The San Jose Barracuda made their first trip to Bakersfield’s Rabobank Arena to face the Bakersfield Condors last night. The Cuda’s second game of the 2018-2019 American Hockey League season saw them on the road against the Edmonton Oilers’ top-level affiliate the Bakersfield Condors. Last season, the Barracuda earned a 6-3-0-1 record against the Condors.
Both teams’ backup goaltenders started between the pipes. Barracuda goalie Josef Korenar hoped to follow up a successful preseason campaign with a win, with Antoine Bibeau operating the bench door tonight. Oilers draftee Dylan Wells also earned his first game played in the AHL, starting tonight over Al Montoya, who was sent down by the Oilers earlier this month, in part due to Mikko Koskinen’s no-move clause.