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Barracuda shutout Wranglers 3-0, Carriere’s first of the season

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San Jose Barracuda vs Calgary Wranglers on Wednesday November 26th at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda/flickr)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE–San Jose shutout Calgary 3-0 in this week’s mid-week matchup at Tech CU. San Jose was the first on the board, courtesy of Igor Chernysov scoring his ninth of the year. With this goal, Chernysov is now tied for first among rookies in points, 16. Cole Clayton added to the lead three minutes later to extend the lead to 2-0. On their second powerplay opportunity, Filip Bystedt knocked in a flying puck to score his first powerplay goal of the season to extend their lead even further to 3-0.

Both teams shot fairly well in tonight’s game, San Jose outshot Calgary 14-5 after the first period. After the second period, San Jose outshot Calgary 13-7. . To end the game, San Jose outshot Calgary 33-22. For a lot of the game, the puck was in Calgary’s defensive zone, hence the amount of shots taken. For San Jose, Lucas Carlsson took the most shots and for Calgary, it was between Rory Kerins and Sam Morton.

Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose was third on the powerplay and last on the penalty kill. For Calgary, they came into tonight’s game 8th on both the powerplay and penalty kill. Both teams had a chance to show what they were capable of. San Jose went 1 for 5 on the powerplay while Calgary went 0 for 3. Filip Bystedt scored his first powerplay goal of the season.

For San Jose, Gabriel Carriere got the start. Carriere recorded the win making 22 saves on 22 shots. His record now moves to 5-3-2. For Calgary, Ivan Prosvetov got the start. Prosvetov recorded the loss making 30 saves on 33 shots. His record now moves to 7-5-1-1.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Quentin Musty
  2. Igor Chernysov
  3. Cole Clayton

The Barracuda will be back in action on Friday November 28th, visiting the Colorado Eagles at Blue Arena. The last time these two teams faced off was last season. During last season, the Barracuda and the Eagles faced off in the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs with the Eagles securing the win and advancing even further.

Barracuda win 4-3 in overtime fashion

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San Jose Barracuda vs Abbotsford Canucks on Saturday November 22nd at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda/x)

By Madison Montez

Similar to San Jose’s last game, special teams played an important part in San Jose’s 4-3 win. Abbotsford got on the board first taking advantage of their first powerplay opportunity. Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first powerplay goal of the season to give Abbotsford the 1-0 lead.

Two minutes into the second period, Oliver Wahlstrom scored his third powerplay goal of the season to tie the game at 1. Seven minutes later, he scored another powerplay goal to give San Jose their first lead of the game.

Igor Chernyshov added to that lead scoring a shorthanded goal 6 minutes into the third period after Jack Thompson took a two minute penalty for tripping. Vilmer Alriksson cut the lead to 3-2 scoring his first powerplay goal of the season. Kirill Kudrayavtsev tied the game at 3-3 scoring his first goal of the season sending the game into overtime.

A minute and 11 seconds into OT, Filip Bystedt became the hero scoring his third goal of the season to secure the 4-3 win for San Jose.

There were lots of players in the box in last night’s game which gave many opportunities to show off their special teams. Abbotsford had four opportunities, taking advantage of two while San Jose had five opportunities, taking advantage of two.

Last night’s goalie matchup was Gabriel Carriere versus Nikita Tolopito. Carriere who recorded the win, making 17 saves on 20 shots, now has a record of 4-3-2-0. Tolopito who recorded the loss, making 31 saves on 35 shots, now has a record of 1-3-1-0.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Igor Cherynoshov
  2. Filip Bystedt
  3. Kirill Kudryavstev

The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday November 26th , hosting the Calgary Wranglers for a one game series. The last time these two teams faced off was on Saturday November 1st when San Jose won 4-1.

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

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.

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 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.