Cuda Confidential

In the latest episode of Cuda Confidential, Nick Nollenberger, voice of the Barracuda, sits down with defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov to talk about going back to school, getting healthy and much more.

The San Jose Barracuda (13-21-7-0) lost their lead after giving up a pair of second-period power-play goals and failed to tie the game after that point, falling 3-2 to the Calgary Wranglers (22-13-3-0) on Saturday night at Tech CU Arena in front of 3,682 fans.

The San Jose Barracuda (12-20-7-0, 31 pts.) returned to Tech CU Arena on Wednesday night and snapped their nine-game skid by upending the Bakersfield Condors (18-12-1-2, 39 pts.), 5-3. In the victory, seven different San Jose players finished with multiple points including Danil Gushchin who extended his point streak to six (2+6=8) and now leads the team with 14 goals, 23 assists, and 37 points.

The San Jose Barracuda (11-18-6-0, 28 pts.) erased a two-goal deficit on Tuesday at the Bojangles Coliseum but would ultimately fall 5-4 in overtime to the Charlotte Checkers (19-13-4-0, 42 pts.). In the loss, Oskar Lindblom scored twice, and Tristen Robins notched his first goal of the year.

The San Jose Barracuda (11-18-5-0, 27 pts.) scored twice in the third period on Saturday at the Mechanics Bank Arena, but failed to dig out of a 3-0 hole, falling 3-2 to Bakersfield Condors (15-10-1-2, 33 pts.). In the loss, Danil Gushchin became the first player on the Barracuda to reach 30 points as he notched his team-leading 13th goal of the year. Leon Gawanke also scored his eighth goal of th...

The San Jose Barracuda (11-15-4-0) put 25 shots on net on Friday night at the Toyota Arena but failed to beat rookie goaltender Erik Portillo and were shutout 2-0 by the Ontario Reign (17-10-3-1). The shutout loss was the team’s third of the year and first since Nov. 24 when they were defeated 3-0 by the Reign.

The San Jose Barracuda (11-14-4-0) notched six goals on Wednesday night at Tech CU Arena, including two from Danil Gushchin, en-route to a 6-4 win over the Tucson Roadrunners (19-8-1-1). The victory was the Barracuda’s first in four attempts against the Coyotes affiliate and snapped Tucson’s five-game winning streak.

The San Jose Barracuda (9-12-4-0) got 31 saves from Magnus Chrona en-route to a 2-1 win over the Henderson Silver Knights (14-11-1-2) on Friday night at the Dollar Loan Center. The win was just the third ever for San Jose in Vegas/Henderson and snapped the Silver Knights’ four-game winning streak.

The San Jose Barracuda (8-12-4-0) gave up a season-high eight goals on Wednesday at Tech CU Arena, and would fall 8-6 to the Tucson Roadrunners (15-8-1-1). The 14 combined tallies were the most in a Barracuda game this season. Despite the loss, Barracuda forward Nathan Todd (5+8=13) picked up an assist and now has points in eight straight game.

Eetu Makiniemi made 22 saves on Friday for his first shutout win since Jan. 20, 2023, and his fifth of his career as the Barracuda blanked the Calgary Wranglers, 3-0. Makiniemi has now won back-to-back games and is 1-1-0-1 against the Wranglers lifetime. Shakir Mukhamadullin (1+1=2), Leon Gawanke (0+2=2), and Danil Gushchin (0+2=2) would all finish the game with multi-point efforts, and Nathan Tod...

Barracuda voice Nick Nollenberger is joined by one of the newest members of the team, Tanner Kaspick, to talk about growing up in Brandon, MB, playing for the Wheat Kings, being drafted by the Blues, and much more.

The San Jose Barracuda (6-10-4-0) kicked off a five-game homestand with a 6-1 win over the Henderson Silver Knights (10-10-1-2) on Friday night at Tech CU Arena. The victory was the Barracuda’s first in four attempts against the Knights and matched the largest margin of victory this season. Danil Gushchin set a new career-high with four points (1+3=4) and Nathan Todd (1+2=3) picked up his first th...

The San Jose Barracuda (5-8-4-0) notched a season-high three power-play goals and were able to hold off a late Coachella Valley Firebirds (9-7-0-0) push on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena for a 5-3 win. The victory was the Barracuda’s (1-6-2-2) first ever over the Firebirds in 11 attempts. Leon Gawanke led the way as he collected his fourth-career three point game (1+2=3), and Thomas Bordeleau (...

