Storyline: Led by goaltender Yaroslav Askarov, who stopped all 16 shots he faced, the San Jose Barracuda (1-0) defeated the Ontario Reign (0-1) by a score of 2-0 on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to take a 1-0 lead in the teams’ 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs Pacific Division First Round series.

San Jose did their damage on the offensive end in the third period, scoring twice in a span of less than two minutes to take control of the game on goals by forwards Pavol Regenda and Filip Bystedt.

Date: April 24, 2025
Venue: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA

Three Stars –
1. Yaroslav Askarov (SJ)
2. Pavol Regenda (SJ)
3. Filip Bystedt (SJ)

W: Yaroslav Askarov
L: Pheonix Copley

Next Game: Pacific Division First Round Game 2 | Saturday, April 26 vs. San Jose | 6 PM PST | Crypto.com Arena

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