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Gulls dominate the Barracuda in 6-1 win

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By Marko Ukalovic

New building name, still the same old house of horrors for the San Jose Barracuda. They were humiliated by the San Diego Gulls in a 6-1 defeat on Wednesday evening at Pachanga Arena. The loss snapped the Cuda’s 10-game point streak and have lost the last seven games they have played at the arena formerly known as the San Diego Sports Arena.

Joseph Blandisi drew first blood for San Diego in a first period dominated by the Anaheim Ducks affiliate. Blandisi from Sam Steel and raced his way into the Cuda zone, where he beat San Jose goalie Antoine Bibeau (6-3-3) with a backhander for his third goal of the season at the 18:09 mark. Luke Schenn received the secondary assist.

Sam Carrick doubled the lead for San Diego (10-11-1-2) when he scored a short-handed goal after punching home a rebound off an Adam Cracknell shot at the 6:52 mark of the second period. Carrick’s 12th goal of the season was also his third short-handed goal this season as well. It was the first short handed goal San Jose has given up on the season.

San Jose (16-4-1-3) redeemed themselves on their next power play opportunity. Kyle Wood entered the Gulls zone and fed a pass over to Nick DeSimone as he charged toward the high slot and snapped a wrist shot past Gulls goalie Kevin Boyle (7-5-0), who had been stone cold against the Cuda prior to that, for his sixth goal of the season at the 15:54 mark. Cuda point leader Francis Perron received the secondary assist.

In the third period, things unraveled for the Cuda. Matt Berry started the four unanswered goal barrage for San Diego early in the third period. Berry redirected a Jaycob Megna shot past Bibeau into the back of the net for his first goal of the season at the 4:00 mark. Chase De Leo received the secondary assist.

San Diego put the game away with a controversial goal halfway through the final frame. Deven Sideroff sent in a shot on net that created a mad scramble in front of the net. Berry crashed the net where the puck initially went in, but was waved off at first by referee Ryan Hersey. After a replay review, De Leo was credited with his sixth goal of the season at the 10:10 mark.

The Gulls put the nail in the coffin after a San Jose turnover. Giovanni Fiore centered a pass over to Troy Terry, who buried the puck past Bibeau for his ninth goal of the season at the 14:04 mark. Steel received the secondary assist.

Blandisi completed the scoring with his second goal of the night. He made a spin-o-rama move in front of the net that Bibeau poke-checked the puck off of Blandisi’s skate and slid underneath him for Blandisi’s fourth goal of the season at the 18:00 mark.

Boyle made 23 saves on 24 saves to earn the victory. Bibeau, who was under siege for most of the game, suffered the loss making 33 saves on 39 shots.

GAME NOTES: San Jose was 1/3 on the power play. It was the fourth consecutive game the Cuda have scored with the man advantage. San Diego was 0/3.

Defenseman Jacob Middleton missed the game with an upper body injury he suffered in the third period against Ontario on Sunday.

Evan Weinger was a healthy scratch for the first time this season. Jeremy Roy and Cavan Fitzgerald were back in the lineup for San Jose.

The announced attendance was 6,225.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda return home on Friday, Dec. 21 to start a weekend series with the Tuscon Roadrunners at 7:00 pm at SAP Center.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: It’s raining goals! Cuda unstoppable as they host Tucson Friday

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On the Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 No mercy for the Ontario Reign. The San Jose Barracuda gave it to them with three unanswered goals on Sunday 5-2.

#2 Nick DeSimone, John Martin, and Jacob Middleton scored the three for San Jose. How much have they’ve been during this winning campaign?

#3 The Barracuda are getting the shots on goal against Ontario. They outshot them 11-8 in the first period.

#4 For San Jose, Dylan Gambrell and Francis Perron doubled down with insurance goals.

#5 The Barracuda get another shot at San Diego tonight after losing to the Gulls Saturday.

Marko does the Barracuda podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda cruise past Reign 5-2

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By Marko Ukalovic

It didn’t take long for the San Jose Barracuda to get the bad taste of San Diego out of their mouth. Less than 24 hours after their shootout loss to the Gulls, San Jose scored three unanswered goals to start the game in route to a 5-2 victory over the Ontario Reign on Sunday evening at Citizens Business Bank Arena.

