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Barracuda fall to Firebirds 4-2 in midweek matchup

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San Jose Barracuda vs Coachella Valley Firebirds on Wednesday December 17th at Acrisure Arena (via coachellavalleyfirebirds/flickr)

By Madison Montez

The San Jose Barracuda took a tough loss to the Coachella Valley Firebirds 4-2 Tuesday night. After the Barracuda failed to keep the puck in their zone, Firebirds took advantage and scored for the first goal in Wednesday night’s midweek matchup in.

John Hayden put his team on top first, poking the puck in after many attempts. San Jose starting the third period on a powerplay and eventually getting 5 on 3 action, Oliver Wahlstrom scored his sixth powerplay goal to tie the game at 1-1. Mitchell Stephens, who beat the Barracuda to the puck, gave his team the lead again at 5:40 of the third period.

A minute into their third powerplay opportunity of the third period, Filip Bystedt tied the game at 2-2 a piece, scoring his third powerplay goal of the season. Picking up the ricochet and going coast to coast, Oskar Fisker Molgaard put his team ahead with 3:16 left of the third. To seal the win, Logan Morrison scored an empty net goal.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Coachella Valley nine to seven. After the second period, both teams had 14 shots on goal. After the third period, San Jose outshot Calgary 17-9. As a result, San Jose outshot Coachella Valley 40-30.

Both teams had a shot to show off their special teams. For San Jose, they went 2-5 on the powerplay. Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose came second on the powerplay and last on the penalty kill. For Coachella Valley, they went 0 for 5 on the powerplay. Coming into Wednesday night’s game, Coachella Valley came sixth on the powerplay and fifth on the penalty kill.

For San Jose’s Gabriel Carriere, this was his first matchup ever against the Coachella Valley Firebirds. For Coachella Valley, Nikke Koko got the start. Carriere, who recorded the loss, made 26 saves on 29 shots. After coming off of a 27 save win on the 12th, Carriere’s record is now 6-6-2-1. Koko who recorded the win, made 38 saves on 40 shots. After coming off of a 23 saves on 23 shots coming into relief, Koko’s record is now 9-4-1-1.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Nikke Koko
  2. Oskar Fisker Molgaard
  3. Oliver Wahlstrom

The Barracuda will be in action again on Saturday against the Ontario Reign for the first of four straight matchups between these two teams. The last time these two teams faced off was on Saturday November 15th when the Barracuda came out on top 4-3.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda finally catches up to win in OT against Texas

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The San Jose Barracuda forward Igor Chernyshov (92) and forward Filip Bystedt (18) defends against the Texas Stars forward Attu Hyry (12) who sends the puck around the dashboards at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Sat Dec 13, 2025 (Texas Stars photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Filip Bystedt scored the OT winner Saturday night — what was going on on that power-play opportunity, and how did you see it develop?

#2 Egor Afanasyev tied the game in the second period — what adjustments was he making offensively to find space against the Stars?

#3 Jakub Škarek stopped 30 of 34 shots — what did you think about his performance Saturday night, especially late in regulation and in overtime?

#4 Patrick Giles was one of the Barracuda’s three stars — how important was his physical presence and leadership on the ice Saturday night?

#5 After coming back from multiple ties, what was the team’s mindset heading into overtime, and how did the group stay composed?

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

Bystedt’s OT winner propels Barracuda to 4-3 win over Stars

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San Jose Barracuda defenseman Luca Cagnoni (#42) looks to make a pass over to one of his teammates against the Texas Stars at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Saturday DEC 13, 2025. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

Filip Bystedt scored his second goal of the game with 3:08 remaining in overtime on the power play as the San Jose Barracuda overcame three one-goal deficits to defeat the Texas Stars 4-3 Saturday evening at H-E-B- Center at Cedar Park.

Igor Chernyshov sent a cross-ice pass from the left wing over to Bystedt who buried a one-timer top shelf past Stars goalie Remi Poirier for a power play goal, his second goal of the game and sixth of the season at the 1:52 mark of the overtime period as San Jose left the Lone Star state with four points.

