San Jose Barracuda defeat Coachella Valley Firebirds 5-2

The San Jose Barracuda secured their first road victory of the season with a 5-2 win against the Coachella Valley Firebirds at Acrisure Arena.

San Jose established an early lead in the first period with goals from Andre Gasseau and Brett Leason. Although Lukas Dragicevic scored for the Firebirds to narrow the deficit to 2-1, the Barracuda regained control. Libor Hájek and Donovan Houle extended the lead to 4-1 during the second period.

Ethan Cardwell added an empty-net goal in the third period to make it 5-1, before Jani Nyman scored a late goal for Coachella Valley to finalize the score at 5-2. San Jose goaltender Ilya Samsonov earned the win with 18 saves on 19 shots, while Nikke Koko recorded the loss for the Firebirds, making 29 saves on 34 shots.