SAN JOSE, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2026) – Despite a three-point night from captain Jimmy Huntington and a season-high 36 shots on goal, the San Jose Barracuda (1-2-0-0) suffered a 7-4 loss to the Tucson Roadrunners (1-2-0-0) on Friday night at Tech CU Arena. Huntington scored twice and added an assist, while Filip Bystedt recorded a goal and an assist in the loss.

The Barracuda wasted little time opening the scoring, as Huntington buried his second goal of the season just 1:27 into the contest off a won faceoff by Bystedt. Tucson responded with three unanswered goals in a span of 3:10, beginning with Zac Jones at 4:53. Cameron Hebig gave the Roadrunners their first lead at 7:54 before Caleb Desnoyers extended the advantage to 3-1 just nine seconds later, the first of his AHL career. San Jose cut the deficit to one late in the period when Bystedt scored his third goal of the season on the power play at 17:45, with Huntington and Brett Leason collecting assists

Tucson restored its two-goal advantage at 6:54 of the second period when Ben McCartney converted on the power play to make it 4-2. The Barracuda answered with consecutive goals less than two minutes apart. Brendan Hoffmann pulled San Jose within one at 13:25, tipping in Phillip Sinn shot from the point. Huntington then struck again on the power play at 15:01. However, Tucson regained the lead just 1:56 later when Vadim Moroz scored at 16:57, sending the Roadrunners into the second intermission ahead 5-4.

In the third, Tucson extended its lead to 6-4 when Artem Duda scored on the power play at 6:26, beating Eric Comrie stick-side. San Jose continued to press, generating 12 shots in the final frame, but Roadrunners goaltender Michael Hrabal kept the Barracuda off the board. Kevin Rooney sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 16:21, accounting for the 7-4 final

Comrie finished with 24 saves on 30 shots for San Jose, while Hrabal turned aside 32 of 36 shots to earn the win. Tucson's Gabe Smith led all skaters with four assists.

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The Barracuda will celebrate Oktoberfest Night on Saturday, Oct. 10, when they host the Tucson Roadrunners at 6 p.m. at Tech CU Arena. The first 2,500 fans in attendance will receive a limited-edition Bavarian hat giveaway. Fans are encouraged to dress in their best lederhosen and take part in a stein-holding contest as the Barracuda bring a taste of Bavaria to Tech CU Arena. For tickets, go to SJBarracuda.com.