Barracuda Outlast Heat In Spirited 5-3 Home Win
Dec 4, 2015SAN JOSE, CA –The San Jose Barracuda (8-8-0-3, 19pts) presented by Barracuda Networks, defeated the visiting Stockton Heat (6-8-0-2, 14pts) 5-3 in front of 3,755 fans at the SAP Center on Friday evening. The Barracuda are back in action on Saturday, December 5 at 1:30pm on UGLY SWEATER DAY presented by Barracuda Networks vs. the Bakersfield Condors.
John McCarthy (1-0-1), Ryan Carpenter (1-2-3), Julius Bergman (1-0-1), Barclay Goodrow (1-3-4) and Jeremy Langlois (1-0-1) scored for San Jose while Aaron Dell made 43 saves in the home win. Kenny Agostino (2-0-2), and Aaron Johnson (1-0-1) scored for the Heat while goaltender Joni Ortio made 13 saves in the loss as the Barracuda improved to 2-1-0-0 on their five game home stand.
The Barracuda got off to a quick start in a physical and exciting 1st period scoring three minutes in. John McCarthy (3rd) took advantage of a juicy second chance rebound right in front of the net assisted by Ryan Carpenter and Barclay Goodrow.
Two minutes later Ryan Carpenter (2nd) lit the lamp on the power play for the Barracuda after burying a rebound off of a slap shot from the left circle.
At 10:17 gloves and pads went flying as Gus Young (2nd FM) and Turner Elson (2nd FM) decided to engage in fisticuffs with the players eventually being separated. Two minutes later Bryan Lerg (1st FM) took offense to Garnet Hathaway’s (1st FM) play and initiated the second fight of the game with both players wrestling each other to the ice.
Julius Bergman (2nd) put the puck in the back of the wide open net after Heat goaltender Joni Ortio gave up a rebound to the middle of the crease at 16:51 to put the Barracuda up 3-0. Twelve seconds later the Heat’s Kenny Agostino (2nd) answered by lighting the lamp on a similar backside rebound goal past goaltender Aaron Dell.
With 20 seconds left in the period Aaron Dell made an amazing diving save to keep the score at 3-1. Shots were 12-7 in favor of Stockton.
Dell battled through multiple attempts gobbling up almost everything that came his way. The Barracuda scored their fourth goal at 11:04 after Barclay Goodrow (5th) received a pass from the left circle while he was battling for position in front of the crease, and was able to spin around on his backhand and put the puck past Ortio.
Stockton’s Agostino (3rd) fired home his second goal of the night after finding the puck on the back door off of the rebound cutting the Barracuda lead down to two goals.
The Barracuda were shorthanded twice in the period but were able to kill off the Heats power play attempts. The Barracuda took a 4-2 leading heading into the second intermission as shots were 25 to 15 in favor of Stockton.
The Heat picked up their play in the third period outshooting the Barracuda 21- 3. Just after the 12 minute mark there was a flurry of penalties all within 10 seconds of each other giving the Heat a 4 on 3 the power play opportunity. The Barracuda laid their bodies on the line blocking multiple shots eventually killing off the penalty.
At 16:23 Aaron Johnson (1st) fired a bomb from the point that beat Dell top shelf glove side on the power play, cutting the Barracuda lead down to one goal.
With 16.6 seconds left in the game Jeremy Langlois (6th) put away the empty netter to solidify the win for the Barracuda.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Aaron Dell (43 saves, W) 2nd star: Ryan Carpenter (1-2-3) 1st star: Barclay Goodrow (1-3-4, +3)….Final shots were 46-18 in favor of Stockton… Joni Ortio (1-1-0) made 13 saves on 17 shots for Stockton….Aaron Dell (4-4-1) made 43 saves on 46 shots for San Jose ….San Jose went 1-for-3 on the power play while Stockton went 1-for-5…. Scott Timmins (inj), Patrick McNally and Alex Gallant did not dress for the Barracuda… Micheal Haley and Dylan Demelo were both recalled by the SJ Sharks on Thursday afternoon… the Barracuda play seven of their nine games on home ice in the month of December….the Barracuda are now 2-1-0-0 on their five game home stand… Barclay Goodrow had a season high four points; which included three assists in the first period… San Jose was whistled for a season high 22 minutes of penalties….Petter Emanuelsson added two assists.
Coming up….
On Saturday, the Barracuda host the Bakersfield Condors (Edmonton Oilers AHL affiliate) with a 1:30pm start at the SAP Center on UGLY SWEATER DAY presented by Barracuda Networks. The Barracuda players will wear a specialty ugly sweater jersey which will be auctioned off throughout the game. Fans are encouraged to bring new or lightly used winter clothing (jackets, sweaters, hats, gloves, blankets) to the game to be donated to the Sacred Heart Community Service. For each donation, fans will receive a free ticket to the Barracuda game on December 30 vs. the Charlotte Checkers. Doors open at 12:45pm. December 5 marks the 3rd of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season. The San Jose Sharks host the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games. Coverage begins at 1pm online at www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com.
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