The San Jose Barracudas broke a tie in the third period, then hung on to defeat the Calgary Wranglers 5-4. Donovan Houle scored 5:59 into the third to give San Jose their margin of victory. Calgary jumped out early, getting first-period goals from Axel Hurtig and William Stromgren to take a 2-1 lead before San Jose scored two late to take a 3-2 lead after one period. Ben Jones scored twice within 1:29 in the second period to put the Wranglers back in front, but Andre Gasseau scored to tie it at four apiece heading to the third. That set the stage for Houle’s game-winner at 5:59/ Arsenii Sergeev stopped 28 shots in goal for Calgary. Next up for the club is a Saturday night clash with the Condors in Bakersfield. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. MST.