Nick DeSimone drew first blood for San Jose (16-3-1-3) when he collected the puck at the blue line, skated in toward the net from the left-wing and snapped a wrist shot past Reign goalie Peter Budaj (3-5-2) for his fifth goal of the season at the 8:51 mark of the first period. Alex True and Jon Martin received assists.

Martin gave the Cuda a 2-0 lead at the 13:00 mark when he was able to spun a wrist shot from distance off the crossbar into the back of the net for his second goal of the season. Zach Frye and True received assists.

San Jose outshot Ontario 11-8 in the first period as Cuda goalie Josef Korenar (10-1-1) wasn’t tested much in the opening frame.

In the second period, San Jose scored its third unanswered goal on the power play. Jacob Middleton fed a pass over to True in the slot, who beat a diving Budaj, who ended up on his stomach, into the back of the net for his ninth goal of the season at the 3:25 mark. Kyle Wood picked up the secondary assist.

Ontario would make things interesting as they scored the next two goals to close the gap to a one-goal deficit. First, Kyle Clauge was able to take advantage of a failed clearing attempt by San Jose as he shoveled in a loose puck from atop the crease past Korenar for his second goal of the season at the 14:40 mark. Then Matt Moulson fired a shot past Korenar from between the faceoff circles for his eighth goal of the season with just 18 seconds left in the middle frame.

Dylan Gambrell gave the Cuda an insurance goal at the beginning of the third period. He batted an airborne puck out of mid-air past Budaj for his sixth goal of the season at the 1:02 mark. Thomas Gregoire and DeSimone received assists.

Francis Perron added to the party and closed out the scoring when True, on his way to a career-high, four-point night, found Perron open in the low slot and he buried the puck past Budaj for his 11th goal of the season at the 9:12 mark.

Korenar finished the game, making 24 saves on 26 shots for his 10th victory of the season. Budaj suffered the loss, making 33 saves on 38 shots.

GAMES NOTES: San Jose was 1/5 on the power play. Ontario was 0/2.

Jeffery Truchon-Viel and Jamie Devane exchanged fisticuffs with each other late in the third period as the Reign’s frustrations had boiled over at that point.

The announce attendance was 7,771.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda conclude their three-game road trip with a stop back down to San Diego to take on the Gulls on Wednesday at 7:00 pm at Pachanga Arena.

Barracuda fall to Gulls in shootout 4-3

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By Marko Ukalovic

The San Diego Gulls never say die attitude helped erased a two-goal deficit and eventually win 4-3 in a shootout over the San Jose Barracuda on Friday evening at Pachanga Arena. Despite the loss, San Jose has earned a point in nine straight games.

San Jose (15-3-1-3) drew first blood on the power play just 36 seconds into the game. Jayden Halbgewachs fed a pass over to Alex True below the right circle and True buried a point-blank shot past Gulls goalie Kevin Boyle (6-5-0) for his eighth goal of the season. Vincent Praplan received the secondary assist.

The Cuda would double their lead when captain John McCarthy pick-pocketed the puck off Troy Terry’s stick that led to a 3-on-1 odd man rush along with Kyle Wood and Antti Suomela up the ice. Suomela’s cross-ice pass would deflect off a Gulls defender, as he went sliding onto his stomach, and into the back of the net for Suomela’s first career AHL goal at the 11:35 mark.

San Diego (9-11-1-2) cut the lead in half just under two minutes later when Max Jones swiped in a rebound off a Sam Carrick shot past Cuda goalie Antoine Bibeau (6-2-3). Jones won a battle along the corner and was rewarded with his sixth goal of the season at the 13:28 mark.

Jones evened up the game in the second period for his second goal of the season. After a failed clearing attempt by San Jose kept the puck in their own zone, Isac Lundestrom fed Jones who sniped a shot over Bibeau’s left shoulder for his seventh goal of the season at the 3:57 mark.

The middle frame featured two fights that happened over the final 11 minutes of the period. Jeremy Roy went toe-for-toe with Carrick and then Jon Martin and Like Schenn exchanged fisticuffs.

