SAN JOSE BARRACUDA GAME NOTES PROUD AHL AFFILIATE OF THE: J Date Team Result GAME NOTES | GAME 67 | WATCH: AHLTV | LISTEN: Sharks + Sap Center App Oct. 5 ONT W, 4-1 Oct. 6 @BAK W, 5-1 Oct. 10 BAK L, 2-3 (SO) San Jose Barracuda (38-21-3-4 .629) vs. Colorado Eagles (35-26-4-1 .568) Oct. 13 @STK W, 6-4 Oct. 15 TUC W, 3-2 (SO) FRIDAY, APRIL 12 | 7:00 P.M. | BUDWEISER EVENTS CENTER | LOVELAND, CO Oct. 20 @STK W, 5-2 Oct. 21 STK L, 2-3 Tonight’s Matchup: After securing home-ice in the first round with a 4-3 win on Wednesday at San Diego, the Oct. 26 @SA W, 2-1 Barracuda kick off a two-game series with the Colorado Eagles starting on Friday to wrap the regular season. The Oct. 27 @TEX W, 6-1 Barracuda can still win the Pacific Division but they’ve got to gain three points on the Bakersfield Condors over the Nov. 2 SA W, 3-1 Nov. 5 STK W, 5-2 final two games. The Barracuda are 3-1-1-1 in six games against the Eagles this season and 0-0-1-1 at the Nov. 9 @TUC L, 0-5 Budweiser Events Center. In the last meeting, the Barracuda produced their most lopsided win in franchise history Nov. 10 @TUC L, 0-1 as they blasted the Avs affiliate 9-0 on March 17 at the SAP Center. In that game, seven different SJ skaters Nov. 18 COL W, 5-0 collected multi-point outings and Josef Korenar stopped all 31 Colorado shots to earn his fourth shutout of the Nov. 23 @COL L, 3-4 (OT) season. The Eagles hold a one-point edge on the Tucson Roadrunners for the final Pacific playoff spot as they try Nov. 24 @COL L, 3-4 (SO) Nov. 27 STK W, 4-2 to become the first Avalanche AHL affiliate to reach the Calder Cup playoffs since the 2011 Lake Erie Monsters. Dec. 1 @STK W, 6-3 The Eagles can clinch a playoff berth with a win and a Tucson regulation loss. Dec. 3 SD W, 5-3 Dec. 8 @BAK W, 4-2 Heating Up: The Barracuda enter Friday’s tilt at Colorado riding a three-game winning streak, three-game road Dec. 9 BAK W, 4-0 winning streak, and victories in six of their last seven. Colorado boasts the Pacific’s best home record (20-8-3-1 Dec. 15 @SD L, 3-4 (SO) Dec. 16 @ONT W, 5-2 .688) and the fifth best in the AHL. Dec. 19 @SD L, 1-6 Dec. 21 TUC W, 4-3 (OT) In it to win it: The Barracuda clinched its fourth Calder Cup playoff appearance in as many seasons on Saturday Dec. 22 TUC l, 3-4 after a 5-4 overtime win against the Grand Rapids Griffins and a 3-2 Colorado loss at Chicago. The Barracuda are Dec. 27 COL W, 3-1 Dec. 30 SD L, 1-5 the only team in the four-year history of the Pacific Division to reach the playoffs in all four seasons. Dec. 31 @STK W, 6-5 Jan. 4 @SD L, 3-4 True That: San Jose forward Alex True is just four points and two goals shy of matching the Barracuda single Jan. 5 @ONT W, 2-1 season record in both categories. The sophomore forward set a new franchise watermark with his sixth game- Jan. 9 ONT W, 3-1 winning goal of the season on March 27. True is pacing the Barracuda in points (54), goals (23), second in assists Jan. 11 ONT L, 1-3 Jan. 13 STK W, 2-1 (31), third in points-per-game (.82) and third in shots (136). Jan. 18 TEX W, 2-1 Jan. 21 BAK L, 5-6 (OT) Gambo Good: Among AHL rookies, Dylan Gambrell ranks 10th in points (41), T-fifth in goals (19), T-12th in shots Jan. 25 @GR W, 4-0 (142) and T-eighth in points-per-game (.90). Gambrell played collegiately in the state of the Colorado at the Jan 26 @GR L, 2-3 (SO) University of Denver, where he won a National Championship in 2017 along with Eagles forward Logan O’Connor. Feb. 1 @STK W, 6-4 Feb. 2 STK W, 4-2 Feb. 5 IA L. 2-4 Henner Heating Up: Prior to being held pointless on Wednesday, Barracuda forward T.J. Hensick had recorded Feb. 8 @BAK L, 1-3 points in six-straight games (two goals, six assists), his longest such streak in two years. Since joining the Barracuda Feb. 10 @ONT L. 3-4 in mid-February, the Howell, Michigan native has recorded five