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Skarek blocks Canucks in 7-0 win

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San Jose Barracuda vs Abbotsford Canucks on Tuesday November 11th at Abbotsford Centre (via abbycanucks/x)

By Madison Montez

San Jose struck first scoring eight minutes into the first period courtesy of Patrick Giles. San Jose got on the board again when Zack Ostapchuk scored in his first game back with the Barracuda after getting sent down from the Sharks. Pavol Regenda registered the main assist, his second of the night.

They did not take the foot off the gas pedal when Lucas Carlsson scored his second of the season, three minutes into the second, to make it now 3-0. To add to the lead, Patrick Giles scored his second of the night, Vincent Iorio, who is on loan from the Sharks, registered the main assist, now 4-0.

Igor Cherynoshov scored his fourth of the season to advance the score to 5-0. 8 minutes into the third, Igor Cherynoshov scored his second of the night, now making it 6-0. To complete the hat trick, Cherynoshov scored his third of the game to absolutely seal the win.

Both goalies faced a good amount of shots. After the first period, Abbotsford outshot San Jose 12 to 11. After the second period, San Jose heavily outshot Abbotsford 10 to 5. After the game, San Jose outshot Abbotsford 36-27.

Both teams had the chance to show their special teams in tonight’s game. San Jose came into the game third on the powerplay with a 26.2% and last on the penalty kill with a 69.0%. For Abbotsford, they came into the game 4th on the powerplay with a 23.7% and 8th on the penalty kill with a 72.5%. San Jose went to the box twice and Abbotsford went 0-2 on the PP. Abbotsford also went to the box twice and San Jose went 1-2 on the powerplay.

Jakub Skarek, who has been good for the Barracuda so far, got the start for San Jose. Skarek making 27 saves on 27 shots, recorded the win. While Ty Young who made 16 saves on 21 shots, recorded the loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Igor Cherynoshov
  2. Jakub Skarek
  3. Patrick Giles

The Barracuda will be back in action Wednesday night at 7pm against this same Abbotsford Canucks team. Gabriel Carriere and Jonathan Lemeieux are expected to get the start in Wednesday’s game.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda’s Halttunen two goals ends it early for Calgary

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San Jose Barracuda forward Cam Lund (46) and the Calgary Wranglers center David Silye (25) battle for the puck at the Saddledome in Calgary on Sat Nov 8, 2025 (photo by the Calgary Wranglers)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 San Jose Barracuda winger Kasper Halttunen scored twice in the first period as the Barracuda defeated the Calgary Wranglers on Saturday 4-1 at the Saddledome in Calgary.

#2 The win gives the Barracuda their first back to back wins this season and the now have a four game points streak.

#3 The Barracuda did most of the damage in the first period with goals from Egor Afranasyev (1) at 8:00, Halttunen (3) at 15:03, and Halttunen (4) again at 15:44.

#4 Barracuda goaltender Gabriel Carriere saved 26 shots and Carriere was also a huge part in San Jose’s win over Calgary.

#5 The Barracuda continue this road trip Tue Nov 11th at Abbotsford against the Canucks a 7:00pm puck drop. Abbottsford are having their own troubles with a record of 2-8-0-2.

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

Barracuda dominate Wranglers in 4-1 win, sweep series

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San Jose Barracuda forward Anthony Vincent (#76) fights with Calgary Wranglers forward Alex Gallant (#20) during the first period during the Barracuda’s 4-1 win at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday NOV 8, 2025. (Calgary Wranglers)

by Marko Ukalovic

The San Jose Barracuda scored three goals in the first period and never looked back in a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Wranglers on Saturday afternoon at Scotiabank Saddledome.

San Jose swept the weekend series over its Pacific Division rival and have won three out of their past four games, which includes a four-game point streak. Calgary has dropped two games in a row after a five-game win streak.

