improve to 17-9-1-1 second in the AHL Pacific Division behind the first place Colorado Eagles. The Barracuda are only three points behind the Eagles for that coveted first place spot.

#3 Marko, the Barracuda got goals in the first period from Jimmy Hunington for his fifth goal, Kasper Halttunen scored his sixth goal, and Shane Bowers picked up his first goal of the season what’s your impression of these scorers and that opening period.

#4 The Barracuda would add three more insurance goals with Filip Bystedt scoring his eighth goal in the second period. In the third period the Barracuda scored twice with Patrick Giles with his fifth goal, Pavol Regenda scored his fourth goal for the Barracuda’s sixth goal of the game.

#5 Two days after Christmas the Barracuda are at it again on Sat Dec 27th against the Ontario Reign at Tech CU. You’ve had a chance to see these two teams match up how do you see this match this Saturday?

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Barracuda wrap up roadtrip with a 6-3 win over Reign

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San Jose Barracuda vs Ontario Reign on Sunday December 21st at Toyota Arena Ontario (via flickr/ontarioreign)

By Madison Montez

The San Jose Barracuda showed off their special teams once again to start the game that helped lead for a 6-3 win against the Ontario Reign on Sunday. After Ontario’s Andre Lee was given a two minute roughing penalty and a game misconduct, Jimmy Huntington extended his point streak to two games.

As a result of San Jose not being able to clear the puck out of their zone, Ontario tied the game at one a piece. Jared Wright with his sixth goal of the season. Picking up a loose puck, Halttunen beat Sholl on his glove side to give San Jose their lead back. 30 seconds later, Shane Bowers scored his first goal in a Barracuda sweater to extend their lead to 3-1.

Staying aggressive in the second period, Filip Bystedt extended San Jose’s lead to 4-1. Ontario didn’t give up without a fight. Koehn Ziemmer scored his second of the season to cut into San Jose’s two goal lead. With two minutes left, Patrick Giles scored an empty net goal to extend San Jose’s lead. To seal the win, Pavol Regenda scored an empty net goal to improve to a 6-3 lead.

With the score being as close as it was, the shots were pretty close also. After the first period, Ontario outshot San Jose by one shot, 11-10. After the second period, Ontario outshot San Jose again, this time ten to eight. With four minutes left in the game, Jack Hughes scored to make it a one goal game.

Today’s game was very chippy which means there were a good amount of penalties taken. San Jose went to the box five times while Ontario went to the box four times. San Jose was able to capitalize on one of their three chances while Ontario didn’t capitalize on either of their two chances.

Gabriel Carriere got the start for San Jose, and making his AHL debut in today afternoon’s game, Mattias Sholl got the start for Ontario. Carriere, who recorded the win made 23 saves on 25 shots, and now has a record of 7-6-2-1. Sholl, who recorded the loss, and made 17 saves on 21 shots now has a AHL record of 0-1.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Jimmy Huntington
  2. Koehn Ziemmer
  3. Jared Wright

The Barracuda will be back in action returning home at Tech CU on Sat December 27th where they will host this same Ontario Reign team.