The San Jose Barracuda (4-8-4-0) led 2-0 on Saturday afternoon and put 44 shots on net but failed to hold their lead and would eventually fall, 4-2, to the Ontario Reign (10-4-1-1). With the win, Ontario has now won four in a row and has points in their last eight (6-0-1-1). In the loss, Jacob Peterson notched his second goal in his last three games, and Danil Gushchin snapped a five-game goalless...

The San Jose Barracuda (4-7-4-0) outshot the Ontario Reign (10-4-1-1) 32-23 on Friday night at Tech CU Arena but failed to beat veteran goaltender David Rittich and would fall 3-0. For the Reign, it was their third consecutive shutout victory.

The San Jose Barracuda (4-6-4-0) held off a San Diego Gulls (2-9-3-0) comeback attempt to claim a 5-4 win on Tuesday night at Tech CU Arena. With the loss, the Gulls have now dropped 12 in a row (0-9-3-0). Thomas Bordeleau (two goals, one assist) and Ethan Cardwell (one goal, two assists) each recorded three points as the Barracuda collected their second win on their season-long seven-game homesta...

The San Jose Barracuda (3-6-4-0) erased a two-goal hole on Saturday at Tech CU Arena but would eventually fall 3-2 in overtime to the Colorado Eagles (8-5-3-0). In the OT defeat, Bradley Marek would pot his first in the AHL and Thomas Bordeleau would bury his third of the season.

The San Jose Barracuda (3-6-3-0) fell behind by a pair of goals in the first period on Friday at Tech CU Arena and could never recover, falling 5-2 to the Colorado Eagles (7-5-3-0). In the loss, Justin Bailey made it back-to-back games with a goal and Ozzy Wiesblatt (2) notched his first in his last six.

The San Jose Barracuda (2-5-3-0) led twice on Friday at Tech CU Arena but couldn’t hold on to the lead and would eventually fall 5-3 to the Charlotte Checkers (7-3-0-0). In the loss, Thomas Bordeleau and Jacob Peterson each collected their first goals of the year.

In the latest episode of Cuda Confidential, Barracuda voice Nick Nollenberger sits down with forward Scott Sabourin to talk about going from undrafted to year 11 at the pro ranks and much more.

The San Jose Barracuda (2-4-3-0) got 34 saves from rookie goaltender Georgi Romanov en route to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Wranglers (6-1-1-0) on Sunday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome. With the victory, the Barracuda snapped a six-game skid (0-3-3-0) and ended Calgary’s five-game winning streak. The win was also the Barracuda’s first on the road (1-1-1) and the Wranglers’ first loss in reg...

The San Jose Barracuda (1-4-3-0) got 34 saves from rookie goaltender Magnus Chrona but failed to beat Dustin Wolf and would fall 1-0 to the Calgary Wranglers (6-0-1-0) on Friday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome. With the win, Wolf, a native of Gilroy, is now 12-0 lifetime against the Sharks’ top affiliate.

The San Jose Barracuda (1-3-3-0) led by a pair of goals on Sunday afternoon but couldn’t close out the game and would eventually fall, 5-4, to the Coachella Valley Firebirds (3-2-0-0) in overtime. For SJ, it was the team’s third OT loss of the year in seven outings and the fifth consecutive defeat (0-2-3-0). Danil Gushchin extended his point streak to a career-best five games (3+8=10), notching th...

The San Jose Barracuda (1-3-2-0) allowed a season-high eight goals on Saturday night against the Coachella Valley Firebirds (2-2-0-0), falling 8-2 at Tech CU Arena. In the loss, Danil Gushchin scored twice late to extend his point streak to four games which matches a career-long. He has now picked up multiple points in each of his last four outings and leads the team with nine points (three goals,...

The San Jose Barracuda (1-2-2-0) squandered a two-goal third-period lead for the second consecutive game, falling 4-3 in overtime to the Henderson Silver Knights (5-1-0-0) on Wednesday night at Tech CU Arena. In the loss, Justin Bailey (one goal, one assist), Danil Guschin (one goal, one assist), and Leon Gawanke (two assists) all recorded multiple points and Georgi Romanov made a career-high 37 s...