Egor Afanasyev scored his first goal in a Barracuda sweater at the 8:00 mark of the first period. Afanasyev picked up the puck at the redline and danced into the Wranglers zone before wiring a wrist shot to the far side that beat Wranglers goalie Ivan Prosvetov to give San Jose a 1-0 lead.

San Jose doubled its lead with a power play goal late in the opening frame. Pavol Regenda came away with the puck after a scrum from behind the net. Regenda centered the puck to a wide open Kasper Halttunen who buried a one-timer past Prosvetov for his third goal of the season at the 15:03 mark.

41 seconds later Halttunen intercepted a clearing attempt by a Wrangler’s player inside Calgary’s zone. After a give and go with Jake Furlong, Halttunen blasted a slap shot in from the left slot for his second goal of the game and fourth goal of the season.

Calgary finally got on the scoreboard late in the second period with a power play goal. Aydar Suniev sent a pass into the crease where Lucas Ciona beat Cuda goalie Gabriel Carriere with a wrist shot from point-blank range for his first goal of the season at the 17:43 mark.

“I thought we fought hard for the last forty minutes and played the right way,” Wranglers head coach Brett Sutter said.

Colin White iced the game for San Jose with an empty net goal, his second of the season, with 1:37 remaining in the game.

Carriere finished the gamer stopping 26 of the 27 saves he faced to earn his second win of the season. Prosvetov made 27 saves on 30 shots in the losing effort.

“You can’t take any games for granted, you’ve got to go out there and play your best,” Suniev said.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 1-for-3 on the power play. Calgary went 1-for-2.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Halttunen (2G,0A) 2) Carriere (26/27) 3) Afanasyev (1G,0A)

UP NEXT: San Jose concludes its five-game road trip with a two-game midweek series with the Abbotsford Canucks on Tuesday November 11th at 7:00pm at Abbotsford Centre.

Barracuda start roadtrip with a 4-3 win against Wranglers

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San Jose Barracuda defenseman Luca Cagnoni (42) takes the puck as the Calgary Wranglers center Clark Bishop is in pursuit on Thursday November 6th at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary (photo by Calgary Flames)

By Madison Montez

The Calgary Wranglers (6-3-2-0) got started early scoring a minute and 15 seconds into the game, taking advantage of their power-play opportunity. Aydar Suniev netted his second PPG of the season and AHL career. 8 minutes later, the San Jose Barracuda (4-5-1-0) took advantage of their powerplay opportunity to tie the game.

After scoring a power play goal in the last game, Igor Cherynoshov scored his second powerplay goal of the season. San Jose started the second period and 46 seconds in, Luca Cagnoni scored his 3rd powerplay goal of the season.

Calgary tied the game in the second period when another powerplay goal was scored by Dryden Hunt, his 1st of the season. The Barracuda went on a scoring spree with Cam Lund scoring his first AHL goal and Igor Chernyshov scoring his second of the game to make the score 4-2. After this, Prosvetov’s night was done and Owen Say came into the game. Martin Frk scored a late goal with 2 minutes left in the third but it wasn’t enough.

San Jose took an early penalty that ended up not helping them. Calgary took advantage and took an early 1-0 lead a minute into the first period. San Jose took advantage of their powerplay units and went 2/5 on the powerplay while Calgary also went 2/5. Calgary came into tonight’s game last on the powerplay with a 14.7%. After a two minute roughing penalty was called, San Jose took advantage and scored on the powerplay. Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose was 4th place with a 25.6%.

After Carriere recorded the loss against the Reign on Wednesday, Jakub Skarek was looking to get his third win of the season. Making 25 saves on 28 shots, he recorded the win while Ivan Prosvetov recorded the loss. Prosvetov made 15 saves on 19 shots but it wasn’t enough because Owen Say came into the game. Say came in and made 8 saves on 8 shots.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Ignor Chernyshov
  2. Quentin Musty
  3. Colin White

The Barracuda will be back in action Saturday November 8th against this same Calgary Wranglers team at 12pm. With a day break, they will be looking to win/split the series before heading to Abbotsford on the 11th to take on the Abbotsford Canucks. Gabriel Carriere and Owen Say are the goalies expected to start in Saturday’s game.

