The Ahl affiliate of San Jose Sharks is a victory to go to the second round of the Calder Cup qualifiers.
The attackers Pavol Regenda and Filip Bystedt both scored goals in the third period, and the goalkeeper Yaroslav Askarov made 17 stops for his first bleaching in the AHL qualifiers while the Barracuda was beating the 2-0 Reign 2-0 Reign 2-0 in match 1 of his best opening series of three in Crypto.com Arena.
Regenda, acquired from Gulls de San Diego in January, scored at 7:21 of the third period to give Barracuda the advance before BYSTEDT adds insurance with an electric game objective at 8:39. Bystedt was the choice of first round of the Sharks in 2022.
Defender Luca Cagnoni, who collected two assists in six games with the Sharks this season, helped the two goals on Saturday. Cagnoni, in his first year as a professional, finished third among all the AHL defenders with 52 points in 64 regular season games, and was recently appointed to the All-Corokie team of the League.
Earlier in the third period, the Barracuda killed a double minor for a high blow on striker Zack Ostapchuk. San Jose went 5 for 5 on the penalty and 1 for 7 on the power game.
The two goals of Barracuda were a sufficient offense for Askarov, who had only to make a safeguard of a third period in his first game since April 12. Askarov, who will probably be on the alignment of the Sharks in the fall, has 13 ahl whitening, but all came during the regular season. Friday marked his 18th eliminatory match of Calder Cup.
Match 2 is Saturday in Crypto.com Arena, the Barracuda with the last change. Match 3, if necessary, will be on Monday in Toyota Arena in Ontario.
The Barracuda played Thursday without the top scorer in AHL, Andrew Paturalski, and his colleague High striker Thomas Bordeleau, both with injuries. Paturalski (lower body) is considered from week to week, and Bordeleau (upper body) is day by day.
The seven best teams from the AHL Pacific division qualified for the playoffs. The Barracuda are the sixth seeded, and the lowest seeds after the first round will play Colorado n ° 1 in the division semi-final. The other two teams will meet in the other semi-final.
This is the first time that the Barracuda has been in the playoffs since 2021, when the AHL has only held eliminatory series for teams from the Pacific division.
Originally published:
California Daily Newspapers
