Barracuda Sweep Abbotsford With 4-2 Win, Reach 80 Points

Eighty points doesn't come easy in the AHL's Western Conference, and the San Jose Barracuda have now hit that threshold four times in franchise history. Sunday's 4-2 win over the Abbotsford Canucks at Tech CU Arena was the second straight this season, and it closed out a homestand the Barracuda finished with five consecutive wins on home ice.

Jett Woo provided the perfect narrative opener, burying a point shot off the post and in at 11:36 of the first period against his former team to give San Jose a 1-0 lead. The Barracuda carried that edge into the intermission despite being outshot 11-7 in the frame, which told you something about how they were managing the game rather than just reacting to it.

Abbotsford clawed back early in the second when Kirill Kudryavtsev tied it at 6:21. The detail worth noting: it was his first goal in 23 games, the last one coming on Nov. 22 against these same Barracuda. Oliver Wahlstrom didn't let the equalizer linger. Working from the right flank on the power play, he ripped home the go-ahead goal at 13:19 to restore San Jose's lead heading into the third.

Quentin Musty made it a two-goal game at 7:21 of the final period, beating Abbotsford goalie Ty Young through the five-hole after receiving a pass up the left wing for his 16th of the season and the eventual game-winner. Former Barracuda defender Jack Thompson answered just over two minutes later to make it a one-goal game and give San Jose something to think about down the stretch. They didn't flinch. Lucas Vanroboys settled it with an empty-net goal at the 18:00 mark to finalize the 4-2 score.

The win moved San Jose's record to 38-18-2-2 while Abbotsford fell to 22-35-3-3. The Barracuda also wrapped up the season series against the Canucks at 6-1-0-1 overall and a perfect 4-0 at Tech CU Arena, a measure of dominance over a division opponent that matters when playoff positioning tightens.

Reaching 80 points for the second consecutive year confirms this isn't a fluke roster. The pipeline from San Jose to the NHL level has a team playing with consistency well past the midpoint of the season, and that streak of five straight home wins underlines it.