San Jose, who never led in the game, has won two games in a row as they sweep the weekend series. Texas has lost four games in a row.

Texas (8-13-3-1) drew first blood with an even strength goal early in the first period. Tristan Bertucci won a battle along the far side boards. Bertucci sent a cross-ice pass over to a pinching Michael Karow who beat Cuda goalie Jakub Skarek with a one-timer with a back door goal, his third of the season at the 2:58 mark.

San Jose (15-8-1-1) score the equalizer late in the opening frame. A failed clearing attempt by Texas led to a give and go between Igor Chernyshov and Filip Bystedt at the left faceoff circle. Bystedt fired a wrist shot that beat Poirier over the glove on the near side for his first goal of the game and fifth goal of the season at the 17:12 mark.

The Stars regained the lead with its second even strength goal near the halfway point of the second period. A failed clearing attempt by San Jose led to Cameron Hughes coming away with the puck. Hughes centered the puck in between the faceoff circles over to Matthew Seminoff who blasted a one-timer past Skarek for his fifth goal of the season at the 8:02 mark.

The Barracuda scored their second equalizer of the game just under three minutes later. Bystedt glided a puck a through the crease where the puck hit off of the skate of Egor Afanasyev and into the back of the net for his second goal of the season at the 10:58 mark.

Texas gained its third lead of the contest with its third even strength goal early in the third period. After a faceoff win inside the Cuda zone, Gavin White knuckleballed a shot from the point that went over the blocker of Skarek for his second goal of the season at the 4:53 mark.

San Jose didn’t go down quietly as they scored their third equalizer late in the third period. Patrick Giles centered the puck from the left wing into the crease. Cam Lund fought through the traffic in front and poked home the puck past Poirier for his fourth goal of the season at the 17:11 mark.

Skarek stopped 26 of the 29 shots he faced to earn his eighth win of the season. Poirier made 30 saves on 34 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 1-for-4 on the power play. Texas went 0-for-3.

San Jose has four straight overtime games.

The Three Stars of the Game:

1) Bystedt (2G, 1A)

2) Seminoff (1G,0A)

3) Giles (0G, 1A)

UP NEXT: San Jose continues their five-game road trip on Wednesday December 17 when they take the Coachella Valley Firebirds at 6:00pm at Acrisure Arena.

Ex-Barracuda Bailey takes down his former team in Gulls 2-1 win

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San Jose Barracuda defenseman (#42) awaits the puck during the game against the San Diego Gulls at Tech CU Arena on Wednesday DEC 10, 2025. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

Justin Bailey scored the eventual game-winning goal in the second period as the San Diego Gulls defeated the San Jose Barracuda 3-1 on Wednesday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose has lost two games in a row as the closed out the homestand at 1-2. San Diego has twon two games in a row.

San Diego (9-6-6-0) drew first blood late in the first period with an even strength goal. A shot from Ryan Carpenter from close range was initially saved by ‘Cuda goalie Jakub Skarek. The rebound leaked out to the slot where Judd Caulfield beat Skarek with a wrist shot top-shelf for his eighth goal of the season at the 14:20 mark.

The Gulls doubled its lead 54 seconds to start to the second period. Sasha Pastujov slid a back door pass through the crease to Justin Bailey who buried the puck into an open net for his ninth goal of the season. Bailey played for the Barracuda back in the 2023-24 season.

San Jose (13-8-1-1) cut the deficit in half less than five minutes later. Jimmy Huntington fed the puck down low to Cam Lund behind the Gulls net. Lund made a quick move to beat Gulls goalie Calle Clang with a backhanded wraparound for his third goal at the 5:24 mark.

The blood started to boil late in the middle frame between the two divisional rivals when a clean hit by Anthony Vincent sparked a fight with Nathan Gaucherat the 13:05 mark. Then two minutes Braden Hache and Noah Warren who squared off with each other right after a faceoff at the 15:17 mark.

