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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.

Barracuda’s Musty scores overtime winner in 5-4 win

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San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Wednesday November 19th at Pechanga Arena (via sjbarracuda/x)

By Madison Montez

The San Jose Barracuda edged the San Diego Gulls 5-4 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. San Diego struck first, Matthew Phillips made a knee pass to Stian Solberg, Solberg scores his first of the season. After a backdoor pass by Ethan Cardwell, Colin White tied the game at 1-1 a piece for his fifth goal of the season.

San Jose won a stick battle going into San Diego’s zone and Oliver Wahlstrom gave San Jose their first lead of the game. Former Barracuda Justin Bailey tied the game for San Jose with a quick shot after the pass from Sasha Pastujov.

After puck movement and a loose puck, Ethan Cardwell scored to give San Jose their lead back. A minute later, Quentin Musty extended the Barracuda’s lead to two.

Sasha Pastujov made it a one goal game 39 seconds into the third period, scoring his second powerplay goal of the season. With six minutes left in the game, San Diego tied the game at four after putting pressure in San Jose’s zone. Judd Caulfield deflected the shot to score his seventh goal of the season.

Two minutes into overtime, Quentin Musty was the hero scoring his second of the night to secure the Barracuda 5-4 win.

The score being as close as it was, the shots on goals were also pretty even and close. After the first period, San Jose and San Diego both shot seven. After the second period, San Jose outshot San Diego 11-8. And to end the game, San Diego outshot San Jose 11-4.

Both teams had a shot to show off their special teams in Wednesday night’s game. San Jose went to the box four times while San Diego only went to the box two times, San Diego was able to capitalize on their powerplay. San Jose came in fourth on the powerplay and last on the penalty kill. San Diego came in last on the powerplay and second on the penalty kill.

The goalie matchup in Wednesday night’s game was Gabriel Carriere for San Jose and Ville Husso for San Diego. Carriere was coming off of an overtime loss against the Abbotsford Canucks while Husso was coming off of a 17 save shutout against the Abbotsford Canucks.

Carriere, making 21 saves on 25 shots recorded the loss, his record now moves to 3-3-2. On the other side, Husso, who made 18 saves on 22 shots recorded the loss and his record is now 6-5-1.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Quentin Musty
  2. Sasha Pastujov
  3. Stian Solberg.

The Barracuda will be back in action on Friday November 21st, hosting the Abbotsford Canucks. The last time these two teams faced off was on November 12th in Abbotsford when Carriere recorded the loss in overtime 4-3.

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

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San Jose Barracuda center Colin White (16) takes charge against the Ontario Reign forward Martin Chromiak (8) at Tech CU in San Jose on Sat Nov 15, 2025 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda (7-5-1-1) are back in San Jose after wrapping up a five game road trip concluding with a Saturday night win over the Ontario Reign (8-6-1-0).

#2 Interest and support was in not in short supply on Saturday as the Reign-Barracuda game was sold out at Tech CU Arena.

#3 The Barracuda who came away with a 4-1 win got their first two goals in the first period at 6:08 Lucas Carlsson (4) the second goal of the period came at 18:08 by Filip Bystedt (2) to take a 2-0 lead.

#4 The Barracuda got their third goal late in the game at 13:34 by Luca Cagnoni (4) which was the tie break giving the Barracuda a 3-2 lead. At 16:01 the Barracuda got an insurance goal when Colin White (4) and the 4-3 win.

#5 Next up for the Barracuda the San Diego Gulls in San Diego on Wed Nov 19 at Pechanga Arena a 7:00pm PT puck drop. The Gulls are sixth in the Pacific Division at 6-4-3-0 while the Barracuda are in fourth. How do you see this match up?

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

White’s late game heroics propel Barracuda over Reign in 4-3 comeback win

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San Jose Barracuda defenseman Luca Cagnoni (#42)celebrates his tying goal against the Ontario Reign at Tech CU Arena on Saturday Nov 15, 2025. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — Colin White scored the game winning goal with 3:59 remaining in the third period as the San Jose Barracuda overcame a late deficit for a 4-3 comeback victory over the Ontario Reign on Saturday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose has won four out of its last five games and has points in its last seven games. Ontario has lost two games in a row.

Ethan Cardwell sent a shot in from the left wing toward a sea of traffic in front of the crease. The shot was blocked out front where White pounced on the puck and cleaned up the rebound for his fourth goal of the season.

San Jose (6-5-1-1) drew first blood with an even strength goal early in the first period. Kasper Halttunen fed a cross-ice pass to Lucas Carlsson. The second-year defenseman beat Reign goalie Phoenix Copley with a wrist shot top shelf to the near corner for his fourth goal of the season. Pavol Regenda picked up the secondary assist.