San Jose regained the lead early in the third period when Dylan Gambrell rifled a shot from the right point over the shoulder of Boyle for his fifth goal of the season at the 6:43 mark. Wood and Keaton Middleton received assists.

The Gulls scored the equalizer on the power play when Carrick bounced a pass off a Cuda defender past Bibeau for his 11th goal of the season halfway through the third period at the 10:03 mark.

In overtime the Cuda had a golden chance to leave San Diego with a win, but McCarthy and Halbgewachs weren’t able to connect on their 2-on-1 odd man rush.

Adam Cracknell scored the game-winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout.

Boyle made 28 saves on 31 shots to earn the victory. Bibeau suffered the tough luck loss making 25 saves on 28 shots.

GAME NOTES: San Jose was 1/4 on the power play. San Diego was 1/5.

The announced attendance was 10,911.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda head to Ontario to conclude their two-game SoCal trip as they take on the Reign on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 5:00 pm.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: They can’t be contained, Barracuda light up the lamp with heavy offense

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#1 What does that tell you when the San Jose Barracuda (14-3-1-2) are able to score two goals in the first period in the first 39 seconds to open the game against the Bakerfield Condors?

#2 The Cuda are red-hot. They’ve won five straight and are first in the Pacific Division they get ready for the San Diego Gulls Saturday night at 7 PM.

#3 Rourke Chartier–he’s got a future he took a shot in the second period for his fifth point in four games against the Condors.

#4 The Cuda found themselves in front 4-0 and the team never let up this is a team that just simply dominated the Cuda, who are the best in the AHL at 8-1-0-1.

#5 The Barracuda head down to sunny San Diego for a Saturday night faceoff. Marko sets the game up for us.

Marko does the San Jose Barracuda podcasts for http://www.sportsradioservice.com each Wednesday

Barracuda sweep the home and home series with 4-0 shutout win over the Condors

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By Marko Ukalovic

There are fast starts and then there are fast starts by the San Jose Barracuda. They scored two goals in the first 39 seconds of the game to coast their way to a 4-0 shut out victory over the Bakersfield Condors on Sunday evening at SAP Center. The win is the fifth in a row for the Pacific Division leaders.

Dylan Gambrell got off the schneid when he tipped in a Kyle Wood shot from the point past Condors goalie Shane Starrett (5-1-0) 23 seconds into the game. Gambrell’s fourth goal of the season set a San Jose (14-3-1-2) franchise record for quickest goal to start a game. Vincent Praplan received the secondary assist. The goal snapped an 11-game goalless streak for Gambrell.

Jayden Halbgewachs set up Manny Wiederer 16 seconds later as Wiederer sent a wrist shot past Starrett for his seventh goal of the season at the 0:39 mark.

Francis Perron intercepted a cross ice pass in the Cuda zone and skated in all alone on a breakaway and buried the puck past Starrett for his team-leading 10th goal and 22nd point of the season at the 3:57 mark. The Cuda had three goals on the first three shots. Perron is currently on a four-game point streak.

Bakersfield (11-9-0-0) had a chance to get on the board with seconds left at the end of the first 20 minutes with a mad scramble in front of the net, but Cuda goalie Josef Korenar (8-1-1) found the puck through all the traffic.

Korenar made a key moment in the game in the second period while Bakersfield was on the power play. Tyler Benson had a wide-open net to shoot at, but Korenar maneuvered his way over to make a spectacular save to deny Benson. Korenar made another save second after that led to a successful penalty kill.

San Jose blew the game the open on the power play toward the end of the middle frame for a 4-0 lead. Nick DeSimone found an open Rourke Chartier. who snapped a shot past Starrett for his second goal of the season at the 17:36 mark. Chartier now has five points in four games against the Condors. Perron received the secondary assist.

Korenar was excellent in between the pipes for his ninth victory of the season stopping all 31 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season. Starrett suffered his first back to back losses of the season making 18 saves on 22 shots.

GAME NOTES: San Jose was 1/4 on the power play. Bakersfield was 0/4

This was the eighth straight game San Jose has earned at least one point. They are now 8-1-0-1 (best in the AHL) at SAP Center including winning the past six in a row.

