San Jose Barracuda podcast Marko Ukalovic: Musty, Halttunen, and Giles goals get by Milwaukee 3-1

San Jose Barracuda center Colin White (16) attempts to get the puck past Milwaukee Admirals goaltender Matthew Murray (32) at Panther Arena in Milwaukee on Sat Mar 7, 2026 (Milwaukee Admirals photo)

Marko Ukalovic on the San Jose Barracuda podcast:

#1 How did Quentin Musty create space to score the Barracuda’s opening goal in the first period?

#2 What role did Noah Beck and Colin White play in setting up Quentin Musty’s goal?

#3 How did Kasper Halttunen’s third-period goal change the momentum of the game for the Barracuda?

#4 What defensive support did Braden Hache provide before assisting on Kasper Halttunen’s goal?

#5 How did Patrick Giles secure the win with the empty-net goal late in the third period?

Marko Ukalovic is a San Jose Barracuda podcaster at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda sweep Admirals 3-1, extending to a 3 game win streak

San Jose Barracuda vs Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday March 7th at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (via sjbarracuda/instagram)

By Madison Montez

San Jose’s Quentin Musty stayed hot, giving the Barracuda an early 1-0 lead 7 minutes into the opening frame. This would be San Jose’s first lead in their 3-1 win. Musty with his thirteenth goal of the season and Noah Beck registering the primary assist and Colin White registering the secondary assist. With less than a minute left in the first, Milwaukee draws two penalties and led to a 5-3 powerplay. With the powerplay opportuity, Austin Roest scored his first AHL goal.

With 3:44 left in the game, Kasper Halttunen scored his eleventh goal of the season to give San Jose their lead back. Braden Hache gets the lone assist. To seal the win, Patrick Giles scores an empty net goal to make it a 3-1 score.

After the first period, Milwaukee domimanted San Jose, outshooting them thirteen to six. After the second period San Jose outshot Milwaukee thirteen to seven. After the third period, San Jose outshot Milwaukee ten to seven.

Special teams played an important piece in today’s game. Coming into today’s game, San Jose was first on the powerplay and fourth shorthanded in the Pacific Divison. For Milwaukee, they came first on the powerplay and third shorthanded in the Central Divison. Tonight, San Jose went 0/2 while Milwaukee went 1/3.

The goaltending matchup tonight was Laurent Brossiot for San Jose and Matt Murray again for Milwaukee. Making 26 saves on 28 shots, Brossoit recorded tonights win. Making 26 saves on 28 shots, Murray recorded tonights loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Kasper Halttunen
  2. Austin Roest
  3. Laurent Brossoit

The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday where they will once again host the San Diego Gulls for a one game series. The last time these two teams faced off was this past Wednesday where the Barracuda won 3-2. Patrick Giles, Quentin Musty, and Oliver Wahlstrom all scored in the win.

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

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