Barracuda vs. Ontario Reign Game 1 Preview
Apr 22, 2016GAME 1:
Tonight the San Jose Barracuda host the Ontario Reign (AHL affiliate of the LA Kings) in Game 1 of the best of 5 Pacific Division Semifinals series. San Jose finished in 4th place in the Pacific Division with a .537 winning percentage and will battle the top seeded Reign (.684%). As the top seed, the Ontario Reign elected to have the first two games of the series in San Jose before hosting games 3-5 in Ontario. The Barracuda and the Reign met 12 times in the regular season, including six meetings at SAP Center. San Jose went 3-6-3-0 vs. the Reign this season as the Barracuda were outscored 21-28 by the Reign. The Barracuda went 3-2-1-0 vs. Ontario at SAP Center this season.
In case you missed it…
Highlights on the ice last week included Nikolay Goldobin and Barclay Goodrow each recording their 20th goals of the season for the Barracuda vs. the Heat. Nikolay led all players with five points (2-3-5) in the two games while Jeremy Morin (1-2-3), Jeremy Langlois (1-2-3), Trevor Parkes (3-0-3), and Joakim Ryan (0-3-3) all added three points. Aaron Dell made 41 saves and picked up his 4th shutout of the season in San Jose’s playoff clinching victory over the Heat on Apr 17 and Alex Gallant scored his 1st career AHL goal on Apr 17 – the last goal scored in the AHL for the 2015-16 regular season.
Barracuda Bites…
PLAYOFF GAME SCHEDULE:
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 22 – Ontario at San Jose, 7:30pm
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 23 – Ontario at San Jose, 7:30pm
Game 3 – Thu., Apr. 28 – San Jose at Ontario, 7:00pm
*Game 4 – Fri., Apr. 29 – San Jose at Ontario, 7:00pm
*Game 5 – Sun., May 1 – San Jose at Ontario, 3:00pm
*if necessary... All times Pacific
*Some history… The AHL affiliates for the SJ Sharks and LA Kings have met twice before in the Calder Cup playoffs in Worcester and Manchester. In 2010, the Manchester Monarchs defeated the Worcester Sharks 4-2 in the Division Final and the Monarchs also defeated the Worcester Sharks in the Division Semifinal 4-2 in 2007.
*Ontario has experience…many of the players for the Ontario Reign won the Calder Cup last season as a member of the Manchester Monarchs. In fact, 15 players on the Ontario Reign roster were part of the 2015 Manchester Monarchs Calder Cup Champion team.
AHL COACHING WINS – ALL-TIME
| 1. Roy Sommer | 1998-current | 18seasons | 1,412GP | 649 WINS |
| 2. Fred “Bun” Cook | 1937-56 | 19seasons | 1,171GP | 636 WINS |
| 3. Frank Mathers | 1956-85 | 18seasons | 1,256GP | 610 WINS |
| 4. John Paddock | 1981-2010 | 16seasons | 1,125GP | 589 WINS |
2015-16 SAN JOSE BARRACUDA PLAYER AWARDS:
MVP – Ryan Carpenter
Rookie of Year – Nikolay Goldobin
Unsung Hero – Joakim Ryan
3 Stars Award – Aaron Dell
Man of Year (community) – Ryan Carpenter
*Streakers…. John McCarthy (2-6-8) has a six game point streak…. Trevor Parkes (3-2-5) and Jeremy Langlois (2-2-4) three games each….Petter Emanuelsson (2-0-2), Joakim Ryan (0-3-3), and Nikolay Goldobin (2-3-5) two games each. For the Reign… Kris Newbury (3-5-8) six games…Ryan Horvat (0-2-2) two games…Peter Budaj has won five straight starts in net.
Important #’s:
| San Jose regular season | playoffs | Ontario regular season | playoffs | |
| Goals For | 2.91 – 11th | 2.82 – 15th | ||
| Goals Agst | 2.84 – 12th | 2.03 – 1st | ||
| Shots For | 29.59 – 20th | 32.12 – 5th | ||
| Shots Agst | 30.51 – 14th | 25.91 – 2nd | ||
| PIMS | 12.53 – 26th | 15.78 – 9th | ||
| Fighting Majors | 36 – 24th | 55 – 10th |
Broadcast:
Tonight’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.