It was Kansas City Blades night at the Tank. The Blades were the San Jose Sharks minor league affiliate in the IHL from 1991-96.

The announced attendance was 3,073.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda travel down to San Diego to take on the Gulls on Saturday, December 15 at 7:00 pm.

Barracuda take down Condors 4-2 for fourth win in a row

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By Marko Ukalovic

The San Jose Barracuda scored four answered goals and never looked back in a dominating 4-2 victory over the Bakersfield Condors at Rabobank Arena on Saturday evening. It was the Cuda’s fourth win in a row and it kept them atop of the Pacific Division standings with 31 points.

San Jose (14-3-1-2) drew first blood just before halfway through the first period. Dylan Gambrell skated around behind the net with a wrap around attempt where the puck ended up on captain John McCarthy’s stick and he tapped it in past Condors goalie Shane Starrett (5-1-0) for his sixth goal of the season at the 8:33 mark. Jacob Middleton received the secondary assist,

The Cuda spent most of the period short-handed, but were able to kill off all four of Bakersfield’s (11-9-0-0) power plays, including a double-minor called on Manny Wiederer for high-sticking. San Jose goalie Antonie Bibeau (6-2-2) made some key saves on all four opportunities. San Jose was outshot 13-8 in the first 20 minutes.

Jeffery Truchon-Viel doubled the lead for San Jose early in the second period. He stole the puck on a failed clearing attempt. He sent the puck back to the right point where Jeremy Roy shot the puck in on net where Truchon-Viel pounced on a rebound and put it into the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season at the 4:02 mark.

Alexander True continued his hot streak half way through the middle frame to give San Jose a commanding 3-0 lead. Linemate Francis Perron threaded a pass from below the goal line past two Condor defenders’ sticks over to True, who buried it past Starrett for his seven goal the season at the 10:05 mark. True has scored in three consecutive games, including six goals over his last seven games. Jon Martin received the secondary assist.

Wiederer scored his sixth goal of the season when he tipped in a shot from Nick DeSimone, who fired a shot from the right point at the 6:15 mark of the third period. Rourke Chartier received the secondary assist.

Logan Day spoiled the shutout bid for Bibeau when he scored his fourth goal of the season at the 15:31 mark. His second goal in three games came from the right point as Bibeau was screened with traffic in front of the crease. Brad Malone and Patrick Russell picked up assists.

Joe Gambardella completed the scoring when he scored his ninth goal of the season on a shot that went top self past Bibeau at 18:47 mark to make the game respectable. Russell and Ethan Bear received assists.

Bibeau was excellent between the pipes, making 33 saves on 35 shots. Starrett, the second-year netminder, suffered his first loss of the season, making 14 saves on 18 shots.

GAME NOTES: San Jose was 0/1 on the power play. Bakersfield was 0/7.

Notorious Cuda killer Josh Currie had to leave the game late in the third period when a puck deflected off of DeSimone’s stick and hit him in the face.

Perron leads the Cuda in the following offensive categories: First on the Barracuda in points (21), goals (9), assists (12) power-play goals (5) and shooting percentage (31.0%).

Vincent Praplan returned to the ice after missing the past five games with an injury.

The Barracuda boast the Western Conference’s best road winning percentage (7-2-1-1 = .700) and have collected points in their last four road contests. In addition, San Jose’s +11 goal differential on road ice is the best in the Pacific Division.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda return home on Sunday, December 9 to conclude the home and home series with the Condors at 5:00 pm PST at SAP Center.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: With a four-game win streak, the Barrcuda have all the confidence going into Bakersfield Saturday

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On the San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 The Barracuda didn’t waste any time scoring two quick unanswered goals in the first period and three in the third period good enough to beat the San Diego Gulls on Monday night at SAP Center.

#2 Cuda are the hot team with three straight wins and in first place in the Pacific with 29 points.

#3 The Cuda’s Kyle Wood scored the game-winning goal at the 6:45 mark of the third period when Francis Perron led him with a pass into the San Diego zone.

#4 Wood said it took him some 18 to 19 games to find the back of the net, but was very relieved to get that goal.

