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San Jose 5, at Coachella Valley 2

Friday, October 23, 2026 · Final · American Hockey League

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San Jose Barracuda

3-6 · L2 · #61 (1268 ELO +8)

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Coachella Valley Firebirds

4-7 · W1 · #31 (1334 ELO -8)

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Acrisure Arena

Attendance: 5,796

Officials: Harrison O’Pray, Nick Isaacson

Barracuda Ride Fast Start to Road Win Over Firebirds

PALM DESERT, Calif. (Interstat) — San Jose Barracuda scored twice in the first period and never trailed Friday, beating the Coachella Valley Firebirds 5-2 at Acrisure Arena. Andre Gasseau opened the scoring at 5:10 of the first, and Brett Leason made it 2-0 at 6:38. Lukas Dragicevic pulled the Firebirds within one at 13:02, but Libor Hájek and Donavan Houle scored in the second for a 4-1 Barracuda lead. Ethan Cardwell added a third-period goal, and Jani Nyman scored late for Coachella Valley. Top star Alex Barré-Boulet had two assists and three shots on goal for San Jose, while Ilya… Read more...

Top Statlines

Alex Barré-Boulet SJB 2a 3sog
Ilya Samsonov SJB 1w 22sv 24sog
Brett Leason SJB 1g 4sog

Forecasting

ELO Probability CVF 62.7%

Spread CVF -1.5

Projected Score CVF 2 SJB 1

Money Line CVF -127/SJB -106

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)