Right back at it. Guessing Dell will get the start.
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And after going down 0-2, the Barracuda score four straight and hang on to win 4-3. Dell adds to his win. Smith scored his first AHL game of the season.
Finally Sommer ties the AHL record for wins! Congrats, coach!
Next up on the five game road trip: San Antonio Rampage.
One opponent goalie may be familiar: Roman Will, who made his NHL debut on Tuesday for the Colorado Avalanche (3rd period of loss). It wasn’t his first time in the Shark Tank, has he played 40 minutes in an AHL loss on January 9.
The Barracuda are looking to snap a five game losing streak (and FINALLY get coach Sommer that record).
Torres was recalled from his conditioning stint Thursday (and on Friday was put on waivers). Jevpalovs was assigned to ECHL Allen.
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Grosenick got the starting nod, and only let two past him. But the Barracuda could only get one behind Roman Will. Sixth straight loss.
The Barracuda hit the road for three games before the AHL ASG break. After the break, there are two more road games in Ontario before their next home game February 10.
First up: Texas Stars in Austin. Smith and Torres in the lineup. Dell starting.
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Sommer denied win #636 again. Hard to win games, when there is almost no offensive support.
That was nice. Sharks rolled through the Avs 6-1.
Pickard, fighting the flu, managed to play two periods, giving up 4 goals. Rookie Roman Will made his NHL debut and played (part of) the third period, giving up one goal. And crazy coach Patrick Roy was pulling his goalie late in the 2nd period, and 15 minutes left in the 3rd trying to tie it up. (Sharks did get one ENG.)
But there were some defensive break downs and sloppy play with the big lead.
Now Burns and Pavelski travel to Nashville for the ASG. The rest of the team is off until Monday, with a late afternoon practice before heading out on the road for a game Tuesday.
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Sharks played well, but Kings pushed to tie the game late in the third, and scored in OT.
The Avs are coming off their fourth win Saturday night. Varlamov was named #1 star of the week, but Pickard is expected to be in nets on Tuesday. Skille crashed into the boards Saturday, but is expected to play Tuesday.
Optional practice for Sharks on Monday: Stalock, Tennyson, Zubrus and Brown were the only players on the ice. Due to that I’m thinking that Jones will start.
Update: Jones scheduled to start. Zubrus in; Brown out.
Pickard and two skaters skipped morning skate due to illness. Will has been recalled to backup Pickard (with Varlamov out), but might have to start. Perhaps Roy would be signed as an emergency backup goalie?
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Sharks extend their point streak to 8 games with win over the Wild from a late goal by the captain to break the tie.
Kings are coming off a one-goal loss to the Coyotes. But they may be without Lucic tonight who was ejected from last night’s game for a sucker punch to the head (and/or might be suspended for abuse of official); he has a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety this afternoon.
With back-to-back games, I’m thinking there may not be any morning skate. Jones may start.
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Sharks took the first game against the Coyotes this season 3-1. Strong play by the visiting team (making their dads’ proud as they watched on) and lack of offense from the home team.
First of a double header weekend, with military honoring, with Saturday matinee and Sunday evening games.
The Wild are coming off a 3-0 win over the Kings.
After the loss, both teams got on buses and drove to San Jose to go back at it again Saturday night.
With Dell starting last night, it’s likely that Grosenick gets tonight’s start.
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Another game without a win. Point streak snapped. And Sommer still hasn’t tied game win record.
Three more games (on the road) this month, before the ASG. Guys will be flying to Texas for games against the Stars and Rampage.
The Barracuda take on the Reign in back-to-back/home-and-away games: Friday in Ontario, Saturday evening in San Jose.
Raffi has been ruled out for Friday’s game. Ben Smith cleared waivers (Thursday) and was officially announced as assigned on Friday.
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The Barracuda got out to a two-goal lead in the first, and held on until the third, with Dell making some great saves. But some bad penalties let the Reign tie it up in the third, and win it early in OT.
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Sharks had a couple of mental errors, were burned by a (bad) goal review, and lost in the shootout to the Senators. Win streak ended.
After a day off the ice, and an evening celebrating the team’s 25 years, it’s back to business and heading off to the desert for the first meeting of the season between the Sharks and the Coyotes, with the dads (or brothers). Ben Smith was put on waivers Wednesday and with either report to his new team, or the AHL Barracuda; that move was made so that Zubrus could be activated from the IR for the game. (Torres is still on conditioning stint in the AHL, but had a set back after playing back-to-back games on the road over the weekend.)
The Coyotes are coming off a 1-2 loss to the Sabres on Monday, their third straight loss. This puts them in a three-way tie for 2nd in the division with the Sharks and Canucks. But they’ll be celebrating tonight: captain Shane Doan’s 380th goal, which gives him the franchise title.
Jones likely to start for the Sharks.
Update: Smith clears waivers.