Barracuda vs. Stockton Heat Preview

Dec 20, 2015

Today:
The San Jose Barracuda and the Stockton Heat (AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames) meet for the 4th of 12 meetings this season, the 2nd of six meetings at the SAP Center.  The Barracuda are 2-0-0-1 vs. the Heat this season and are 2-0-0-1 in two career matchups. San Jose has dropped three straight games (0-1-2-0) but is 6-3-2-2 in their last 13 games overall.  The Heat have won three of their last five games (3-2-0-0) as both teams will play their final game before the AHL holiday break which begins on Monday.  Former SJ Sharks forward Freddie Hamilton leads the Heat with 14 points (6-8-14) in 22 games this season.

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In case you missed it…
The San Jose Barracuda (9-9-2-3, 23pts) presented by Barracuda Networks dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the host San Diego Gulls (13-10-0-1, 27pts) in front of 9,421 fans at the Valley View Casino Arena on Friday evening.  Karl Stollery and Nikolay Goldobin scored for the Barracuda while Troy Grosenick made 28 saves in net in the overtime loss as San Jose dropped their third straight game (0-1-2-0).  Stefan Noesen scored twice for the Gulls, including the game winner in overtime as Anton Khudobin made 30 saves in his first AHL start of the season as San Diego won their 8th home game of the season.

Oliver Kylington scored the go-ahead goal with 12:34 left in regulation to send the Stockton Heat to a 3-2 victory over the Bakersfield Condors in the Golden State Hockey Rush outdoor game at Raley Field on Saturday evening. It was the eighth outdoor game in AHL history, and the seventh to be decided by a single goal. Derek Grant and Drew Shore also scored for the Heat, and Joni Ortio stopped 33 of 35 shots in the win. Ben Scrivens made 35 saves for Bakersfield, becoming the first goaltender ever to start two AHL outdoor games in his career. Scrivens was the winning goalie in Toronto's 7-2 win at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton in 2012. Game time temperature was 52 degrees and skies were partly cloudy throughout the contest, which had been postponed from Friday night because of rain.

Barracuda Bites…
*Recent transactions… Barclay Goodrow is expected to be in the lineup today for the Barracuda, as he was loaned from the SJ Sharks last night.

Bryan Lerg, Mirco Mueller, Dylan DeMelo, Nikolay Goldobin, Melker Karlsson, Micheal Haley, John McCarthy, Barclay Goodrow, Ryan Carpenter, and Ben Smith have all played for the Barracuda (AHL) and the Sharks (NHL) this season.

AHL COACHING WINS – ALL-TIME

1. Fred “Bun” Cook	1937-56	19seasons	1,171GP	636 WINS
2. Roy Sommer	1998-current	18seasons	1,367GP	626 WINS
3. Frank Mathers	1956-85	18seasons	1,256GP	610 WINS
4. John Paddock	1981-2010	16seasons	1,125GP	;589 WINS

*1700 GAMES… with a 2-1 overtime loss at the Ontario Reign on December 13, 2015, head coach Roy Sommer coached in his 1,700th professional game.

*Breaking down December…The Barracuda have a 2-1-2-0 (6pts in 5gp) record in December with 15 GF and 19 GA. PP is 1-14 (7.1%); opponents PP is 6-19 (31.6%); and the Barracuda have four fighting majors in December.

*Lots of saves… goaltender Troy Grosenick made 49 saves in the 4-3SOL at Stockton on Nov 21. The 49 saves was a career high for Troy and the most saves by a goaltender this season in the AHL.

*SAP Center…the Barracuda picked up their first win on home ice in a 4-2 victory over the Ontario Reign on Nov 1… San Jose is now 4-6-0-1 at the SAP Center this season and have been outscored 31-42.

*Five for fighting… The Barracuda have 12 fighting majors through 23 games this season…. (McLaren 2, Young 3, Arseneau 1, Carpenter 1, Cundari 1, Goodrow 1, Lerg 1, Gallant 2)

Important #’s:

	San Jose	Stockton
Goals For	2.57 – 26th	2.76 – 18th
Goals Agst	3.13 – 24th	2.90 – 14th
Shots For	28.48 – 24th	36.71 – 1st
Shots Agst	31.00 – 19th	28.52 – 11th
PIMS	12.35 – 25th	14.95 – 12th
Fighting Majors	12 – 24th	18 – 11th

Broadcast:
Today’s San Jose Barracuda game can be heard live on AM 1220 KDOW, online at www.kdow.biz, and a video stream (for a fee) through AHL Live.  Fans can listen inside the SAP Center at 102.1 FM.