Caulfield scored his second goal of the contest, an empty netter, his ninth of the season with 28 seconds remaining to ice the game for San Diego.

Clang finished the game stopping 32 of the 33 pucks he faced to earn his second win of the season. Skarek made 32 saves on 34 shots in the losing effort.

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

The Three Stars of the Game:

  1. Bailey (1G,0A)

    2. Lund (1G,0A)

    3. Clang (32 saves)

    UP NEXT: San Jose begins a five-game road trip with a weekend series versus the Texas Stars on Friday December 12th at 5:00pm at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.

    San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda defense just got pelted by Roadrunners in 6-2 loss Saturday

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    San Jose Barracuda skated to a 6-2 loss on Teddy Bear Toss day against the Tucson Roadrunners at Tech CU in San Jose on Sat Dec 8, 2025 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

    SJ Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

    #1 San Jose Barracuda Jack Thompson scored the opening goal of the game on Saturday at 5:20 in the first period — It was the first of only two goals for San Jose.

    #2 How did players like Lucas Cagnoni or Quentin Musty perform in the game (shots, assists, ice time)?

    #3 Did the Barracuda get any power-play (PP) goals during the game, — which Barracuda forwards (from the roster such as Anthony Vincent, Donavan Houle, etc.) had chances or contributed on special teams?

    #4 Which Barracuda defensemen (Mattias Havelid, Jake Furlong, or others) logged the most ice time or had notable defensive plays — and how did that impact the final 6–2 result?

    #5 Looking at the Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 games back-to-back between the teams, how did the Barracuda adjust their lineup from the win (4–3 OT on Dec. 5) to the loss (6–2) — did they make changes to forwards like Igor Chernyshov, or shift defensive pairings including someone like Cagnoni or Havelid?

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

    Carlsson’s OT winner propels Barracuda 4-3 over Roadrunners

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    San Jose Barracuda forward Micheal Misa lines up to take a faceoff against the Tucson Roadrunners at Tech CU Arena on Friday DEC 5, 2025. (San Jose Barracuda)

    by Marko Ukalovic

    San Jose Barracuda defenseman Lucas Carlsson scored the game winning goal with 57.8 seconds left in overtime to give the Cuda a 4-3 win over the Tucson Roadrunners on Friday evening at Tech CU Arena.

    San Jose has won seven of its last eight games and 11 out of their last 14. Tucson has lost three games in a row.

    Carlsson’s heroics were set up Filip Bystedt who fed Carlsson with a pass back up to the point after a faceoff win. Carlsson blasted a slap shot past Roadrunners goalie Jaxson Stauber for his seventh goal of the season.

    San Jose Sharks rookie center Michael Misa made his return to the ice after healing from a right ankle injury he suffered back on November 5th. Misa is on a conditioning assignment with the Barracuda. He didn’t need much time to shake off the rust as his first shot of the game rang off of the post early in the first period.

    Each team had a power play opportunity in the opening frame, but neither were able to capitalize as the first 20 minutes was scoreless. Tucson had a slight edge in shots 13-9.

    San Jose (13-6-1-1) drew first blood with an even strength goal early in the second period. Anthony Vincent fed a pass back to the point to Kasper Halttunen. The Finnish rookie skated in between the faceoff circles before launching a wrist shot top shelf past Stauber for his fifth goal of the season at the 7:56 mark.

    Tucson (8-10-3-0) evened the game late in the middle frame with an even strength goal. Max Szuber received the puck off of the end boards. Suzber’s backhand pass made it out to the slot where Ben McCartney beat Cuda goalie Jakub Skarek with a quick wrist shot through the five-hole for his seventh goal of the season at the 17:48 mark.

    The Roadrunners gained its first lead of the game with a power play goal early in the third period. Cameron Hebig’s shot from the between the faceoff circles was initially stopped by Skarek but Kevin Rooney cleaned up the rebound on the short side for his sixth goal of the season at the 5:21 mark.

