San Jose Barracuda Clip The Condors In A Wild One
Oct 17, 2015BAKERSFIELD, CA –The San Jose Barracuda (2-1-0-0, 4pts) presented by Barracuda Networks grabbed a wild 4-3 victory over the host Bakersfield Condors (1-2-0-1, 3pts) in front of 4,242 fans at the Rabobank Arena on Saturday evening.
Micheal Haley (2-0-2), Bryan Lerg (1-0-1), and Trevor Parkes (1-1-2) scored for the Barracuda while Aaron Dell made 30 saves in net for San Jose in the victory. Chris Crane added two assists as San Jose battled back from a 3-2 deficit midway through the third period to take home their second straight road victory.
Goaltender Aaron Dell was the best player in the first period on either side as he made 13 first period saves as the Barracuda grabbed a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. Micheal Haley (3rd) scored the only goal of the period after he deflected a centering feed from the left corner by Ryan Carpenter that beat goaltender Eetu Laurikainen at 6:16. Shots stood 13-7 in favor of Bakersfield after 20 minutes.
Captain Bryan Lerg (2nd) gave San Jose a 2-0 lead at 2:30 of the second period after he collected his own rebound chance and stick handled the puck past the Condors netminder as Trevor Parkes and Chris Crane each picking up assists.
The Barracuda were then whistled for three straight penalties and the Condors made them pay. Phillip McRae (1st) sent a one timer past Aaron Dell at 13:16 and Matthew Ford (2nd) tipped home the equalizer at 15:45 as Bakersfield scored a pair of power play tallies. Shots in the middle frame were 10-4 in favor of the Condors.
Bakersfield went ahead 3-2 after a strange goal at 3:53 of the third period. Matthew Ford (3rd) was credited with the goal after a long video replay as the officials deemed the puck was shot through the net.
San Jose tied the score at 3-3 as Trevor Parkes (1st) jammed home the puck at 8:08 assisted by Joakim Ryan and Chris Crane. The Barracuda had a goal disallowed a few minutes later off the stick of Petter Emanuelsson as the score remained tied with less than five minutes remaining. San Jose connected on the power play at 16:41 as Micheal Haley (4th) scored again to give the Barracuda the 4-3 road victory.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Brad Hunt – BAK (0-2-2) 2nd star: Matthew Ford – BAK (2-0-2) 1st star: Micheal Haley - SJ (2-0-2)…. Final shots were 33-22 in favor of Bakersfield… Eetu Laurikainen made 18 saves on 22 shots for Bakersfield….Aaron Dell made 30 saves on 33 shots for San Jose in his second straight win.… San Jose went 1-for-3 on the power play while Bakersfield went 2-for-4… Melker Karlsson (inj), Vincent Arseneau, and Frazer McLaren did not dress for the Barracuda… Nikolay Goldobin is currently on recall with the San Jose Sharks… defenseman Julius Bergman made his debut for the Barracuda as San Jose dressed seven defensemen…Micheal Haley extended his point streak to three games (4-2-6) and now has scored in three straight games to open the season.
Coming up…
On Wednesday, the San Diego Gulls (AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks) visit the SAP Center for a 7:30pm date with the Barracuda. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.
On Friday, the Gulls and Barracuda battle again at 7pm at the SAP Center with the first 4,000 receiving a SJ Barracuda magnet schedule. Coverage begins at 7pm on AM 1220 KDOW.