Barracuda Put Two Points In the Oven After 3-1 Road Victory

Nov 25, 2015

CHARLOTTE, NC –The San Jose Barracuda (6-7-0-3, 15pts) presented by Barracuda Networks played an excellent road game with a 3-1 win over the host Charlotte Checkers (9-9-0-0, 18pts) in front 5,116 fans at the Bojangles’ Coliseum on Wednesday evening.  The Barracuda return home on Saturday with a 1:15pm start vs. the Texas Stars on Movember Day at the SAP Center to start a five game home stand.

Greger Hanson, Trevor Parkes and Nikolay Goldobin scored for San Jose while goaltender Troy Grosenick made 19 saves in net as the Barracuda finished up their season long seven game road trip with a 3-2-0-2 record.

San Jose dominated the first period and grabbed a 2-0 lead after outshooting the Checkers 12-4 through 20 minutes of play. Greger Hanson (2nd) fired home a rebound after Joakim Ryan’s shot from the point was stopped by goaltender Drew MacIntyre just 48 seconds into the contest.   Trevor Parkes (2nd) gave the Barracuda a 2-0 advantage at 12:32 after Scott Timmins won the puck behind the Checkers net and found Parkes alone in front on the crease.  Each team went 0-1 on the power play in the first period as San Jose took a two goal advantage into the first intermission.

Charlotte returned the favor in the second period by outshooting San Jose 12-2 and scoring the period’s only goal.  Patrick Brown (3rd) converted a turnover inside the Barracuda zone and ripped a shot past the glove of Troy Grosenick at 6:20.  Grosenick made several big saves late in the period while San Jose was shorthanded as the Barracuda took a 2-1 lead into the locker room through 40 minutes.

Nikolay Goldobin (2nd) added an insurance goal with a nice deflection on a Karl Stollery point shot at 8:52 to give the Barracuda a 3-1 lead.  Troy Grosenick made four more saves in the third period to take home his third win of the season.

The Barracuda improve to 6-7-0-3 overall with a 5-3-0-2 record on the road.

Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Nikolay Goldobin (Goal) 2nd star: Greger Hanson (Goal) 1st star: Trevor Parkes (Goal and Assist)…Final shots were 26-20 in favor of San Jose… Drew MacIntyre (5-8-0) made 23 saves on 26 shots for Charlotte….Troy Grosenick (3-3-2) made 19 saves on 20 shots for San Jose….San Jose went 0-for-7 on the power play while Charlotte went 0-for-4… Patrick McNally, Chris Crane, Daniel Doremus, Frazer McLaren, and Alex Gallant (injured) did not dress for the Barracuda…Micheal Haley, Melker Karlsson and Mirco Mueller are all currently with the SJ Sharks…. San Jose now returns home for a five game home stand at the SAP Center….the two shots in the second period for San Jose was a season low in a period… the two teams combined for 46 penalty minutes.

Coming up….  
On Saturday, the Barracuda return home to host the Texas Stars (Dallas Stars AHL affiliate) with a 1:15pm start at the SAP Center on Movember Day.  Several San Jose Barracuda players and staff have been growing moustaches throughout the month on November to help raise awareness for men’s health issues.  Fans may purchase a special ticket package by clicking on the link HERE (use code word MOVEMBER) with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Movember Foundation.  In addition, all chuck-a-puck proceeds at the game will benefit the Movember Foundation and there will be several special in game promotions to highlight Movember.  Fans may also make a donation at the Barracuda fan assistance table located at section 115. Doors open at 12:30pm as the San Jose Barracuda host the Texas Stars (AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars) at 1:15pm.  November 28 marks the second of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season.  The San Jose Sharks host the Calgary Flames at 7pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games.   Coverage begins at 12:45pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.

On Sunday, the Barracuda host the Texas Stars at 3pm.  Coverage begins at 2:30pm on AM 1220 KDOW, online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.

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