Barracuda fall to Reign 2-1 in OT fight

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San Jose Barracuda vs Ontario Reign on Tuesday November 4th at Toyota Arena (via ontarioreign on x)

By Madison Montez

The Ontario Reign and the San Jose Barracuda have faced each other twice this season already. The Ontario Reign visited San Jose this past weekend Oct 31-Nov 1 where they split the series. The Barracuda lost a close 2-1 overtime match with the Reign on Wednesday night at the Toyota Center in Ontario.

After a scoreless first period, Akil Thomas put his team on the board first. Taking advantage of their powerplay, Ignor Cherynoshov netted his first powerplay goal of the season. A minute into overtime, Ontario took the win with Taylor Ward being the hero.

Although there was a scoreless first period, San Jose outshot Ontario 8 -3, with most shots going their way. San Jose then outshot Ontario again after the second period 10-9. San Jose ended the game outshooting Ontario 27-20 but ultimately ended up with the loss.

The Barracuda were the first to the box when Cole Clayton took a two minute high-sticking penalty 59 seconds into the second period. San Jose ended up taking three penalties while Ontario took one penalty. Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose was last on the PK and Ontario was sixth. Since Ontario took one penalty, San Jose was able to showcase their powerplay and did. San Jose was fifth on the powerplay with a 22% while Ontario was eighth with a 17.9%.

Both goalies saw the ice and faced off last on San Jose’s ice. Gabriel Carriere who’s last game was a loss, recorded 32 saves on 34 shots. Erik Portillo who’s last game was against this Barracuda team, made 36 of 37 shots in his 6-1 win. In Tuesday night’s game, Carriere recorded the loss making 18 saves on 20 shots while Portillo recorded the win making 26 saves on 27 shots.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Taylor Ward
  2. Akil Thomas
  3. Erik Portillo

The Barracuda will be back in action on Thursday November 6th where they will visit Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Wranglers. The last time these two teams faced off was on March 31st in Calgary when San Jose took the 4-1 win. Ethan Cardwell, Jack Thompson, Danil Guschin, and Nathan Todd all scored in the win. Jack Thompson is the only one left from that group that is still on the team.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda-Reign meet again this time in Ontario Tuesday

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San Jose Barracuda left wing Pavol Regenda (84) tries to get control of the puck against the Ontario Reign at the Toyota Center in Ontario on Sat Nov 1, 2025 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Marko the San Jose Barracuda won a key game against the Ontario Reign on Saturday night 4-2. Scoring twice in each of the first and third periods at Tech CU.

#2 In first period action the Barracuda got scoring from Jack Thompson for his first goal of the season and Zack Ostapachuk for his second of the season. For a 2-0 lead.

#3 The Reign got on the scoreboard when Martin Chromiak scored at 10:23 in the second period. Chromiak picked up his third goal of the season cutting San Jose’s lead 2-1.

#4 The Barracuda in the third period picked up a goal from Quentin Musty at 7:34, the Reign’s Taylor Ward scored his fifth goal of the season at 16:07 making it 3-2. The Barracuda’s Pavol Regenda got the insurance goal for San Jose scoring at 17:10 and the Barracuda came away with a 4-2 win.

#5 The Barracuda’s next game is in Ontario against these very same Reign on Tue Nov 4 for a 7:00pm face off at the Toyota Center in Ontario. How do you see this match up?

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

Barracuda upend Reign in 4-2 win, split weekend series

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San Jose Barracuda forward Zach Ostapchuk (#63) reacts after scoring a goal on Ontario Reign goalie Phoenix Copley (#29) during the Cuda’s 4-2 win over the Reign at Tech CU Arena on Saturday NOV 1, 2025. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

The San Jose Barracuda rebounded nicely after a very poor performance the night before in a 4-2 victory over the Ontario Reign on Saturday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose snapped it’s two-game losing streak and won for just the second time in their past six games. Ontario lost for the just the second time in its past six games.

