AHL Playoff Preview: San Jose Barracuda at Colorado Eagles with Line Combinations 5/7/2025

AHL Playoff Preview: San Jose Barracuda at Colorado Eagles with Line Combinations 5/7/2025
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Game 4: San Jose Barracuda at Colorado Eagles

Venue Blue Arena
Date: Wednesday, May 7
Time: 7:05 pm MDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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San Jose Barracuda News & Notes:

The Barracuda are on the verge of elimination after dropping last night’s game 3-2 in overtime. San Jose is now 3-1-1 in the Calder Cup Playoffs and are averaging 2.2 goals per game while also allowing 2.2 goals per game. Yaroslav Askarov is posting a 1.60 goals-against average, a .935 save percentage, and has one shutout in the Playoffs.

Colorado Eagles News & Notes

The Eagles look to advance tonight with a win after last night’s overtime win behind Matthew Phillips goal. They are averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. Trent Miner is posting a 2.28 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage.

San Jose Barracuda Projected Lines:

Duehr-White-Graf
Regenda-Bystedt-Gushchin
Houle-Giles-Cardwell
Vincent-Ostapchuk-Sabourin

Schuldt-Carlsson
Cagnoni-Frisch
Hache-Thompson

Askarov
Carriere

Colorado Eagles Projected Lines:

Felhaber-Megna-Phillips
Ivan-Tynan-Wagner
Foudy-Wise-Polin
Bradley-Senden-Olausson

Aarmodt-Rosen
Ludvig-MacDonald
Ahcan-Stephens

Miner
Mandolese  

Players To Watch:

San Jose Barracuda

Colin White leads the team in points, assists, and in plus/minus in the Playoffs with six points, five assists, and he’s a plus-three. Filip Bystedt, and Pavol Regenda lead the team in goals, with each having three.

Colorado Eagles

Jayson Megna leads the team in points and goals with six points and three goals. Matthew Phillips leads the team in assists with three. Phillips and Tye Felhaber lead the team in plus/minus as both are plus-five.   

Next Game

Game 5: Sunday, May 11 at Blue Arena (If Necessary)

ITR 47: Then There Was Nothing Inside The Rink

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