San Jose, Ca – The San Jose Barracuda (23-8-1-3) welcomed the Texas Stars(21-13-3-2) (Dallas Stars) to SAP Center at San Jose for the first and only time this season on Friday evening. San Jose bested Texas 6-1 in the only other meeting back on October 27th. The Stars and Barracuda battled throughout the contest, but San Jose used two first period goals to hold on for a 2-1 victory.
The first period opened with heavy pressure from the Stars, but it was the Barracuda who would break through for the game’s first goal. After San Jose successfully killed off a penalty, Matt Fonteyne (3) won a battle in the offensive zone and sniped a shot top corner short-side from below the right circle to give the Barracuda a 1-0 lead at the 3:59 mark of the first. Despite being heavily outshot in the period, San Jose would extend their lead to two on a power play with 2:48 remaining in the first. Jayden Halbgewachs (10) was able to double the Barracuda’s lead with a falling wrister through traffic from below the hashes.
San Jose ended up being outshot 20-to-9 in the opening period, however they carried a 2-0 lead into the second frame. With 15:11 remaining in the second period, the Stars capitalized on their third power play opportunity and trimmed the deficit to one. Gavin Bayreuther (3) took advantage of a screen and scored on a wrist shot from the right point to give the Stars their first tally of the night.
The Barracuda hunkered down and killed a crucial third-period-penalty to preserve the 2-1 victory. San Jose’s defensive effort was headlined by Josef Korenar who made 40 saves in his fourteenth win on the season.
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