BARRACUDA BLANKED BY FIREBIRDS, 4-0

Jan 7, 2023

Palm Desert, CA – The San Jose Barracuda (15-19-0-1) put 39 shots on net but couldn’t get anything past Joey Daccord and fell 4-0 to the Coachella Valley Firebirds (22-6-3-0) on Saturday night at Acrisure Arena.

In the first period, Brogan Rafferty (4) fired in a left-point shot to open up the scoring at 4:28. Then, while on the power play at 12:06, former Barracuda forward Alex True (4) directed in a back-post feed to make it 2-0 Firebirds.

In the second, the Barracuda put a season-high 19 shots on net but couldn’t beat Daccord and at 9:18 Cameron Hughes (4) would snap in a True pass after a d-zone Barracuda giveaway.

In the third, Carsen Twarynski (7) tipped in a Matt Tennyson shot from the point and Daccord turned aside all 12 shots he faced to earn his third shutout of the year.

With the win Daccord is now 3-0 against San Jose and 13-4-1 on the year. Eetu Makiniemi (6-9-1) suffered the defeat, giving up four on 31, his fifth consecutive loss.

After the loss, the Barracuda are now 0-4 against the Firebirds. Coachella Valley has won seven in a row and four in a row at home. 

The Barracuda continue on its four-game road trip on Tuesday (7 p.m.) against the Coachella Valley Firebirds and return home on Jan. 14 versus Abbotsford. Tickets start at just $13 at SJBarracuda.com.

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