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Barracuda win 5-2 in Coachella for their first road win of the season

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San Jose Barracuda vs Coachella Valley Firebirds on Friday October 23rd 2026 at Acrisure Arena (via firebirds/flickr)

By Madison Montez

San Jose picked up their first win on the road, winning 5-2 against the Coachella Valley Firebirds.

Picking up a breakaway, San Jose’s Andre Gasseau scored his fifth goal of the season to give San Jose an early 1-0 lead. Jimmy Huntington recorded the primary assist and Phillip Sinn recorded the secondary assist. To extend that lead to 2-0, Brett Leason scored his third goal of the season.

Leo Sahlin Wallenius recorded the primary assist and Filip Bystedt recorded the secondary assist. Coachella Valley cut into San Jose’s lead, taking advantage of a delayed penalty call. Lukas Dragicevic scored his second of the season, Alexis Bernier recorded the primary assist while Logan Morrison recorded the secondary assist.

Restoring the 2 goal lead, making it 3-1, Libor Hájek scored his first of the season. Brendan Hoffman recorded the primary assist and Carson Wetsch recorded the secondary assist. Keeping the momentum going, San Jose’s Donovan Houle scored his second goal of the season to make it a 4-1 game. Alex Barre-Boulet recorded the primary assist while Mattias Havelid recorded the secondary assist.

Sealing the lead, Ethan Cardwell scored an empty netter to make it 5-1. Jani Nyman scored his ninth goal of the season to score a late goal, making it 5-2.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Coachella Valley 11-4. After the second period, Coachella Valley outshot San Jose 9-8. After the third period, San Jose outshot Coachella Valley 15 to 11.

Friday night’s goalie matchup was Ilya Samsonov making his season debut for San Jose vs Nikke Koko for Coachella Valley. Recording 18 saves on 19 shots, Samsonov recorded Friday night’s win. Recording 27 saves on 31 shots, Koko recorded Friday night’s loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Libor Hajek
  2. Brett Leason
  3. Donovan Houle

The Barracuda will be back in action on Saturday October 24th where they will travel to Pechanga Arena in San Diego to face the Gulls.