#5 The Barracuda face off next in Bakersfield against the Condors. San Jose brings a very confident win streak into Bakersfield the team is pretty confident right now.

Marko does the Barracuda podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioradioservice.com

Barracuda shoot down Gulls with 5-3 win

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By Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Barracuda scored two unanswered goals early and then three unanswered late in the game to take down the San Diego Gulls 5-3 on Monday evening at SAP Center. They have now won three games in a row and sit atop the Pacific Division with 29 points.

Kyle Wood scored the game-winning goal at the 6:45 mark of the third period when Francis Perron led him with a pass into the San Diego zone. With the help of a screen from Alexander True, Wood fired a shot from the point past Gulls goalie Jared Coreau (3-4-2) for his first goal of the season. Wood finished with a two-point night (1G, 1A).

“I’ve been trying to chip in any way possible,” said Wood. “It’s nice to see that one finally go in. (It) only took 18 or 19 games. So it was a big relief.”

San Jose (13-3-1-2) drew first blood early into the first period. Kyle Wood skated in along the right boards, fed a wide open Alex True, who beat Coreau top self into the upper left corner of the goal for his fifth goal of the season at the 3:53 mark. Keaton Middleton received the secondary assist.

Wood made an excellent defensive play to stop a goal from San Diego (8-8-1-1) three minutes after assisting on True’s goal. Troy Terry was able to keep inside the Cuda zone when San Jose failed to clear the puck. He fed a pass to the left slot to Kalle Kossila, who had a wide-open net to shoot at. Wood made a diving save with his body to keep the score 1-0 in favor of San Jose.

San Jose dominated play in the penalty-free opening frame as they outshot San Diego 16-5.

San Diego had a short-handed scoring chance just before the halfway mark of the second period from Joseph Blandisi, but Cuda goalie Josef Korenar (8-1-1) was able to stop Blandisi’s wrist shot without giving up a rebound.

San Jose extended its lead to 2-0 when Nick DeSimone had possession of the puck along the right boards and threaded a pass into the middle of the crease where captain John McCarthy re-directed the puck past Coreau for his fifth goal of the season at the 12:16 mark. Rourke Chartier received the secondary assist.

San Jose closed out the middle frame with the ice tilted in their favor as they outshot San Diego 14-7.

San Diego cut the lead in the half early in the third period when Devin Sideroff won a battle behind the net and fed a pass over to a wide open Alex Dostie, who was all alone on Korenar and snapped a back-hander into the lower right corner of the net for his first goal of the season at the 2:17 mark. Ben Thomson received the secondary assist. Luke Schenn received the secondary assist.

It didn’t take long for the Gulls to get the equalizer 13 seconds later. Blandisi fought his way to win a battle and sent a pass to a crashing Chase Deleo, who corralled the puck and tapped it home past Korenar for his fifth goal of the season at the 2:30 mark.

“They scored those two quick goals and we just kinda stuck with it,” said Cuda head coach Roy Sommer. “We get down, guys buckle in and they get mad. They want to continue the success we’re having.”

Evan Weinger gave the Cuda san insurance goal when he finished off a pretty 2-on-1 chance burying the puck past Coreau into the upper right corner for his fifth goal of the season at the 11:19 mark. Matt Fonteyne skated in along the left boards and sent in a pass right to the tape of Weinger, who made no mistake about it as Coreau never had a chance in making a save. Jeffery Truchon-Viel received the secondary assist.

Steve Olesky immediately went after Weinger in frustration with Truchon-Viel coming to the aid of his teammate. Both Truchon-Viel and Olesky received matching roughing penalties.

True scored his second goal of the night on an empty netter with the Gulls having pulled Coreau with over three minutes remaining in the game. Jon Martin fed the puck over to True who did a spin-o-rama before cashing in with his sixth goal of the season at the 17:11 mark.

Terry completed the scoring when he beat Korenar with a point-blank shot that went top-shelf after taking a feed from Blandisi from behind the net. Terry’s eighth goal of the season came at the 18:42 mark.

Korenar finished the game, making 19 saves on 22 shots for the victory. Coreau made 32 saves on 36 shots in suffering the defeat.

