Barracuda News & Discussion VII

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4-2, Cam Dineen one-timer hits something in front of the net (maybe Ethan Frisch's skate) and goes in.

 

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Pitlick springs Gushchin for a breakaway late in the second, and then on the following shift, finds him for a one-timer, all of a sudden we've got a tie game. Two goals from Gushchin on two assists from Pitlick.

 

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Another goal! Barracuda score THREE goals in 1:19 and we're up 5-4! Cardwell, from Regenda and Poturalski.

That's the score after two periods in what is a really silly game. All I'm going to say is don't take any bad penalties in the third, Condors keep trying to get post-whistle shenanigans going and the referees have been pretty selective about what they're calling out of those.

Furlong-Keane has been having a rough go of it, but we're pretty shorthanded on D, not surprising we're not playing to our full potential back there.

 

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Welp, tie game early in the third. Dineen again. And then 20 seconds later, Furlong gets walked and Condors are up 6-5. This is a stupid game.

 

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Savoie takes a hooking penalty, Poturalski bags a PPG. 6-6. Yes, six to six.

 

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Condors take 2 minutes for high sticking, Poturalski converts again. 7-6 Barracuda, 4:25 to go.

 

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And after giving up six goals and looking generally meh all game, Aaron Dell suddenly busts out a huge save with 30 seconds to go.

After a Bakersfield timeout, Poturalski completes the natural hat trick off a very unselfish pass from Cardwell. 8-6 Barracuda is your final, it is two points in regulation and I will take it.

 

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Probably should check my blood pressure after that one, but let me just run this down:

Four points apiece for Poturalski (3G 1A) and Gushchin (2G 2A)
Cardwell with 1G and 1A

And then 2A for all of the following: Bordeleau, Thompson, Regenda, Houle, Pitlick.

The win itself puts us nine points ahead of the eighth-place Bakersfield Condors, and one point behind fourth place. We are back home against these same Condors tomorrow night @ 5 on NBCSN-CA, but I cannot guarantee a 14-goal game like we just had here tonight.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

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Goal extravaganza tonight, glad our offense could get it done because it was looking like it was going to be a tough watch early on.

Dell's just generally been shaky this year, that wasn't all that surprising. That last save he made (couple posts up) was the biggest he made all year, though. Great time for it.

I generally regard Furlong as solid but unspectacular, prone to the occasional gaffe. He had a really rough game tonight, that Philp (Condors goal 6) goal especially was brutal. Glad this isn't the norm for him. In fact our defense felt like they were back on their heels often tonight.

As far as why these two games are so big for us IMO, there's only 11 regular season games for us after tomorrow's game. Bakersfield is in 8th, so they're on the outside looking in as far as playoffs go right now. Right now, as it stands, we are nine points ahead of them, like I said above. We win again tomorrow, we're 11 points up. It'd take a lot for them to make up that kind of ground in their final dozen games. And if eighth place can't catch us, well... I can start looking forward to potential playoff matchups.

 

[Original22]

Kind of weird that this game was the third Star Wars Night road game that the Cuda have played in this season.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[LadyStanley]

I think the graphic may be wrong (date), but audio on Sharks Audio channel.

 

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Same lines, but with Carriere starting

 

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Thompson, PPG, 1-0 SJ

 

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Good lord. Unreal save from Carriere at the end of that period.

1-0 Cuda. Condors showing that they’re almost as unlikable as Bakersfield itself. Our power play has looked very good thus far.

 

[LadyStanley]

Nollenberger tagged Sportscenter.

 

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Gushchin PPG, 2-0

 

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Duehr makes it 3-0

Right after that Vincent and Houle collide behind the Bakersfield net, causing a makeshift 5 on 3 rush and a Condors goal. Houle looked pretty shaken up.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

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3-1 Barracuda after two. Condors have backed off on the post whistle stuff since they were actually getting called on their BS.

 

[Patty Ice]

Looks like we have something in Carriere. He is flashing some serious poise and talent to carve out possibly a backup (if not more) NHL career. An Aaron Dell type of value.

 

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Now Duehr with a SHG, 4-1

 

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Regenda, 5-1

 

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5-2, Savoie with a pretty nice goal.