    Tucson’s lead didn’t last long as San Jose countered with the equalizer on the next shift. Misa found Luca Cagnoni along the right board. Cagnoni skated around a Roadrunner defender with a spin-o-rama before depositing the puck off of a skate past Stauber from a tight angle for his fifth goal of the season 18 seconds later.

    The Roadrunners gained its second lead of the game after a failed clearing attempt by the Cuda. Noel Nord intercepted the puck at the blueline and spun around with a backhand pass out to a wide-open Sammy Walker for a breakaway opportunity. Walker got Skarek to go down before roofing a backhander for his fourth goal of the season at the 8:17 mark.

    Once again it didn’t take San Jose long to tally their second equalizer of the game. Igor Chernyshov intercepted an errant pass in the slot and buried a wrist shot from point-blank range for his team leading 11th goal of the season 40 seconds later.

    Skarek finished the game stopping 30 of the 33 shots he faced to earn his fifth win of the season. Stauber made 30 saves on 34 shots in the losing effort.

    GAME NOTES: Both teams finished 1-for-3 on the power play.

    The Three Stars of the Game:

    1) Carlsson (1G,0A)

    2) Chernyshov (1G,0A)

    3) Walker (1G, 1A)

    UP NEXT: San Jose and Tucson conclude their two-game weekend series on Saturday December 6 at 6:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

    San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda get away with close game against Eagles 4-3

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    San Jose Barracuda left wing Pavol Regenda (84) makes his way down ice quickly against the Colorado Eagles at Blue FCU Arena in Loveland CO on Sat Nov 29, 2025 (Colorado Eagles photo)

    SJ Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

    #1 How did the San Jose Barracuda’s penalty kill unit perform in their 4-3 win over the Colorado Eagles on Saturday?

    #2 Who stood out as the top performer for the San Jose Barracuda during this game against the Colorado Eagles on Saturday, and why?

    #3 What adjustments did the Eagles make in their strategy after falling behind late in the game against the Barracuda?

    #4 Did the Barracuda show any signs of improvement in special teams play compared to previous games during their matchup with the Colorado Eagles?

    #5 How did the Barracuda’s defense handle Colorado Eagles’ forwards, particularly in the third period when the Eagles tried to tie it up?

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

    Barracuda split series with Eagles in 4-3 win

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    San Jose Barracuda vs Colorado Eagles on Saturday November 29th at Blue Arena (via coloradoeagles/flickr)

    By Madison Montez

    Colorado opened up the scoring in back to back games with Jake Wise scoring his second goal of the season. They extended their lead to 2-0 when Luke Toporowksi scored his first goal this season. San Jose cut into that lead to make it 2-1 when Oliver Wahlstrom took advantage of a powerplay scoring his fifth powerplay goal of the season.

    The Barracuda tied the game at two with Igor Chernysov scoring his 10th of the season. They took their first lead of the game when Quentin Musty scored his fourth powerplay goal of the season. Musty went on hat trick watch at 9:28 of the third, scoring his second goal of the night, extending their lead to 4-2. Colorado cut into that lead but it wasn’t enough, courtesy of Tristen Nielsen.

    Although losing, Colorado had the upper hand for most of the game. They outshot San Jose 11 to 8 in the first period and 12 to 6 in the third period. San Jose outshot Colorado 17 to 8 in the second period. Ultimately, both teams ended up shooting 31 shots evenly.

    Both teams had a chance to show their special teams in last night’s game but San Jose was the only team to capitalize and take advantage. San Jose went 3 for 6 while Colorado went 0 for 2. Quinten Musty scored two for San Jose while Igor Chernysov scored the other. After tonight’s game, San Jose is now first on the powerplay and second to last on the penalty kill.

    Jakub Skarkev, who recorded the win, made 28 saves on 31 shots, allowing three goals. His record now moves to 7-2-0-1. Isak Posch, who recorded the loss, made 27 saves on 31 shots, allowing four goals. His record now moves to 8-3-1-2.

    THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

    1. Oliver Wahlstrom
    2. Igor Chernysov
    3. Luke Toporowski

    The Barracuda will be back in action on Friday December 5th, hosting the Tucson Roadrunners for a two-game series.

