San Jose Barracuda (3-4-0-0, 6 pts) at San Diego Gulls (3-4-1-0, 7 pts)
Venue: Pechanga Arena
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM PDT / 9:00 PM EDT
TV: FloSports
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San Jose Barracuda News & Notes:
The San Jose Barracuda defeated the Coachella Valley Firebirds 5-2 Friday night, picking up their second straight victory and first road win of the season. Five different players scored for San Jose, while Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves in his first AHL appearance in more than 2,000 days.
Alex Barré-Boulet returned to the Barracuda lineup Friday and recorded two assists. San Jose is averaging 3.57 goals per game while allowing 4.57 through seven games. The Barracuda have won two straight after dropping three consecutive games. The Barracuda and Gulls split their opening two games this season. San Diego won the season opener 5-1 on October 3 before San Jose responded with a 5-4 overtime victory the following afternoon.
San Diego Gulls News & Notes:
The San Diego Gulls enter Saturday with a 3-4-1-0 record following Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to Coachella Valley. The Gulls led 2-1 late in the third period before surrendering two goals in the final two minutes. Ryan Carpenter and Matthew Phillips scored for San Diego, while Laurent Brossoit stopped 28 of 31 shots. San Diego has scored 2.63 goals per game and allowed 2.88 through its first eight contests.
The Gulls will be without defenseman Travis Mitchell unless Anaheim reassigns him before the game. The Ducks recalled Mitchell on October 23 after he appeared in four AHL games with San Diego.
San Jose Barracuda Projected Lines:
Leason-Bystedt-Cardwell
Huntington-Gasseau-Houle
Felhaber-Giles-Vincent
Hoffmann-Barré-Boulet-Wetsch
Sahlin Wallenius-Pohlkamp
Hájek-Hävelid
Sinn-McKeown
Comrie
Samsonov
San Diego Gulls Projected Lines:
Wahlberg-Hamblin-Phillips
Myatovic-Pettersson-Gaucher
Farrell-Carpenter-Lucius
Elliott-Procyszyn-Traff
Schueneman-Basgall
Solberg-Smith
Kinal-Woo
Clara
Brossoit
Players to Watch:
San Jose Barracuda
Jimmy Huntington and Ethan Cardwell lead the Barracuda with eight points. Rookie Andre Gasseau leads San Jose in goals with five. Cardwell also leads the team in assists with six. Alex Barre-Boulet and Donavan Houle are tied for the team lead in plus/minus with a plus-three rating this year.
San Diego Gulls
Anton Wahlberg leads San Diego with eight points in eight games, including a team-high seven assists. Nico Myatovic and Matthew Phillips lead the team in goals with four. Stian Solberg leads the team in plus/minus with a plus-five rating.
Next Game:
San Jose: October 28 vs. Abbotsford Canucks
San Diego: October 31 vs. Henderson Silver Knights