The Barracuda started the weekend by dealing a serious blow to the playoff hopes of the Stockton Heat. The Heat played one of their best games in weeks but could not hold it together for an entire game and wasted a four-goal second period . The Heat are a team that is loaded with talent and should be higher in the standings despite issues in goal.
San Jose opened the floodgates early in this one with Nikita Jevpalovs opening the scoring at 3:59 with his 9th of the year. Danny O’Regan (27) and the recently demoted Timo Meier (7) picked up the assists.