The Barracuda (3-5-0) drew first blood defenseman Jack Thompson scored his first goal of the season at the 8:07 mark of the first period. Ethan Cardwell, who was back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch the night before, picked up the primary assist and Lucas Carlsson received the secondary helper.

Zach Ostapchuk doubled the Cuda’s lead with a short-handed goal late in the opening frame. Ostapchuk skated in a breakaway and beat Reign goalie Phoenix Copley with a wrist shot for his second goal of the season at the 15:05 mark.

Ontario (5-3-1) cut their deficit in half when Martin Chromiak scored his third goal of the season just past the halfway mark of the second period at 10:23. Glenn Gawdin and Joe Hicketts set up Chromiak’s second goal in as many games.

The teams traded power play goals in the third period. Quentin Musty regained San Jose’s two-goal lead when he buried a shot past Copley for his second goal of the season at the 7:34 mark. Colin White and Cam Lund were credited with assists. Then Taylor Ward answered with fifth goal of the season at the 16:07 mark to bring some late game drama.

However, 63 seconds later, Pavol Regenda shut down any Reign attempt at a comeback when he scored his first goal of the season to seal the deal for San Jose with 2:50 remaining in the game. Filip Bystedt had the only assist on the play.

Cuda goalie Gabriel Carriere stopped 27 of the 29 shots he faced to earn his first win of the season. Copley made 26 saves on 30 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 1-for-2 on the power play. Ontario went 1-for-3.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Musty 2) Ostapchuk 3) Thompson.

UP NEXT: San Jose starts a five-game road trip when they take on the Ontario Reign on Tuesday November 4th at 7:00pm at Toyota Arena.

Reign bury Barracuda with second period barrage in 6-1 route

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Ontario Reign forward Taylor Ward celebrates his goal along the wall with his teammates against the San Jose Barracuda at Tech CU Arena on Friday OCT 31, 2025. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — It was ghoulish night for the first ever game played on Halloween in the franchise history of the San Jose Barracuda.

The Ontario Reign played the role of Frankenstein’s monster with a four goal second period en route to a 6-1 blowout victory on Friday evening at the haunted house known as Tech CU Arena.

San Jose has lost three out of its last four games. Ontario has won four out of its last five games.

Ontario (5-2-1) drew first blood early in the first period. Martin Chromiak centered a pass from behind the net out to Taylor Ward whose initial shot was stopped by Cuda goalie Jakub Skarek. Ward fought through a check in front of the crease and collected his own rebound and beat Skarek for his fourth goal of the season at the 4:48 mark.

San Jose (2-5-0) responded a power play goal late in the opening frame. A shot from the point by Luca Cagnoni was stopped by a sprawled-out Reign goalie Erik Portillo in front of a sea of traffic. Colin White pounced in from the point and his shot attempt hit off of Oliver Wahlstrom after a mad scramble in front of the crease for Wahlstrom’s first goal of in a Cuda sweater at the 18:09 mark.

It was the seventh consecutive game San Jose has conceded the game’s first goal. Ward has seven points in his past two games.

The Reign regained the lead with an even strength goal early on in the second period. Koehn Ziemmer’s shot from the right wing was redirected past Skarek by for his third goal of the season at the 6:59 mark.

Ontario went up by two goals after a turnover by San Jose in the neutral zone at the halfway mark of the middle frame. Samuel Bolduc skated in on a breakaway before sliding a backhander through the five-hole of Skarek for his fourth goal of the season at the 10:27 mark.

The Reign scored its third unanswered goal in the period. A shot from the point caromed off of both posts before Jack Hughes poked home the rebound at the 12:40 mark. Ziemmer and Angus Booth were credited with the assists on Hughes’ first goal of the season.

That was the end of the night Skarek as Cuda head coach John McCarthy inserted backup goalie Gabriel Carriere. Skarek went to the showers with 13 saves on 17 shots.