GAME NOTES: San Jose was 0/2 on the power play. San Diego never received a power play opportunity. 

This was the first of 10 meetings between the two teams, including twice more in December. San Jose was 4-3-1-0 against San Diego last season and are now 14-12-3-2 all time against them.

San Jose have allowed a league-low 44 goals this season and are now currently first in the AHL in goal-differential with +25. The Iowa Wild are second with +23.

The announced attendance was 3,092.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda head south to Bakersfield to take on the Condors on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Rabobank Arena at 7:00 pm.

Barracuda douse the Heat with 6-4 victory

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@sjbarracuda: The San Jose Barracuda Maxim Letunov (84) puts one on net against Stockton Heat goalie Nick Schneider (30) Saturday night at Stockton Arena 

by Marko Ukalovic

The San Jose Barracuda started off a quick and never looked back as they scored three first period goals en route to a 6-4 victory over their Nor Cal rival the Stockton Heat on Saturday evening at the Stockton Arena. The win snapped the Cuda’s four-game losing streak on the road.

Alex True and San Jose (12-3-1-2) drew first blood before the game was even two minutes old. True scored his fourth goal of the season at the 1:25 mark of the first period, putting the puck past Heat goalie Nick Schneider’s five-hole (6-2-0). Cavan Fitzgerald and Francis Perron received assists.

The Cuda would double their lead 50 seconds later when Maxim Letunov
threaded a pass from the right wing to Manny Weiderer, who stood atop the crease on the near swiped it in to give San Jose a 2-0 lead. Weiderer’s fifth goal of the season came at the 2:15 mark. Jeremy Roy also received the secondary assist. 

Captain John McCarthy concluded the three unanswered goals by San Jose in the first period as he scored his scored fourth goal of the season tipping in a shot by Fitzgerald at the 16:46 mark. It marked Fitzgerald’s second assist on the night. Rourke Chartier also received the secondary assist.

In the second period, Stockton (11-11-1-0) would break through early on when Glenn Gawdin’s initial shot was stopped by Cuda’s goalie Antoine Bibeau (5-2-2) but Matthew Phillips jammed in the loose rebound for his fifth goal of the season at the 2:21 mark. Dillon Dube received the secondary assist.

In what would be the turning point in the game, San Jose regained their three-goal lead when Jeffery Truchon-Viel spun in a puck in from close range at the 4:01 mark.

San Jose extended their lead to 5-1 after Jayden Halbgewachs received a pass wide open in the slot from True and buried it past Schneider for his sixth goal of the season at the 6:24 mark. The goal snapped a seven-game goaless drought for Halbgewachs.

Schneider’s was sent to the showers right after allowing five goals on only 14 shots. Jon Gillies came in mop-up duty for the rest of the game.

Spencer Foo scored the first of his two goals on the night when Alan Quine fed a pass to over to a wide-open Foo on the back door, who swept it past Bibeau for his seventh goal of the season at the 8:56 mark.

In the third period, Stockton made it 5-3 early into the final frame. Scott Sabourin snapped a shot past Bibeau into the short side of the goal for his second goal on the season at the 3:06 mark.

Chartier then finished off the scoring for the Cuda with an empty-netter at the 17:32 mark. Dylan Gambrell and Bibeau were credited with assists.

Foo completed the scoring with his eight goal and second of the evening to make the score look respectable with 49 seconds left in the contest but it was too little, too late for Stockton, who are 1-5 against the Cuda on the season.

Bibeau earned the victory after stopping 26 of 30 Stockton shots, while Schneider suffered the loss and Gillies (4-7-1) took a no-decision after stopping all 12 shots he faced in 32 minutes and 35 seconds of work.

GAME NOTES: San Jose was 0/3 on the power play. Stockton was 0/1.

With the victory, it was San Jose’s third straight against the Heat and improved their record at Stockton Arena to 3-0 on the season. The win also placed San Jose atop the AHL with a .750 winning percentage

The announced attendance was 3,080.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda return home on Monday, Dec. 3 to host the San Diego Gulls at 7:00 pm at SAP Center.