Barracuda Charge Late But Fall 3-1 To Gulls

Mar 27, 2016

San Jose, CA – The San Jose Barracuda (28-22-7-3, 66pts) presented by Barracuda Networks fell to the San Diego Gulls (34-22-2-2, 72pts) by the score of 3-1 in front 3,939 fans at SAP Center on Easter Sunday in game five of a season long six game home stand.

San Jose outshot San Diego 35-18 but Ryan Carpenter was the only Barracuda skater to find the back of the net as Anton Khudobin made 34 saves for the Gulls.  The Barracuda had two goals disallowed as Antoine Laganiere (2-1-3) and Matt Bailey (1-1-2) had big games for the Gulls.

The Gulls grabbed a 1-0 lead in the opening period after goaltender Aaron Dell misplayed the puck at the side of his net and Matt Bailey (3rd) fired the puck into the empty net at 3:10.  It was a rather lackluster first period as shots were 11-5 in favor of the Gulls through 20 minutes of play.

Bryan Lerg thought he had tied the score but the goal was waved off by the officials as it was ruled that the Barracuda captain knocked the puck in with his glove.  Minutes later, the Gulls made it 2-0 as Antoine Laganiere (12th) was set up alone in front by Matt Bailey at 10:09 of the second period.  San Jose finally struck on their 4th power play as Karl Stollery sent a slap pass to the side of the net which was tapped in past Anton Khudobin by Ryan Carpenter (15th) at 15:56.  San Jose trailed 2-1 after 40 minutes of play despite holding a 24-15 shot advantage through two periods of play.

San Jose outshot San Diego 11-3 in the third period and had another goal disallowed after Nikolay Goldobin’s goal was waved off for incidental contact on the goaltender.  Antoine Laganiere (13th) added an empty netter at 19:35 to give the Gulls a 3-1 road victory.

Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star Ryan Carpenter (Goal) 2nd star: Anton Khudobin (34 saves, Win) 1st star: Matt Bailey (1-1-2)….Final shots were 35-18 in favor of San Jose… Anton Khudobin (18-7-3) made 34 saves on 35 shots for San Diego….Aaron Dell (14-13-5) made 15 saves on 17 shots for San Jose…. Troy Grosenick served as the backup goalie for the ….San Jose went 1-for-6 on the power play while San Diego went 0-for-0…. The Barracuda were not whistled for a penalty the entire game….Raffi Torres (IR), Danny Doremus (inj), Patrick McNally, Frazer McLaren, and Jon Martin did not dress for the Barracuda…Karl Stollery and Barclay Goodrow added assists for the Barracuda…the Barracuda are now 2-2-1-0 on their season long six game home stand…San Jose finished 1-4-0-1 vs. the Gulls at SAP Center this season…The Barracuda and the Gulls will play for the 12th and final time this season on April 2 at San Diego.

Coming up…. 
On Wednesday, the Barracuda close out their season long six game home stand by hosting the Ontario Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings) at 7:30pm.  Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.   Listen to every game live for free on KDOW.biz or AHL Live. Join the game day conversation on Facebook and follow the game on Twitter by following @SJBarracuda.

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