GAMEDAY: BARRACUDA AT EAGLES
Feb 12, 2025SAN JOSE BARRACUDA (24-15-2-3, 51 pts.) vs COLORADO EAGLES (26-12-4-2, 56 pts.)
WED, FEB. 12 | 6:05 P.M. | BLUE ARENA | LOVELAND, CO
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Colorado Connection: The Barracuda wrap up a two-game series with the Colorado Eagles in Loveland on Wednesday, continuing a four-game road trip that will wrap up on Sunday in San Diego. After Tuesday’s 6-3 loss, the Barracuda have dropped eight (0-7-1-0) in a row at the Blue Arena, getting outscored 43-19 during that stretch.
About Last Night: The Barracuda erased multiple deficits on Tuesday at the Blue Arena but would ultimately fall 6-3 to the Eagles. In the loss, the Barracuda went two-for-four on the power play and got goals from Pavol Regenda, Danil Gushchin, and Thomas Bordeleau. Former Sharks and Barracuda defenseman Jacob MacDonald picked up a hat trick and finished with a plus-five rating.
Sky High in Colorado: The Eagles enter Tuesday having collected points in their last seven games (5-0-2-0) and are 7-1-2-0 over their last 10 at home. Colorado boasts the AHL’s second-best home record (17-4-2-2, 368pts.) and is a league-best +39 and +41 at Blue Arena. Former Sharks and Barracuda defender Jacob MacDonald is pacing all AHL blueliners in goals (20), power-play goals (10), and shots (126). Additionally, rearguard Wyatt Aamodt has a league-best +33 rating.
Sparkling Special Teams: The Barracuda enter Wednesday second in the AHL on the penalty kill (86.3%) and fourth on the power play (22.4%). Versus the Eagles in five games, the Barracuda are 6-for-21 on the PP (28%) and 14-for-18 on the PK (77%).
All About Asky: Netminder Yaroslav Askarov is pacing the AHL in save percentage (.933), and T-second in goals-against average (2.16), and T-second in shutouts (3). The 22-year-old was assigned back to the AHL last Sunday after a month and a half long stint with the Sharks.
Bords Boiling: Thomas Bordeleau collected a goal and two assists on Tuesday and now has six points in his last three games. Since Dec. 8, the third-year pro has six goals and 15 assists in 21 games.
Back with the Barracuda: The Sharks reassigned forwards Andrew Poturalski and Collin Graf, along with defenseman Jack Thompson to the Barracuda on Monday. Poturalski is pacing the AHL in points (45). Meanwhile, Graf is third among rookies in assists (22), second in power-play assists (10), and seventh in points (30).
Pick of the Litter: The Barracuda signed forward Rem Pitlick for the remainder of the 2024-25 season last week. During his five-year pro career, the native of Ottawa, Ontario, has dressed in 132 games in the NHL with the Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, and Blackhawks, collecting 54 points (21 goals, 33 assists), and 54 penalty minutes. Additionally, he has skated in 148 AHL games with the Milwaukee Admirals, Chicago Wolves, Laval Rocket, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and Rockford, posting 125 points (55 goals, 70 assists), 90 penalty minutes, plus-25 rating. The 27-year-old was part of the multi-player, three-way trade between the Sharks, Pens, and Habs that included Erik Karlsson. In that deal, he was sent from the Canadiens to the Penguins.
Luca Lightning: 20-year-old defender Luca Cagnoni collected a pair of assists on Tuesday and now has four power-play helpers in his last three games. Among rookies, Cagnoni is first in power-play points (21) and power-play assists (14), T-first in power-play goals (7), and T-sixth in points (31). Among all skaters, he is second in power-play points.