GAMEDAY: BARRACUDA AT CONDORS
Jan 21, 2022SAN JOSE BARRACUDA (13-18-1-0) vs BAKERSFIELD CONDORS (13-8-2-0)
SAT., JAN. 22 | 7:00 P.M. | MECHANICS BANK ARENA | BAKERSFIELD, CA
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Condors Clash: The San Jose Barracuda take on the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday night at the Mechanics Banks Arena to begin a home and road with the Oilers affiliate. Lifetime San Jose is 30-25-4-5 against Bakersfield and have gone 1-2 in three games so far this season. The Barracuda fell 5-1 against the Condors in Bakersfield on Jan. 15, allowing three first-period goals en-route to the loss. The Condors enter Saturday riding a 10-game point streak (7-0-2-1) and five game winning streak. The Condors sit at fifth in the Pacific Division in points (32) and 10th in the Western Division.
Last Time Out: The Barracuda put a season-high 40 shots on net but fell to the San Diego Gulls by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday night at the SAP Center. The Barracuda finished the game 1-for-6 on the man-advantage while going 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and have now killed off 10-straight when down a man.
Bakersfield Bombers: Forward Seth Griffith continues to stack up the points, extending his point streak to seven games (3+12=15) with a five-assist outing on Wednesday in the Condors 6-3 win over the Roadrunners. Griffith now ranks seventh in the league in points (33) in 24 games played. Cooper Marody, who did not play on Wednesday for the Condors, is also riding a seven-game point streak (6+5=11) after collecting an assist in Bakersfield’s 5-1 win over the Barracuda last Saturday. And veteran forward Adam Cracknell who snapped a 12-game goalless drought against the Barracuda last Saturday, notched another four points on Wednesday (3+1=4). For Cracknell, it was his first hat-trick of his lengthy career.
800 for Sommer: On Jan. 8, 2022, head coach Roy Sommer picked up AHL victory #800 with a 6-3 win over the Henderson Silver Knights. The Oakland, Calif., native has been behind the bench for 1,703 games in the AHL, going 801-696-48-160 (W-L-T-OTL/SOL) over that span. During the 2015-16 season, the Barracuda’s first in San Jose, Sommer surpassed Fred “Bun” Cook (636 wins) for the most wins in AHL history, notching a 4-2 victory on Feb. 10, 2016, over Ontario. Sommer collected his 700th win on Dec. 3, 2017, at Bakersfield (2-1 W).
Reedy Rolling: After being recalled to the Barracuda, rookie forward Scott Reedy had notched goals in three consecutive games. The Minnesota alumnus ranks fifth in the AHL in goals (16), first in power-play goals (9), and first in shooting percentage (34.8). In addition, Reedy has skated in his first five games in the NHL this season with the Sharks. Reedy has three points against the Bakersfield Condors (2+1=3) which all came on their matchup on Nov. 17 which is Reedy’s career-high in points for a game.