Bakersfield, CA – The San Jose Barracuda (23-17-6-3, 55pts) presented by Barracuda Networks beat the Bakersfield Condors (24-21-2-2, 52pts) by the score of 4-3 in front of 4,455 fans at Rabobank Arena on Friday night.
The Barracuda were down 2-0 with a little over a minute and a half at the end of the first when Ryan Carpenter got San Jose on the board with a goal on the power play. John McCarthy tied the game up midway through the second frame before the Condors put another one on the board. But the Barracuda answered two minutes later with a Trevor Parkes deflection. Ben Smith topped the comeback when he put away a rebound from McCarthy and Lerg.
Bryan Lerg (0-2=2), John McCarthy (1-1=2), Ryan Carpenter (1-1=2) and Trevor Parkes (1-1=2) led the charge with two points a piece. Eight different Barracuda tallied points in a strong performance. Aaron Dell turned away 21 of 24 shots on target to earn the nod.
Bakersfield outshot San Jose 12-9 in the first period before San Jose took control and outshot the Condors 25-12 thereafter. Ryan Carpenter’s goal in the first period was the only special teams marker on the night.
Dillon Simpson (1-1=2) and Tyler Pitlick (1-1=2) put the Condors up by a two-goal lead a little over fourteen minutes into the first. The power-play goal by Carpenter (12th) at 18:27 of the first period seemed to spark the Barracuda for the rest of the night. Ben Smith drew a penalty in the waning moments of the first to give San Jose another power-play heading into the second. From there it was a back-and-forth battle with each team trading opportunities.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star Ryan Carpenter (1-1=2) 2nd star: Dillon Simpson (1-1=2) 1st star: Ben Smith (1-0=1, GWG)….Final shots were 34-24 in favor of San Jose… Kevin Poulin (4-6-1) made 30 saves on 34 shots for Bakersfield….Aaron Dell (11-10-5) made 21 saves on 24 shots for San Jose…. San Jose went 1-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill…. Frazer McLaren (inj), Alex Gallant (inj), Raffi Torres, Patrick McNally, and Rick Pinkston did not dress for the Barracuda… John McCarthy (4-4=8) has a six-game point streak…The Barracuda are now tied for third place in the Pacific Division and in the thick of a playoff hunt in the Western Conference.
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