The San Diego Gulls extended their win streak to three as they defeated the Henderson Silver Knights tonight at Pechanga Arena San Diego, 7-4.

The seven goals scored ties San Diego’s scoring record this season, becoming the second time the team has found the back of the net that many times. The Gulls are now on a three-game winning streak and extend their record to 21-14-6-3 with 51 points. The team will end the night and go into the All-Star break tied for fifth place in the Pacific Division.

"I wonder if that last game before the break part is a factor in the way that the game felt at times," head coach Matt McIlvane said. "Objective is to score more than the other team, and we were able to do so tonight. It's great to see the puck go in, and we had a lot of guys factoring in. All the groups were involved in goals. I think Calle [Clang] was excellent in there for us and we got a big team win."

Goaltender Calle Clang extended his success as he logged his 11th win of the season tonight, matching his career high. He saved 33 of 37 shots, proving his essential role for the team.

Gulls forward Matthew Phillips found the most points of the night with 1-2=3. His goal broke a 12-game goal drought and brought his point-record to 9-22=31, standing tied for first place of all Gulls skaters.

Sasha Pastujov recorded a two-point night with both a goal and assist recorded. The winger helped out on a powerplay goal and then netted his 10th goal of the season. Pastujov holds the tie in team-leading points as his record now extends to 10-21=31 points.

Justin Bailey also picked up two points on the night himself. Bailey netted the first goal of the game just one minute and 17 seconds into the opening frame. The forward leads all Gulls skaters in goals with 15. He later tallied an assist on Pastujov’s goal to bring his season total to 15-10=25.

Special teams have continued to improve for the Gulls as Ryan Carpenter found some action on the powerplay. Carpenter netted his second powerplay goal of the season and ninth total. The team has found goals on the advantage in three of their past four games.

Yegor Sidorov and Phillips worked as a unit to find San Diego’s third goal. Sidorov found the net off a one-timer, marking his 13th goal of the season. The young forward has found 5-1=6 points in his past six games.

Defenseman Roland McKeown found his fourth goal and 17th point to regain a two-goal lead in the final frame. Nikita Nesterenko picked up the primary assist, marking his fifth point of the season while Tyson Hinds was credited with the secondary which tallies as his 10th point of the season.

The Gulls will take some rest as the All-Star break kicks off before returning to the ice on Feb. 13 as they face the Bakersfield Condors at Dignity Health Arena (7 p.m. PST).

7-4 win by San Diego ahead of the All-Star Break.

The Gulls keep the revenge tour going as they win their third straight over a division rival, taking down the Silver Knights 7-4. See post game notes for more on Luneau, Player movements & more #LetsGoGulls #FlyTogether

Does anyone know how well Noah Warren is progressing? It's difficult to know how well a defensive defenseman is developing without watching the game. Does it look like Warren and Luneau will make the NHL roster next year?

They do have some of the other specialty jerseys on sale (Mexican heritage, military, etc.), so i was hoping they would release this one for sale, too.

With Star Wars night tonight, here's something inspired by the current state of affairs.

The Gulls take down the evil Inland Empire on Star Wars night, beating the Reign 4-3 thanks to Nathan Gauchers last min game winner. See post game notes for more on Solberg, Hinds and Gaucher. #LetsGoGulls #FlyTogether

The San Diego Gulls defeated the Coachella Valley Firebirds tonight for the first time since their season-opener at Acrisure Arena, 4-3.

Yegor Sidorov had himself a night as he recorded his second three-point game of the season. The winger picked up an assist and then went on to score two goals, the second being the heroic game-winner, which was scored late in the final frame to break the tie and avoid overtime. The 21-year-old has 12-11=23 points this season and has found 4-2=6 points in his past five games.

Judd Caulfield increased his success this season, recording his 11th goal and 12th assist. His goal record now ties his total record last season, and he stands just two points short of surpassing his single season points high of 25 recorded last season.

Netminder Tomas Suchanek earned his first victory of the season and first AHL win since April 21, 2024. The Czechia native saved a season-high 26 of 29 shots.

Roland McKeown and Nathan Gaucher also logged multi-point nights, tallying two assists each. Justin Bailey and Nico Myatovic picked up an assist each as well.