multi-point games and now has 145 in his 12-year Feb. 12 TUC W, 2-1 (SO) Feb. 16 SD L, 3-8 career. Hensick appeared in his 650th AHL game last Friday. Feb. 18 SD W, 5-2 Feb. 21 @IA L, 3-4 Backend Boost: The San Jose Sharks assigned 2018 first-round pick Ryan Merkley to the Barracuda last Saturday Feb. 22 @IA W, 3-2 (SO) and the rookie defenseman could make his pro debut as early as Friday at Colorado. Merkley, 19, just completed Feb. 24 @STK L, 1-4 his third full season in the OHL, totaling 71 points (14 goals, 57 assists), 66 penalty minutes and a plus-four rating Feb. 26 IA W, 5-3 Mar. 1 @ONT L, 4-8 between the Guelph Storm and Peterborough Petes. Among OHL d-men, Merkley finished second in points, T- Mar. 2 @BAK L, 2-5 ninth in goals, first in assists and first in power-play assists (33). Mar. 6 BAK L, 4-8 Mar. 9 BAK L, 1-7 Chek Mate: Forward Ivan Chekhovich was assigned to the Barracuda on Wednesday and scored on his first shot on Mar. 10 STK W, 5-4 (SO) Friday and added a pair of assists on Saturday. A season ago, as a 19-year-old, Chekhovich along with fellow rookie Mar. 16 COL L, 2-3 Mar. 17 COL W, 9-0 Sasha Chmelevski sparked one of the most unlikely playoff runs as the Barracuda won their final six regular season Mar. 23 @TUC L, 2-3 (OT) games to reach the postseason. In those six games, the Russian born forward totaled nine points (three goals, six Mar. 24 @TUC L, 1-2 assists) and scored his first pro goal on his first pro shot on April 4, 2018. As a member of the Baie-Comeau Mar. 27 @SD W. 3-2 Drakkar of the QMJHL this past season, Chekhovich netted four hat-tricks during the season, including a pair of Mar. 29 ONT W, 5-0 Mar. 30 @BAK W. 4-2 four-goal efforts and was named the QMJHL Ultramar Player of the Week three different times. Chekhovich, 20, Apr. 3 SD L, 3-4 just completed his third season with Baie-Comeau, finishing second in the league in scoring (105), T-fourth in goals Apr. 5 GR W, 3-1 (43), T-third in assists (62) and fifth in points-per-game (1.59). Apr. 6 GR W, 5-4 (OT) Apr. 10 @SD W, 4-3 Apr. 12 @COL Apr. 13 @COL Regular Season Team Leaders (2018-19) Regular Season Records (2018-19) Points: 54, Alex True Home: 22-10-1-1 Goals: 23, Alex True Road: 15-12-2-3 Assists: 32, Nick DeSimone Pacific Division: 31-19-3-3 PP Goals: 8, Jon Dahlen Central Division: 7-2-0-1 SH Goals: 1, multiple players Western Conference: 38-21-3-4 GW Goals: 6, Alex True Eastern Conference: PIMS: 94, Jeffrey Viel Situational Records: +/-: +16, Kyle Wood 1-Goal Game: 13-9-3-4 Shootout Totals 2-Goal Game: 13-3-0-0 After a Win: 15-14-3-3 Shooter G/A % Shooter G/A % After a Loss: 12-8-0-0 Letunov 0/3 .00 Chartier 0/2 .00 After an OTL/SOL: 5-1-0-1 Praplan 1/2 .50 Hensick 0/1 .00 Scoring First: 28-5-1-4 Fonteyne 0/1 .00 Opponent Scoring First: 8-15-2-0 Gambrell 2/4 .50 Leading After 1 Period: 19-3-0-2 Halbgewachs 0/1 .00 Trailing After 1 Period: 5-10-2-0 Perron 2/4 .50 Tied After 1 Period: 12-7-1-2 True 2/5 .40 Leading After 2 Periods: 28-1-0-2 Wiederer 0/1 .00 Trailing after 2 periods: 5-13-2-0 Suomela 1/1 100 Tied After 2 Periods: 4-8-1-2 Wood 0/1 .00 Overtime Record: 2-3 Goaltender Record Saves/Att % Shootout record: 4-4 Bibeau 3-3 15/22 .68 Outshooting Opponent: 22-13-2-2 Korenar 1-1 3/5 .60 Outshot Opponent: 14-7-1-2 Situation For Against Even Shots: 1-0-0-0 5 on 5 154 128 Scoring 1 Goal: 1-7-0-0 5 on 4: 45 36 Scoring 2 goals: 6-4-1-2 5 on 3: 2 3 Scoring 3 goals: 5-6-1-2 4 on 4: 2 Scoring 4+ goals: 24-2-0-0 4 on 3: Allowing 1 goal: 12-1-0-0 3 on 3: 1 (2 – OT) 1 (3 – OT) Allowing 2 goals: 10-1-0-1 3 on 4: Allowing 3 goals: 5-4-1-3 3 on 5: Allowing 4+ goals: 5-15-1-0 4 of 5: 5 7 Day Game (Prior to 5 PM): 4-2-0-0 Extra Attacker: 4 1 Specialty Jersey: 6-1-0-0 Empty Net: 11 7 Penalty shot: Last Time When Regular Season All-Time Records SH GOAL FOR: 5x Last 3/23/19 at TUC John McCarthy vs.