SAN JOSE BARRACUDA (1-4-0-0) vs. CALGARY WRANGLERS (4-1-0-0)

FRI, OCT. 16, 2026 | 7 PM | TECH CU ARENA |  SAN JOSE, CA

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FRIDAY NIGHT FACEOFF: The Barracuda return to action Friday night, hosting the Calgary Wranglers at Tech CU Arena in the second of four meetings between the teams this season and the final meeting in San Jose. The Barracuda are looking to snap a three-game losing streak after suffering a 6-4 loss to Calgary on Wednesday morning. Andre Gasseau scored twice, while Brett Leason added a goal and an assist in the defeat. The Barracuda have dropped four of their first five games to open the 2026-27 campaign.

MORNING MISFORTUNE: Despite a two-goal performance from Andre Gasseau and a goal and an assist from Brett Leason, the Barracuda suffered a 6-4 loss to the Wranglers on Wednesday morning in front of 3,891 fans at Tech CU Arena. San Jose held its first regulation lead of the season and battled back to tie the game before Calgary pulled away in the final minute. The Barracuda generated 29 scoring chances, including six Grade-A opportunities, while Calgary finished with 30 chances and 10 Grade-A looks. San Jose held a 6:23 to 4:24 advantage in even-strength offensive-zone possession time and won 51.6% of the game's faceoffs. The Barracuda also registered 17 shots on net from the slot compared to Calgary's 19 but were outpaced in expected goals, 3.20 to 2.61.

REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE: The Barracuda received a pair of reinforcements from the Sharks on Thursday, with forwards Alex Barré-Boulet and Cam Lund being assigned to the AHL after both had been sidelined by injuries. An AHL First Team All-Star last season, Barré-Boulet has been one of the league’s most productive forwards since turning pro in 2018. He finished second in the AHL in scoring in 2022-23 with a career-high 84 points (24 goals, 60 assists). Lund, a second-round pick (34th overall) by the Sharks in the 2022 NHL Draft, was named an AHL All-Star during his rookie campaign last season before his year was cut short by injury.

HEY, FELHA: Barracuda forward Tye Felhaber is set to skate in his 300th career AHL game on Friday against the Calgary Wranglers. The veteran winger is in his first season with the Sharks org. Before joining San Jose, Felhaber spent the previous two seasons with the Colorado Eagles, posting AHL career highs in goals (22), assists (22) and points (44) during the 2024-25 campaign. That same season, he made his NHL debut with the Colorado Avalanche on Dec. 16, 2024, against Vancouver, appearing in five NHL games.

AYE AYE, CAPTAIN: The Barracuda named forward Jimmy Huntington the seventh captain in franchise history on Oct. 2. In his first season with San Jose a year ago, the Laval, Quebec, native posted a career-high 48 points (15 goals, 33 assists) in 71 games, finishing tied for second on the team in scoring and earning the Barracuda's Fan Favorite award. Huntington has recorded four points (three goals, one assist) through three games this season, highlighted by a three-point performance (two goals, one assist) on Oct. 9 against Tucson. He also registered a team-high six shots in the contest before missing the following two games due to injury. Huntington won the 2024 Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears.

FIL THE THRILL: Sharks' 2022 first-round pick Filip Bystedt has recorded five points (three goals, two assists) through San Jose's first four games of the season. The 22-year-old center collected three points (two goals, one assist) in the Barracuda's 5-4 overtime win against San Diego on Oct. 4, reaching the 100-point milestone in his AHL career. He followed with a power-play goal and an assist against Tucson on Oct. 9, giving him back-to-back multi-point performances. Bystedt led the Barracuda last season in points (60), assists (38), game-winning goals (6) and overtime goals (2), while finishing second in goals (22).

COWBOY UP: The Barracuda look to rebound against Calgary on Friday after suffering a 6-4 loss to the Wranglers in Wednesday's series opener. San Jose entered the season having gone 7-0-1-0 against Calgary in 2025-26, outscoring the Wranglers 35-16 across eight meetings. At Tech CU Arena, the Barracuda went 3-0-1-0 against Calgary last season, outscoring the Wranglers 18-7. Wednesday's defeat marked San Jose's first regulation loss to Calgary since the 2024-25 season. Friday marks the second of four meetings between the clubs this season and their final matchup at Tech CU Arena in 2026-27.

CALGARY CALL: The Wranglers enter Friday's matchup with a 4-1-0-0 record after earning a 6-4 victory over the Barracuda on Wednesday morning. Calgary has won four of its first five games to open the season, including its first road contest of the year. The Wranglers began the campaign with three consecutive home wins before suffering their first loss to Bakersfield on Sunday. Calgary entered Wednesday's matchup with one of the AHL's top penalty kills at 90.9% (10-for-11). Alexander Nylander led the team with five assists entering the series, while Ben Jones paced the Wranglers with three goals. A year ago, Calgary finished last in the Pacific Division and second-to-last in the AHL with a 28-39-3-2 record.