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Meyers hat trick help Eagles take down Barracuda 5-2

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San Jose Barracuda forward Justin Bailey jams home a puck past Colorado goalie Justus Annunen at Tech CU Arena on Friday NOV 17, 2023. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — Ben Meyers scored early and scored late for his first hat trick of the season as the Colorado Eagles defeated the San Jose Barracuda 5-2 on Friday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose is 2-3 in its past five games and have not won back-to-back game this season. Colorado is 3-2 in its past five games.

Colorado (7-5-3-0) drew first blood early in the first period. A turnover inside the ‘Cuda zone led to an odd man rush for the Eagles. Riley Tufte slid a pass over to Ben Meyers who tapped home the puck into an open net for his second goal of the season at the 3:07 mark.

The Eagles doubled its lead on the power play near the halfway mark of the opening frame. A failed clearing attempt by Ethan Cardwell led to Oskar Olausson’s backhander that deflected off ‘Cuda goalie Georgi Romanov up into the air and into the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season at the 8:01 mark.

San Jose (3-6-3-0) cut Colorado’s lead in half on the man advantage late in the period. A shot from the point by Henry Thrun bounced off Eagles goalie Justus Annunen that laid right in front of the crease. After a mad scramble in front of the net, Justin Bailey poked the puck into the back of the net for his sixth goal of the season at the 17:14 mark.

Colorado regained its two-goal lead 25 seconds to start the second period on a power play that carried over from the first period. Meyers scored his second goal of the game when he beat Romanov to the short side with a one-timer from the right slot. Corey Schueneman set up Meyers third goal of the season with a rink wide pass.

The Barracuda made it a one-goal game near the halfway mark of the third period. Brett Kemp won a battle along the boards before centering a feed to Ozzy Wiesblatt who got Annunen to go down before beating him with a wrist shot to the glove side for his second goal of the season at the 7:31 mark.

Nick Cicek thought he had evened the score at the 16:13 mark when he beat Annunen with a one-timer from the right point, but the goal was waived off when Nathan Todd was called for goalie interference.

San Jose pulled Romanov with 2:10 remaining in the third period but Meyers spoiled the comeback with when he completed his hat trick to ice the game for the Eagles at the 19:05 mark.

Former Barracuda defenseman Keaton Middleton completed the scoring with an empty net goal with one second remaining for his first goal of the season.

Annunen finished the game stopping 26 of the 28 shots he faced to earn the victory. Romanov made 22 saves on 25 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 1-for-6 on the power play. Colorado was 2-for-3.

The Three Stars of the Game were: 1) Meyers 2) Tufte 3) Bailey.

UP NEXT: San Jose and Colorado conclude their two-game series on Saturday 11/18 at 6:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Cuda play checkmate with Checkers in 5-1 flip the script win

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The San Jose Barracuda get a win Sun Nov 12, 2023 after losing to the Charlotte Checkers the previous night (Saturday) at Tech CU Arena in San Jose (photo by the San Jose Barracuda)

On the SJ Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 After playing Charlotte Friday and losing the Barracuda looked for a bounce-back win Sunday getting it 5-1.

#2 The Barracuda came out firing in this one as just 1:22 into the game Tanner Caspick scored his third goal of the season.

#3 The period ended with each team getting two power plays apiece and the shots favoring San Jose 14-7.

#4 Then on a delay of game penalty, Patrick Bailey scored his fifth goal of the season and the first power-play goal of the game. That’s were the score would end up as the Barracuda won 5-1 with the shots tied at the end of the game at 27 apiece.

#5 San Jose won’t play again until Friday when they take on Colorado Eagles at Tech CU in San Jose at 7 p.m.

Join Marko for the SJ Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda bounce-back with convincing win over Checkers 5-1

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- After playing Charlotte Saturday and losing the Barracuda looked for a bounce-back win Sunday 5-1.

In goal for the Barracuda was Magnus Chrona while for Charlotte Spencer Knight started his second game in a row.

The Barracuda came out firing in this one as just 1:22 into the game Tanner Caspick scored his third goal of the season.

Then the blueline got involved offensively as Valtteri Pulli deposited the puck in the net getting his first of the campaign.

The period ended with each team getting two power plays apiece and the shots favoring San Jose 14-7.

Down but not out Charlotte got one back from Ryan McAllister getting his second goal in as many games.

The score remained close until late in the second when Scott Sabourin scored a short-handed goal on a Nick Cicek high-sticking penalty.