San Jose immediately didn’t do any better after the goalie change. Jakub Dvorak made it 5-1 with a four-on-four game at the 13:47 mark. Ward sent a cross-ice pass over to Dvorak who beat Carriere with a one-timer top shelf for his first goal of the season.

Kenny Connors made it five straight unanswered goals for Ontario as the puck deflected off of Cagnoni and Connors fired a shot past Carriere for his first career AHL goal at the 4:32 mark of the third period.

Portillo finished the game stopping all but one of the 36 shots he faced to earn his third win of the season. Carriere made four saves on six shots in mop up duty.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 1-for-5 on the power play. Ontario went 0-for-4.

UP NEXT: San Jose and Ontario conclude their two-game weekend series on Saturday November 1st at 6:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

Barracuda shut out by Gulls 3-0

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San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Wednesday October 29th at Pechenga Arena (via sdgulls/x)

By Madison Montez

Coming off of a 3-2 win against the Milwaukee Admirals, splitting the previous series. Wednesday night, they were looking to extend that win streak.

San Diego was the first on the board, taking advantage of being on the powerplay. Yegor Sidorov scored his second power-play goal of the season. Coming into Wednesday night’s game, San Diego was last in place on the powerplay, with a 13.6%.

On the other side, San Jose was in last place with a 60.9%. San Diego struck again in the second period when Tim Washe scored his second goal of the season, his second point of the night. With two minutes left, San Diego sealed the win with an empty net goal, Tim Washe scored his second of the game.

The shots on goals were pretty equal throughout the night. After the first period, San Diego outshot San Jose 17 to 9. After the second period, San Jose outshot San Diego 12 to 11. After the third period, San Diego ended up outhooting San Jose 7 to 6. In the end, San Diego ultimately outshot San Jose 35 to 27.

Both teams went to the penalty box an equal amount of times. When Quentin Musty was called for a two minute penalty, that’s when the Gulls took advantage and scored first to take their first lead of the game. San Jose was zero and five on the powerplay while San Diego was one for four.

For San Jose, Gabriel Carriere got the start, looking for his first win of the season. For San Diego, Ville Husso got the start, coming into Wednesday night’s game with a 1-3 record. Carriere with 27 saves on 19 shots recorded his 3rd loss of the season. Husso with 24 saves on 24 shots recorded his second win and shutout of the season.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Ville Husso
  2. Tim Washe
  3. Matthew Phillips

The Barracuda will be back in action on Friday, October 31st against the Ontario Reign. The last time these two teams faced off was in the Calder Cup playoffs when San Jose kicked Ontario out of the playoffs.

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda tie series with Admirals Saturday with 3-2 win at Tech CU

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San Jose Barracuda line left to right left wing Egor Afgfanasyev (11), defenseman Luca Cagnoni (42), forward Quentin Musty (13), center Colin White (16) and forward Igor Chernyshov (92) battle the Milwaukee Admirals at Tech CU in San Jose on Sat Oct 25, 2025 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic:

#1 How did San Jose Barracuda forward Kasper Halttunen impact the game on Oct 25 in terms of shot volume or scoring chances, and how does that reflect his adjustment to the AHL level?

#2 In what ways did Barracuda defenseman Mattias Havelid influence the Barracuda’s transition game during the contest, and how effective was he at minimizing the Admirals’ odd-man rushes?

#3 With Barracuda goaltenders Matt Davis and Gabriel Carrière both on the roster, which goalie was used on Oct 25, and how did his performance (rebound control, high-danger saves) affect the outcome?

#4 Barracuda forward Filip Bystedt is a rising prospect — how did his deployment ( line-mate combinations, special-teams usage) on Oct 25 reflect the Barracuda’s coaching strategy for his development?

#5 How did Barracuda defenseman Luca Cagnoni perform on the penalty kill or during key defensive-zone face-offs on Oct 25, and what does that tell us about his readiness for higher-level competition?

San Jose Barracuda podcasts with Marko Ukalovic are heard Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com