    Barracuda fall to Eagles 4-2; SJ drops first of two game set

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    San Jose Barracuda vs Colorado Eagles on Friday November 28th at Blue Arena (via coloradoeagles/flickr)

    By Madison Montez

    Colorado was the first on the board, scoring five minutes into the game, ultimately winning 4-2. Taylor Makar, who is Avalanche’s Cale Makar, scored his second of the season. Going on hattrick watch, Makar scored his second of the game and third of the season. San Jose cut into Colorado’s lead, Lucas Carlsson scoring his first powerplay goal of the season.

    Colorado extended their lead once again, Tye Felhaber scoring his third shorthanded goal this season. San Jose cut into the lead again, Lucas Carlsson going on hattrick watch scoring his second powerplay goal of the game. Colorado extended their lead to 4-2 when Jack Ahcan scored his second of the season.

    The shot differential was pretty close in Friday night’s game. After the first period, Colorado barely out San Jose 9-10. After the second period, Colorado outshot San Jose 7 to 6. After the final buzzer, Colorado outshot San Jose 9 to 8.

    Both teams had a chance to show both of their special teams. San Jose went to the box six times while Colorado went eight times. San Jose took advantage while Colorado did not. San Jose went 2 for 6 on the powerplay while Colorado went 0 for 6. Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose was fourth on the powerplay and last on the penalty kill. Colorado was first on the powerplay and first on the penalty kill, clearly having a strong special teams system.

    For San Jose, Gabriel Carriere got the start after getting the 3-0 shutout in Wednesday’s game. For Colorado, Trent Miner got the start after his 3-1 loss against Tucson. Carriere who made 22 saves on 26 shots, recorded the loss. Miner who made 21 saves on 23 shots recorded the win.

    THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

    1. Taylor Makar
    2. Tye Felhaber
    3. Jack Ahcan

    The next time the Barracuda will be in action is Saturday against this same Colorado Eagles team. Jakub Skarek and Isak Posch will be expected to get the starts.

    Barracuda win 5-3 against Canucks

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    San Jose Barracuda vs Abbotsford Canucks on Friday November 21st at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda/x)

    By Madison Montez

    Special teams were put on full display on Friday night with the first goal of the game being a powerplay goal in San Jose’s 5-3 win. San Jose was the first to get on the board with Oliver Wahlstrom scoring his second powerplay goal of the season. Three minutes later, scored his first powerplay goal and the Barracuda were up 2-0.

    A minute into the second period, Abbotsford’s Ben Berard cut the San Jose lead in half and scored to put his team on the board with his third powerplay goal of the season. Ty Mueller tied the game at 2-2 with his 3rd powerplay goal of the season. Abbotsford got their first lead of the game when Chase Wouters scored his first of the season at 8:25 into the third period.

    Pavol Regenda tied the game at 3-3 when he scored his second goal of the season, 6:18 into the third period. Igor Cherynoshov gave San Jose their lead back when he scored his 7th goal of the season. Pavol Regenda put the cherry on top scoring an empty net for his second goal of the night, securing the 5-3 win.

    Both teams had a shot at showing off their special teams in the game and both teams took advantage. Abbotsford fully took advantage going 2-2 while San Jose went 2-3. Coming into the game, Abbotsford was third in the AHL on the powerplay while San Jose was second, meaning both teams have a pretty strong powerplay. On the other side, Abbotsford was second to last on the PK and San Jose was last, meaning both team’s penalty kills aren’t their strong sides.

    For San Jose, Jakub Skarek got the start. Recording the win making 19 saves on 22 shots, his record now moves to 6-2-1. For Abbotsford, Nikita Tolopilo got the start. Recording the loss making 28 saves on 32 shots, his record now moves to 1-3-0.

    THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

    1. Pavol Regenda
    2. Ben Berard
    3. Luca Cagnoni

    The Barracuda will be back in action on Saturday November 22nd, hosting the Abbotsford Canucks again at home ice at 7pm.