At the end of the second, the shots still favored San Jose 22-20.

Looking for the dagger Thomas Bordeleau was given a chance to do just that as he scored on an odd man rush making it 4-1.

Then on a delay of game penalty, Patrick Bailey scored his fifth goal of the season and the first power-play goal of the game.

That’s were the score would end up as the Barracuda won 5-1 with the shots tied at the end of the game at 27 apiece.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Thomas Bordeleau 2nd: Ethan Cardwell 3rd: Valtteri Pulli

San Jose won’t play again until Friday when they take on Colorado at home at 7 p.m.

Back-and-forth game ends with Checkers on top over the Barracuda 5-3

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Photo courtesy of Titus Wilkinson. Leon Gawanke protects the puck from a Charlotte player (taken on 10/11/23).

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- For the first time in many years the Barracuda took on the Checkers at home in a first of back-to-backs.

Getting the start for San Jose was Georgi Romanov while for the Checkers Spencer Knight was in goal.

The first period saw Charlotte take three penalties though the Barracuda’s power play was unable to capitalize on any of them.

Thankfully for the Cuda Thomas Bordeleau was able to sneak in a shot off the rush unassisted 6:30 into the period.

Charlotte would get a response late from Lucas Carlsson as he ripped one in getting his fifth of the season and tying the game up at one.

At the end of the first the shots favored San Jose 14-12.

The second period scoring once again opened up with a goal from San Jose as this time Jacob Peterson scored on a one-timer getting his first career goal in the AHL.

It wouldn’t take long though for Charlotte to respond as a little over a minute later Ryan McAllister scored his fourth goal of the season tying the game right back up.

Then the offense flooded in for the Checkers as they’d score another two goals one from former Shark Jonah Gadjovich on the power play and a second one from Carlsson.

Late in the second San Jose got a goal to draw them back to within one as Ethan Cardwell scored a greasy goal in front of the net.

The period ended 4-3 with the shots now tied at 27 apiece.

San Jose would put Charlotte’s first period penalty parade to shame by taking five penalties in the third. One of those penalties got Brandon Coe ejected for boarding.

Funnily enough though the one goal Charlotte scored did not come on the power play as Gadjovich got his second of the night during even strength play.

San Jose would pull their goalie but were not able to tie the game as they fell 5-3 with their record dropping to 2-5-3 which puts them last in the Pacific division.

The shots finished at 40-38 in favor of Charlotte with both teams not impressing on the power play as the Checkers went 1/6 while San Jose went 0/5.

The three stars of the game were 1st: Lucas Carlsson 2nd: Thomas Bordeleau 3rd: Justin Sourdif

The Barracuda will look to bounce back on Sunday against the Checkers at 3 p.m.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: At long last Barracuda losing streak ends at six games

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The San Jose Barracuda goaltender Gregori Romanov (31) gets in front of a Calgary Wranglers center Cole Schwindt (10) at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Sun Nov 5, 2023 (photo from San Jose Barracuda)

On SJ Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 It was a game of firsts as the San Jose Barracuda defeated the Calgary 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

#2 San Jose snapped its six-game losing streak while earning its first road win of the season. Calgary suffered its first regulation loss of the season and first loss at home.

#3 Calgary goalie Dustin Wolf, who was 12-0 against the Barracuda in his career, had his first defeat against the Sharks organization as he also had a win against the Sharks last season when he was on the Calgary Flames.

#4 Barracuda goalie Gregori Romanov (2-0-2) finished with 34 saves on 35 shots to earn his second victory of the season. Wolf (5-1-0) made 14 saves on 17 shots in suffering his first lost of the season.

#5 San Jose returns home to host the Charlotte Checkers for a two-game series on Friday 11/10 at Tech CU Arena.

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

Barracuda flip script against Wranglers in 4-1 win to end losing skid

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San Jose Barracuda players celebrate their 4-1 win over the Calgary Wranglers at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday NOV 5, 2023. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Mark Ukalovic

Dustin Wolf is human after all.

It was a game of firsts as the San Jose Barracuda defeated the Calgary 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

San Jose snapped its six-game losing streak while earning its first road win of the season. Calgary suffered its first regulation loss of the season and first loss at home.

Wolf, who was 12-0 against the Barracuda in his career, had his first defeat against the Sharks organization as he also had a win against the Sharks last season when he was on the Calgary Flames.

