SAN JOSE BARRACUDA (6-9-0-0) vs. SAN DIEGO GULLS (7-5-3-0)

SAT, NOV. 14, 2026 | 6 PM | TECH CU ARENA |  SAN JOSE, CA

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HOME COOKING: The Barracuda return home on Saturday to face the San Diego Gulls for Teddy Bear Toss Night, presented by Kaiser Permanente, following a two-game Southern California road trip that saw San Jose suffer consecutive losses to the Gulls and Coachella Valley Firebirds. Following Saturday's contest, the Barracuda head back on the road for a three-game trip beginning Wednesday against the Henderson Silver Knights. San Jose is 1-3-0-0 against San Diego this season, including 1-1-0-0 at home, and has dropped the last two meetings, both at Pechanga Arena.

DESERT DEFEAT: Patrick Giles scored his second goal of the season, but the Barracuda fell to the Coachella Valley Firebirds, 2-1, on Thursday night at Acrisure Arena. San Jose outshot Coachella Valley 36-20, including 28-13 over the final two periods, but Firebirds netminder Victor Östman turned aside 35 shots, including all 16 he faced in the second period. Ryden Evers and Ian McKinnon scored first-period goals for Coachella Valley before Giles cut the deficit in half at 18:41 of the second. The Barracuda finished 0-for-7 on the power play, including 0-for-3 in the third period.

BYSTEDT IS BACK: On Tuesday, the Sharks reassigned Filip Bystedt to the Barracuda. The 2022 first-round pick (27th overall) skated in his first five NHL games during his recall, recording no points. In 10 games with the Barracuda this season, the 22-year-old has collected eight points (4g, 4a).

ALL GASS: Rookie forward Andre Gasseau leads the Barracuda with six goals through 15 games and is tied for second among AHL rookies in goals. The 2021 seventh-round pick (213th overall) of the Boston Bruins scored the lone goal in Saturday's 1-0 shutout victory over Bakersfield, San Jose's most recent win.

LOSING POWER: The Barracuda went 0-for-7 on the power play Thursday and have now failed to convert on their last 18 opportunities over six games. San Jose is just 1-for-24 (4.17%) on the man advantage over its last 10 contests. Thursday's power-play struggles weren't for a lack of chances, as the Barracuda generated 15 shots on goal across seven opportunities (2.14 per power play) and scored their lone goal during a delayed penalty call. SJB enters Saturday ranked 30th in the AHL on the PP (11.8%) and are just 1-for-7 (14.3%) against the Gulls in four games.

LOCKING IT DOWN: The Barracuda have allowed two goals or fewer in four of their last six games, surrendering 15 goals over that stretch (2.50 per game). That's a 45.1 percent reduction from the 4.56 goals against per game San Jose allowed over its first nine contests (41 total). Over their last eight games, the Barracuda have surrendered 22 goals (2.75 per game), compared to 32 goals over their first seven (4.57 per game), a 39.8 percent improvement.

NO O: The Barracuda have scored just one goal in each of their last three games and rank 25th in the AHL in goals per game (2.60). Over their last eight contests, San Jose has managed just 14 goals (1.75 per game) and has been outscored by eight. The offensive struggles represent a sharp decline from the club's first seven games, when the Barracuda averaged 3.57 goals per contest. However, San Jose has made significant strides defensively, reducing its goals against average by 1.82 per game over that same span after allowing a league-high 4.57 goals per game through its first seven outings.