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BARRACUDA SQUANDER LATE LEAD, FALL 4-3

Oct 13, 2024

Ontario, CA - The San Jose Barracuda (1-1-0-0) allowed two goals with under two minutes left in regulation and were upended in shocking fashion by the Ontario Reign (1-1-0-0), 4-3, on Sunday night at the Toyota Arena. In the loss, Tristen Robins and Filip Bystedt scored their first goals of the year and Georgi Romanov made 35 saves.

After falling 5-0 on Saturday, the Reign came out of the gates on Sunday with revenge on their mind. Just 1:33 into the period, during a delayed penalty, Tyler Madden (1) potted the game’s opening goal as he fired in an end-wall bounce. During four-on-four play the Barracuda would tie the score just minutes later as Robins (1) snapped a shot through Phoenix Copley as he carried the puck down the right wing at 4:24. Colin Graf (2) would then give the Barracuda their first lead as he rushed in on net on a partial breakaway and was able to score on his own rebound at 11:04.

In the second, the Barracuda were buzzing in the offensive zone and at 1:50 Robins gained the line and dropped a pass for Bystedt (1) who ripped in his first of the year to give San Jose a 3-1 lead. But Just 22 seconds later, Martin Chromiak (1) answered with a goal to make it 3-2. The Barracuda would kill off three Reign power plays in the period and hold their one-goal lead after 40 minutes.

In the third, the Barracuda continued to carry their advantage until Sam Helenius (1) at 18:45 fired in the tying goal with his team’s net empty. Then, 40 seconds later, Helenius (2) would notch the game-winner with 33 seconds left in regulation as he found uncontested ice in tight.

BOX SCORE

The Barracuda return home on Sat, Oct. 19 against the Iowa Wild (7 p.m.) at Tech CU Arena for their home opener which will include a full-arena hat giveaway. For individual, season, group, and premium seats, go to sjbarracuda.com/tickets.

 

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