Playoffs!

Barracuda Clinch Playoff Spot In Final Game of the Season

Apr 17, 2016

San Jose, CA – The San Jose Barracuda (31-26-8-3,  73pts) presented by Barracuda Networks clinched the final playoff spot in the  Western Conference on the final day of the AHL regular season after a 6-0  victory over the visiting Stockton Heat (32-32-2-2, 68pts) in front 7,664 fans  at SAP Center on Sunday afternoon.  The Barracuda will host the top seeded  Ontario Reign (LA Kings AHL affiliate) in Game 1 of the Pacific Division  Semifinals on Friday, Apr 22 at 7:30pm at SAP Center.

Barclay Goodrow, Jeremy Langlois, Trevor Parkes, Nikolay  Goldobin, Jeremy Morin, and Alex Gallant all scored for San Jose while Aaron  Dell made 41 saves in net for the win.  Eleven different players recorded  at least a point as the Barracuda finished with an 18-13-2-1 record on home ice  this regular season.

The Barracuda broke out to a 2-0 lead in the first period  as Barclay Goodrow (20th) snuck one in past netminder Nick Schneider  at 5:11 and Jeremy Langlois (12th) fired one home from the left slot  at 6:39.  Shots were 13-11 San Jose through 20 minutes of play as Aaron  Dell stood tall between the pipes for the Barracuda.

San Jose tacked on two more goals in the second period  with Trevor Parkes (18th) finishing off a 2-on-1 rush with Bryan  Lerg at 12:54 and Nikolay Goldobin (21st) knocking off the water  bottle with a wicked snap shot at 18:59 to give the Barracuda a 4-0 lead  through 40 minutes.  Aaron Dell added 16 more saves in the second period  of play.

Jeremy Morin (16th) scored on a breakaway at  3:40 of the third period and Alex Gallant (1st) scored his 1st  AHL goal at 19:30 to give the Barracuda the 6-0 win.  Aaron Dell made  several great saves in the final frame and ended up with 41 saves overall for  his 4th shutout of the season.

Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star Jeremy Morin  (1-2-3, +3) 2nd star: Nikolay Goldobin (1-2-3, +3) 1st star: Aaron Dell (41  saves, Win)….Final shots were 41-30 in favor of Stockton… Nick Schneider  (4-5-0) made 24 saves on 30 shots for Stockton….Aaron Dell (17-16-6) made 41  saves on 41 shots for San Jose…. Troy Grosenick served as the backup goalie for  the Barracuda ….San Jose went 0-for-3 on the power play while Stockton went  0-for-2…. Raffi Torres (IR), Danny Doremus (inj), Scott Timmins (personal),  Petter Emanuelsson (inj), Patrick McNally, Michael Brodzinski, and Frazer McLaren  did not dress for the Barracuda… Matt Tennyson suited up for the Barracuda on a  conditioning assignment from the SJ Sharks….. … John McCarthy (2-5-7) has a six  game streak… Trevor Parkes (3-2-5) three games.

2015-16 PLAYER AWARDS:
  MVP – Ryan Carpenter
  Rookie of Year – Nikolay Goldobin
  UnSung Hero – Joakim Ryan
  3 Stars Award – Aaron Dell
  Man of Year (community) – Ryan Carpenter

Coming up…. 
  On Friday, Apr 22 at 7:30pm the Barracuda host the Ontario Reign (LA King AHL  affiliate) at SAP Center in Game 1 of the best-of-five Pacific Division  Semifinals.  Coverage begins live at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.

Playoff tickets and 2016-17 season tickets are on sale  now by contacting the Barracuda Office at 408-977-4747 or by crashing the net  at www.SJBarracuda.com.

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