Overview
- The Barracuda won 4-2 at Tech CU Arena, jumping ahead 2-0 in the first period with a four-on-four goal and a shorthanded tally.
- Martin Chromiak scored in the second to pull Ontario within one before Quentin Musty’s third-period power-play marker restored a two-goal cushion for San Jose.
- Taylor Ward made it 3-2 with a six-on-four power-play goal late, but Pavol Regenda answered 63 seconds later to seal the result.
- Pheonix Copley started for Ontario in the loss, a night after Erik Portillo posted a season-high 36 saves in a 6-1 Reign win that featured first AHL goals for Jack Hughes, Jakub Dvořák, and Kenny Connors and a first pro point for Koehn Ziemer.
- Ontario moved to 5-3-1-0 and San Jose to 3-5-0-0, with the eight-game season series resuming Tuesday in Ontario.