BARRACUDA STUMBLE IN SAN DIEGO, 5-1



SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The San Jose Barracuda (38-14-2-4) outshot the San Diego Gulls (38-15-3-2) 37-to-27 on Wednesday night but fell 5-1 at Valley Casino Center.



San Diego put nine shots on net before San Jose registered one and on their tenth Brian Cooper (3) beat Troy Grosenick through the five-hole from the left point at 10:53. San Jose stormed back and ended the period down 13-to-14 in shots but couldn't tie the score.



In the second, the Gulls jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a pair of tallies from Shea Theodore (4, 5). First, Theodore collected a pass in the high slot on the power play and fired a wrister inside the left post at 3:53. One minute and 30 seconds later, Theodore forced a Barracuda turnover in the o-zone and beat Grosenick from the left wing at 5:27. San Jose outshot the Gulls 16-to-5 but failed to cut into San Diego's lead.



Tim Heed (13) finally got the Barracuda on the board on the power play to make it 3-1 at 3:27 of the third, but the Gulls put the game away when Kevin Roy found Scott Sabourin (6) backdoor at 14:13. Kalle Kossila (12) added an empty-netter at 17:23.



Grosenick suffered his first regulation loss since January 20 after allowing four goals on 22 shots while Tokarski earned the win after making 36 saves on 37 shots.



The Barracuda continue their road trip on Saturday, March 25, as they take on the Tucson Roadrunners (7:05 PM) at Tucson Arena. Catch all the action on AM 1220 KDOW, www.kdow.biz and www.ahllive.com. Tickets are available at the SAP Center Box Office, at 408-999-5757, or online at SJBarracuda.com/tickets.



Goal Scorers:

SJ: T. Heed (13)

SD: B. Cooper (3), S. Theodore (4), S. Theodore (5), S. Sabourin (6), K. Kossila (12)



Goaltenders:

SJ: T. Grosenick- L (21/25)

SD: D. Tokarski - W (38/39)



BARRACUDA Power Play: (1/2)

BARRACUDA Penalty Kill: (2/3)



Three Stars:

1. SD - S. Theodore

2. SD - D. Tokarski

3. SD - N. Guenin





BOX SCORE

