GAMEDAY: BARRACUDA VS REIGN
Nov 24, 2023
SAN JOSE BARRACUDA (4-6-4-0) vs. ONTARIO REIGN (9-4-1-1)
FRI, NOV. 24 | 7:00 P.M. | Tech CU Arena | San Jose, CA
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Black Friday Special: On Friday, the Barracuda and Ontario Reign (LA Kings) square off for the first of back-to-back games on the weekend at Tech CU Arena and the first of eight on the season series. The Barracuda went 5-3-0-0 against the Kings affiliate last season and 3-1-0-0 at home.
Gull Setting: On Tuesday, the Barracuda collected its second win on its season-long seven-game homestand and in the process snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1-0) by upending the San Diego Gulls, 5-4. In the victory, the Barracuda scored a season-high four goals in the second period and would need them all as SD tallied three times in the third period to cut the lead down to one but would run out of time. In the win, Thomas Bordeleau (2+1=3) and Ethan Cardwell (1+2=3) each collected three points and Jacob Peterson (1+1=2) picked up his first multi-point game of the season. The Barracuda also matched a season-high with two power-play goals.
Make it Reign: The Ontario Reign enter Friday coming off back-to-back shutout wins and have points in six consecutive games (4-0-1-1). Ontario collected its most lopsided victory of the year on Tuesday, shutting out the Coachella Valley Firebirds, 6-0. The AHL’s leader in assists, TJ Tynan, finished with four helpers and is now up to 15 on the year. Sam Fagemo had three points (2+1=3) and David Rittich collected his ninth career blank sheet, making 24 stops. The Reign also finished with a season-high three power-play goals.
Reign Report: The Reign enter Friday with a 6-1 record when coming off a win. Captain TJ Tynan is T-5th in AHL scoring (16), and T-first in assists (15). Goaltender David Rittich is T-second in shutouts (2) and his partner in net, Erik Portillo, is 10th in goals-against average (2.20). Among defensemen, rookie Brandt Clark is first in points (15), T-first in power-play goals (2), second in shots (56), T-second in power-play assists (5) and power-play points (7), and is T-third in assists (11). Among freshmen, he is first in assists, T-first in power-play assists and power-play points, third in points, and T-third in power-play goals. Clarke enters Friday on a seven-game point streak (2+7=9) and five-game assist streak (6) and has a point in nine of his last 10 (3+10=13). Ontario has been on the PK the T-sixth fewest times (49) in the league entering Friday and rank 2nd (91.3%) in road penalty-kill and 10th (21.4%) in road power-play. Ontario is fifth in goals-against (2.67).
Bords Boiling: Thomas Bordeleau notched three points (2+1=3) in Tuesday’s win, his fourth-career three-point game and his third career multi-goal game. Over his last five outings, he has three multi-point efforts and eight total points (3+5=8). Among players who have played in six or more games, Bordeleau ranks first on the team in points-per-game (1.14) and his first in shooting percentage (35.7%). A season ago against the Reign, he had three goals and two assists in eight games.
Cards on the Table: After notching his first three-point game of his career on Tuesday, Ethan Cardwell now ranks T-seventh in scoring (11) among first-year players. On the Barracuda, he is T-second in points, third in assists (7), goals (4), and shots (30), and fourth in points-per-game (.85). A season ago, with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League, Cardwell collected 90 points (43+47=90) in 62 games and was named the Sharks Prospect of the Year.