Barracuda vs. San Diego Gulls Preview
Mar 27, 2016Today:
The San Jose Barracuda and the San Diego Gulls (AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks) meet for the 11th of 12 meetings this season, the 6th of six meetings at the SAP Center. The Barracuda are 4-4-1-1 vs. the Gulls this season and 1-3-0-1 vs. the Gulls at SAP Center. The Barracuda are 2-1-1-0 on their season long six game home stand and currently just .001 percentage points behind the Charlotte Checkers (Charlotte has today off) for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Gulls have points in 11 of their last 13 games (9-2-2) and are in the middle of a four game California road trip (1-1-0-0). The two teams meet one final time this season on Apr 2 in San Diego.
In case you missed it…
The San Jose Barracuda (28-21-7-3, 66pts) presented by Barracuda Networks defeated the San Diego Gulls (33-22-2-2, 70pts) by the score of 3-0 in front 6,731 fans at SAP Center on Saturday night in game four of a season long six game home stand. Nikolay Goldobin and Joakim Ryan each scored on the power play and Trevor Parkes added an empty netter. Aaron Dell made 26 saves for his 2nd shutout of the season while Bryan Lerg added three assists and Jeremy Morin had two helpers as the Barracuda picked up their first win of the season vs. the Gulls at SAP Center. Anton Khudobin made 24 saves in net for the Gulls as San Diego had their seven game point on the road snapped in the loss.
Barracuda Bites…
| AHL COACHING WINS – ALL-TIME | ||||
| 1. Roy Sommer | 1998-current | 17th season | 1,403GP | 646 WINS |
| 2. Fred “Bun” Cook | 1937-56 | 19 seasons | 1,171GP | 636 WINS |
| 3. Frank Mathers | 1956-85 | 18 seasons | 1,256GP | 610 WINS |
| 4. John Paddock | 1981-2009 | 16 seasons | 1,125GP | 589 WINS |
*New Players… Jon Martin (#71) and Mike Brodzinski (#75) each made their professional debuts last night for the Barracuda. Jon Martin signed an entry level contract with the San Jose Sharks on March 2. Martin, 20, led the Swift Current Broncos with 69 points (38 goals, 31 assists) and posted 74 penalty minutes (two fighting majors) in 66 games in the Western Hockey League (WHL) this season. He ranked 9th in the league in goals and was named the WHL's Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 18. He has posted career highs in goals, assists and points this season as Swift Current's captain. Mike Brodzinski signed an ATO with the San Jose Barracuda on 3/26 after playing three seasons with the U. of Minnesota. Brodzinski, 20, finished his junior season ranking 1st among University of Minnesota defensemen in points (21), goals (8) and assists (8) in 37 games. His 11 power-play points ranked 1st on the team, and he set a career highs in goals, assists, points, penalty minutes and games played, while being named to the Big Ten Second All-Star Team this season. Other accolades in his third year with Minnesota include being named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week (Oct. 27), being named to the Mariucci Classic All-Tournament Team, becoming the first Big Ten defenseman to tally a hat trick (Jan. 23), and became just the second defenseman in league history to be named the first star of the week (Jan. 26).
*Games Left… the Barracuda have just 9 games left in the regular season (3 home, 6 away)…. The Gulls have 9 games left (5 home, 4 away)… the Barracuda and Gulls meet one last time on April 2 in San Diego.
*Streakers…. Bryan Lerg (1-3-4) and Jeremy Morin (1-3-4) each have a three game point streak…Trevor Parkes (2-0-2) and John McCarthy (0-2-2) each have a two game point streak for the Barracuda…..for the Gulls: no current point streaks.
*Doubleheaders… yesterday marked the 13th of 13 Sharks/Barracuda doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season. Breakdown below:
| Nov 7 | Barracuda lose 3-2 to Gulls (1st) | Sharks lose 1-0 to Anaheim Ducks |
| Nov 28 | Barracuda win 5-4 over Stars (1st) | Sharks win 5-2 over Calgary Flames |
| Dec 5 | Barracuda win 7-6OT over Condors (1st) | Sharks lose 4-3 to Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Dec 12 | Barracuda lose 5-0 to Gulls (1st) | Sharks lose 2-0 to Minnesota Wild |
| Dec 28 | Barracuda lose 4-1 to Checkers (1st) | Sharks lose 6-3 to Colorado Avalanche |
| Dec 30 | Barracuda win 3-2SOW over Checkers (1st) | Sharks win 4-2 over Philadelphia Flyers |
| Jan 9 | Barracuda win 6-4 over Rampage (2nd) | Sharks win 7-0 over Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Jan 18 | Barracuda lose 5-3 to Condors (1st) | Sharks lose 4-3SOL to Ottawa Senators |
| Jan 23 | Barracuda lose 2-1 to Reign (2nd) | Sharks win 4-3 over Minnesota Wild |
| Feb 13 | Barracuda win 5-0 over Rampage (1st) | Sharks win 4-1 over Arizona Coyotes |
| March 5 | Barracuda lose 3-2 to Condors (1st) | Sharks lose 4-2 to Vancouver Canucks |
| March 19 | Barracuda win 3-2OT over Wild (2nd) | Sharks win 4-1 over New York Rangers |
| March 26 | Barracuda win 3-0 over Gulls (2nd) | Sharks lose 4-2 to Dallas Stars |
| TOTAL | Barracuda went 7-6-0-0 | Sharks went 6-6-0-1 on doubleheader dates this season. |
Important #’s:
| San Jose | San Diego | |
| Goals For | 2.85 – 14th | 2.95 – 8th |
| Goals Agst | 2.76 – 12th | 2.95 – 16th |
| Shots For | 2.76 – 12th | 29.71 – 15th |
| Shots Agst | 30.20 – 14th | 30.71 – 18th |
| PIMS | 12.53 – 25th | 18.37 – 2nd |
| Fighting Majors | 33 – 23rd | 43 – 16th |
Broadcast:
Today’s San Jose Barracuda game can be heard live on AM 1220 KDOW, online at www.kdow.biz, and a video stream (for a fee) through AHL Live. Fans can listen inside the SAP Center at 102.1 FM.