San Jose (2-4-3) drew first blood early in the first period with a four-on-four goal. Henry Thrun was credited with his first career goal. The rookie defenseman’s pass intended for Cole Cassels went off the skate of a Wranglers defenseman at the 6:50 mark. It was the first time the Barracuda have had a lead in the Saddledome since last season.

Calgary (6-1-1) despite outshooting San Jose 9-6 in the opening 20 minutes, weren’t able to capitalize on their power play opportunities when Brandon Coe went off for a double-minor for high sticking at the 6:33 mark.

The Wranglers once again dominated the shot clock in the second period (12-6) but the combo of the ‘Cuda defense and goalie Gregori Romanov kept the home team off the scoreboard in the middle frame. Romanov made a sprawling save on a point-blank chance by Adam Klapka at the 7:51 mark.

San Jose doubled its lead to start the third period with an even strength goal. Jacob Peterson found Danil Gushchin in the neutral zone. Gushchin skated in and beat Wolf top-shelf with a wrist shot for his team-leading fourth goal of the season at th 1:02 mark.

The Barracuda scored its third unanswered goal 58 seconds later. A Ozzy Weisblatt threw a shot toward the middle that was blocked. Tanner Kaspick picked up the loose puck and wired a wrist shot past Wolf for his second goal of the season.

Calgary spoiled Romanov’s first shutout bid when Mitch McClain scored his second goal of the season at the 18:04 mark.

Radim Simek completed the scoring with an empty net goal, his second goal of the season with 23 seconds left.

Romanov (2-0-2) finished with 34 saves on 35 shots to earn his second victory of the season. Wolf (5-1-0) made 14 saves on 17 shots in suffering his first lost of the season.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for 3 on the power play. Calgary was 0-for-6.

The Three Stars of the Game were: 1) Romanov 2) Thrun 3) Kaspick.

UP NEXT: San Jose returns home to host the Charlote Checkers for a two-game series on Friday 11/10 at Tech CU Arena.

Wolf is stellar for Wranglers in 1-0 shutout win over Barracuda

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Calgary Wranglers forward Matt Coronato congratulates goalie Dustin Wolf on his team’s 1-0 victory over the San Jose Barracuda at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday NOV 3, 2023. (Calgary Wranglers)

by Marko Ukalovic

Dustin Wolf stopped all 27 shots he faced as he needed was one goal to preserve a Calgary Wranglers 1-0 shutout victory over the San Jose Barracuda on Friday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Calgary have won five games in a row and remain unbeaten in regulation. San Jose has dropped six games in a row.

Matt Coronato broke the seal early in the first period with a do-it-yourself goal for Calgary (6-0-1-0). Coronato intercepted a clearing attempt by Henry Thrun at center ice. He skated inside the ‘Cuda zone before firing in a wrist shot past ‘Cuda goalie Magnus Chrona for his first goal of the season at the 4:07 mark of the first period. Rory Kerins was credited with the only assist on the play.

A spirited fight between Scott Sabourin and Alex Gallant at the 10:14 mark was the highlight of the opening 20 minutes. Calgary out shot San Jose 11-6 at the first intermission. Wolf stoned Thomas Bordeleau on a breakaway in the period.

San Jose (1-4-3-0) struggled on the power play despite having three opportunities, including a full two-minute five on three advantage to start the middle frame. Wolf and the Wranglers penalty kill held down the fort to keep the Barracuda off the scoreboard.

Calgary survived a late rush from San Jose late in the third period when they pulled Chrona for an extra attacker in the final minute of regulation.

Wolf (5-0-0) recorded his first shutout of the season, his eighth of his AHL career, and second against San Jose. Chrona (0-3-1), who had his strongest game of the young season, made 34 saves on 35 shots in suffering the tough luck loss.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-5 on the power play. Calgary was 0-for-4.

Wolf remained undefeated against San Jose as he improved his record to 12-0.

Chrona was called up by the San Jose Sharks after the game and will serve as the backup to Makenzie Blackwood in Saturday’s contest against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the SAP Center.

UP NEXT: San Jose and Calgary conclude their two-games series on Sunday at 11:00am at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda hosts Wranglers Friday; Hope to end 5 game skid

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The San Jose Barracuda defenseman Radim Simek (51) and forward Danil Gushchin (75) skate against the Coachella Firebirds at Tech CU Arena in San Jose on Sun Oct 29, 2023 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

On the SJ Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 Things still pretty rough for the San Jose Barracuda whose losing streak extended to five games on Sunday at Tech CU Arena in San Jose in an overtime loss 5-4.

