Barracuda outshoot Coachella Valley 36-20 but fall 2-1 to Firebirds

Patrick Giles scored San Jose’s only goal. The Barracuda host San Diego on Saturday.

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Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026In the Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026 edition

A Barracuda graphic with the word Final and a 2-1 score for the Coachella Valley Firebirds, listing shots, penalty minutes, power plays, the San Jose goal scorer, assists and goalie saves, over a photo of a Barracuda player in a dark jersey taking a faceoff next to an official. — The Barracuda’s final-score graphic from Thursday’s game in Palm Desert. — Image: courtesy of the San Jose Barracuda; padded with white to 3:2, not cropped

PALM DESERT — The Coachella Valley Firebirds beat the San Jose Barracuda 2-1 on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Acrisure Arena, according to the AHL’s official game summary.

Ryden Evers put Coachella Valley ahead 4:33 into the first period, with assists from J.R. Avon and John Hayden. Ian McKinnon made it 2-0 at 15:21 of the first, with assists from Devin Kaplan and Tyson Jugnauth. Patrick Giles scored his first goal of the season for San Jose with 1:19 left in the second period, with assists from Ethan Cardwell and Brett Leason.

The Barracuda outshot the Firebirds 36-20, but Coachella Valley goalie Victor Östman stopped 35 shots. San Jose’s Matt Davis made 18 saves on 20 shots. The Barracuda went 0 for 7 on the power play, and the Firebirds went 0 for 5. Attendance was 4,969.

The loss ended a two-game Southern California road trip in which San Jose lost both games, after a 4-1 loss in San Diego on Wednesday. The Barracuda had beaten Coachella Valley 5-2 in the teams’ first meeting this season, on Oct. 23. San Jose is now 6-9.

The Barracuda return home to face the San Diego Gulls on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. at Tech CU Arena in San Jose.

Source: AHL game center; Barracuda final score post; Barracuda game-day notes.

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