San Jose, CA – The Calgary Wranglers fell 5-4 to the San Jose Barracuda on Friday night at Tech CU Arena, splitting their two-game series in San Jose.
Calgary wasted no time getting on the board, as rookie Axel Hurtig opened the scoring just 20 seconds into the game.
BIG AX STARTS THE JUMP EARLY🔥 https://t.co/rAGP0J5TBI
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 17, 2026
San Jose answered 33 seconds later before William Strömgren restored the Wranglers’ lead with his first goal of the season at 2:46.
IKEA 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
William Stromgren lights the lamp from the top of the crease. https://t.co/IKBkjas3y3
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 17, 2026
However, the Barracuda responded with two unanswered goals to take a 3-2 advantage into the first intermission.
Ben Jones brought Calgary even midway through the second period, before scoring his second of the night shorthanded just 1:29 later to give the Wranglers a 4-3 lead.
Right where mom hides the cookies 🍪 https://t.co/624S3eLdW7
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 17, 2026
Ben Jones battles to notch a shorthanded goal for the Wranglers 🙂↕️ https://t.co/vxgxsvKLpL
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San Jose responded with a goal from Andre Gasseau to send the teams into the third period tied 4-4.
The Barracuda regained the lead at 5:59 of the third period on a goal from Donavan Houle, and despite Calgary’s efforts to find the equalizer, San Jose held on for the 5-4 victory.
Jones led the Wranglers with two goals, while Sam Morton and Tyson Gross each recorded two assists.
Arsenii Sergeev made the start in goal, stopping 28 of 33 shots faced.
The Wranglers now head to Bakersfield to take on the Condors on Saturday, October 17, with puck drop set for 8:10 p.m. MT.
Fans can catch all the action live on AHLTV via FloHockey at https://flosports.link/calgarywranglers or listen to the radio broadcast at https://edge.mixlr.com/channel/fblzn.