The Barracuda doubled its lead late in the opening frame. Quentin Musty centered the puck from behind the net out to Filip Bystedt who rifled home a one-timer into the back of the net for his second goal of the season and first since opening night at the 18:08 mark. Luca Cagnoni picked up his sixth assist of the season with the secondary assist on the play.

Ontario (8-5-1-0) had the game’s first power play opportunity a minute and a half into the game but weren’t able to cash in. They were outshot 15-8 by San Jose in the first 20 minutes.

The Reign cut the lead in half with a power play goal late in the second period. Andre Lee found ‘Cuda killer” Martin Chromiak along the left slot. Chromiak beat Cuda goalie Jakub Skarek with a wrist shot top shelf to the far side for his sixth goal of the season at the 13:14 mark.

Ontario evened the game with its second power play goal of the game early in the third period. Glenn Gawdin sent the puck down low to Lee behind the net. Lee got Skarek to come out from the crease before pinballing the puck off of Skarek for his fourth goal of the season at the 2:58 mark. Lee snapped a 13-game goal less draught.

Lee scored his second power play goal and third overall for the Reign at the 7:03 mark. Gawdin’s shot from the left wing went off the stick off Lee for his fifth goal of the season.

San Jose scored the equalizer moments after a power play opportunity just ended late in the period. Cam Lund centered the puck from behind the net past two Reign defenders out to a wide-open Cagnoni. The second-year defenseman’s one-timer was gloved out of the air by Copley on what was initially a spectacular save. After a lengthy review it was determined that Copley made the save with the puck having crossed the goal line in midair. Cagnoni was credited with his fourth goal of the season, his first at even strength, at the 13:34 mark.

Skarek finished the game stopping 24 of the 27 shots he faced to earn his fifth win of the season. Copley made 25 saves on 29 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-3 on the power play. Ontario went 3-for-5.

San Jose scored the game’s opening goal for the fourth game in a row.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) White (1G, 1A) 2) Lee (2G,0A) 3) Cagnoni (1G,1A).

UP NEXT: San Jose travels down to San Diego to take on the Gulls on Wendesday November 19th at 7:00pm at Pechenga Arena.

Barracuda split series with Canucks in shootout 4-3 loss

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San Jose Barracuda vs Abbotsford Canucks on Wednesday November 12th at Abbotsford Centre (via abbycanucks/x)

By Madison Montez

After a long game where the Barracuda had the lead in a lot of the game, they ultimately fell 4-3 in a shootout. Staying on track of last night’s game, San Jose struck first again with Lucas Carlsson scoring in back to back games. Jimmy Huntington and Vincent Iorio also assisted in back to back games, furthering their point streaks. Quentin Musty scored his third PPG of the season to add to the lead. After getting shutout in last night’s game, the Canucks got on the board courtesy of Joe Arntsen, his first of the season.

Abbotsford tied the game at 2 when Ty Mueller scored his second powerplay of the season. San Jose regained their lead courtesy of Colin White, a completely unassisted goal. After Filip Bystedt took a two minute hooking penalty, Abbotsford tied the game with 2 minutes left in the game.

After being down all game, Abbotsford came back in shootout style, Ben Berard being the hero.

After the first period, San Jose heavily outshot Abbotsford 13 to 4. After the second period, Abbotsford started to come back and they outshot San Jose 11 to 10. After the third period, Abbotsford outshot San Jose 16-12. To end the game, San Jose ended up outshooting Abbotsford 36 to 32.

San Jose took advantage of their second powerplay opportunity and went 1-3 while Abbotsford while 2-3. San Jose went to the box four times while Abbotsford also went to the box four times. Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose was second in the division on the powerplay and Abbotsford was second to last on the penalty kill. On the other side, San Jose was last on the penalty kill and Abbotsford was seventh on the powerplay.

Gabriel Carriere was the starting goalie for San Jose, while Aku Koskenvuo was the starting goalie for Abbotsford. Tonight is Koskenvuo’s AHL debut. Carriere recording the loss made 28 saves on 31 shots. Carriere’s record is now 2-4. Koskenvuo who recorded the win, made 33 saves on 36 shots. With Koskenvuo recording his first win, his record is now 1-0.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Ty Mueller
  2. Aku Koskenvuo
  3. Colin White

The Barracuda will be back in action on Saturday where they will host the Ontario Reign at 6pm. Last time these two teams faced off was in Ontario on Tuesday November 4th where the Barracuda fell 2-1. Igor Cherynoshov with the lone San Jose goal that game.