#2 Either way you slice it the Coachella Valley Firebirds are one of the toughest opponents that the Barracuda have to face on their schedule.

#3 It didn’t take long for San Jose to tack onto their lead as Patrick Bailey scored his fourth as well making it 2-0 less than five minutes in.

#4 In overtime Danil Gushchin took a high-sticking penalty and Coachella Valley took advantage as Shane Wright scored to end the game 5-4.

#5 San Jose will look to snap their losing streak against the Calgary Wranglers on the road at 12 p.m. on Friday.

Join Marko for the SJ Barracuda podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Losing streak extends to five for Barracuda with overtime loss against Firebirds 5-4

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda. Nikita Okhotiuk warms up (taken on October 25th 2023).

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- The Barracuda battled the Firebirds on home ice and lost by a final of 5-4 in overtime.

In goal for the Barracuda was Georgi Romanov while for Coachella Valley Ales Stezka was in-between the pipes.

Breaking the ice in this one was Brandon Coe who scored on the power play just 1:32 into the game getting his fourth of the season.

It didn’t take long for San Jose to tack onto their lead as Patrick Bailey scored his fourth as well making it 2-0 less than five minutes in.

Coachella Valley would get a response from Kole Lind but Leon Gawanke scored for the Barracuda before the period ended making it 3-1.

At the end of the first the shots favored San Jose 14-5.

The second saw only the Firebirds score as Connor Carrick deposited the puck in the net at the 10:56 mark.

There was also two penalties in the period both against Coachella Valley though San Jose did not score on either.

The second ended with the shots in favor of San Jose still at 21-20.

In the third the Barracuda saw their lead evaporate as Ryan Winterton tied the game up at three. San Jose took the lead back less than five minutes later as Radim Simek scored his first of the campaign.

The Barracuda looked to hold on to their lead but were unable to as Andrew Poturalski scored on the power play forcing overtime.

In overtime Danil Gushchin took a high-sticking penalty and Coachella Valley took advantage as Shane Wright scored to end the game 5-4.

The power play for San Jose went 1/4 while Coachella Valley went 2/4.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Shane Wright 2nd: Danil Gushchin 3rd: Henry Thrun

San Jose will look to snap their losing streak against the Wranglers on the road at 12 p.m. on Friday.

Barracuda blown out at home by Firebirds 8-2

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Photo courtesy of San Jose Barracuda. Oskar Lindblom fires a shot on goal as players crash to the net (taken on 10/28/23).

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- The Barracuda opened up a weekend series against Coachella Valley with a loss by a final of 8-2.

Getting the start for San Jose was Magnus Chrona while for the Firebirds Chris Driedger was in between the pipes.

The goal-scoring was kicked off by Coachella Valley as 5:18 into the first Luke Henman scored his first goal of the season assisted by Andrew Poturalski and Kole Lind.

Then on Radim Simek’s second penalty of the period, the Firebird’s powerplay scored as Max McCormick got his first of the season.

With less than five minutes left in the first Coachella Valley tacked on to their lead with Ryker Evans getting the goal.

At the end of the first, the shots favored the Firebirds 19-10.

In the second the scoring got going quickly as just 1:09 in Shane Wright extended their lead to 4-0.

Later in the period, Jacob Melanson made it a five-goal lead, and then Marian Studenic followed that up with a goal before the second period ended.

At the end of the second, the shots favored Coachella Valley 29-18.

The third period saw San Jose swap goalies as Georgi Romanov was now in goal.

Getting his second of the game was McCormick in the third who made it 7-0 followed up by a shorthanded goal by Ryan Winterton for the Firebirds.

San Jose would not be shutout as Danil Gushchin scored his second of the season making it 8-1. The assists go to Nikita Okhotiuk and Valterri Pulli.

Gushchin was not done as he scored another one this time assisted by Leon Gawanke.

At the end of the game, the shots favored the Firebirds 39-35. San Jose’s powerplay went 0/2 while Coachella Valley’s went 1/3.

McCormick ended up having himself a game as he not only got two goals but also three assists.

The three stars of the game were: 1st: Max McCormick 2nd: Chris Driedger 3rd: Danil Gushchin

The second of this weekend series will be played tomorrow in San Jose at 3 p.m.