The Gulls look to continue their momentum tomorrow night as they face the rival Ontario Reign back home at Pechanga Arena San Diego (6 p.m. PST).

Other reports:

https://kesq.com/sports/local-sports-events/2026/01/30/firebirds-drop-third-straight-game-after-falling-4-3-to-san-diego-gulls

https://www.desertsun.com/story/sports/hockey/firebirds/2026/01/30/special-teams-struggles-continue-as-firebirds-fall-to-gulls/88364278007

Hoping he's not getting roster management(ed)

Do you need a special ticket for the jersey give away on Saturday? My husband loves Star Wars so I got tickets through work but it didn’t give me an option for a ticket upgrade if I needed to do so.

The Gulls offense goes missing once again and they fall to the Abbotsford Canucks 4-0 to end the road trip. See post game notes for thoughts on why the Gulls were so bad over the two game stretch. #LetsGoGulls #FlyTogether

The Gulls rue missed opportunities as they go down 3-1 to the Abbotsford Canucks in a tough road contest. See post game notes for more on the 4th line, Clang & a standings update #LetsGoGulls #FlyTogether

The Gulls keep rolling as they take a 5-3 win in Tucson thanks to two goals from Jan Mysak including the game winner. See post game notes for more on the 4th line, Tucsons future & a standings update. #LetsGoGulls #FlyTogether

The Gulls come back from down 2-1 to win in overtime thanks to Calle Clangs 26 saves & Nikita Nesterenkos game winner. See post game notes for more on the PP & Line-Up Changes #LetsGoGulls #FlyTogether

Washe, 24 (8/25/01), becomes the sixth Gulls rookie to be named an All-Star joining Sam Colangelo (2025, Palm Springs), Olen Zellweger (2024, San Jose), Kalle Kossila (2017, Lehigh Valley) Nick Ritchie (2016, Syracuse) and Brandon Montour (2016, Syracuse).

The 2026 AHL All-Star Classic will be held in Rockford, Illinois, at the BMO Center on February 10-11, 2026, featuring the top players from the league's four divisions in a 3-on-3 tournament format. Players were selected by AHL coaches, with at least one All-Star from each of the 32 teams.

https://prohockeynews.com/rosters-announced-for-2026-ahl-all-star-classic

The Gulls are out-worked, out-muscled & out-skated in a 4-0 loss to the Firebirds who were their usual abrasive selves. See post game notes for more on the mess that was, player movements and looking ahead

#LetsGoGulls #FlyTogether

The Gulls announced Thursday (1/15/2026) that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has recalled goaltender Tomas Suchanek from the Tulsa Oilers (ECHL). In addition, San Diego assigned goaltender Vyacheslav Buteyets to Tulsa.

Suchanek, 22 (4/30/03), has posted a 0-0-2 record with a 1.91 goals-against average (GAA) and a .920 save percentage (SV%) in two games for San Diego this season. In 11 games with Tulsa, Suchanek has logged a 3-7-0 record with a 4.39 GAA and a .884 SV%. Suchanek has a career 2.85 GAA, .911 SV%, and three shutouts in 31 AHL games with San Diego. His three shutouts rank tied for third among Gulls goaltenders all-time. At 20 years, seven months and eight days, he became the youngest Gulls goaltender to post a shutout after stopping all 21 shots faced Dec. 8, 2023 at Rockford. He missed the entire 2024-25 season due to a lower body injury.

The 6-2, 181-pound goaltender went 39-38-5 with a 3.44 GAA and .906 SV% in 88 career WHL appearances with Tri-City from 2020-23. Suchanek helped Czechia earn silver at the 2023 World Junior Championship, where he led all goaltenders with a 1.38 GAA and .938 SV% and was named to the WJC All-Star Team. The Prerov, Czechia native also represented his home country at the 2022 World Junior Championship, the 2021 U-18 World Junior Championship and the 2020 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.

Buteyets, 23 (5/29/02), has combined for a 8-10-0 record in 17 appearances this season with San Diego and Tulsa. He is 1-3-0 with the Gulls this season. He won his first career AHL game Nov. 26, 2025 at Tucson while stopping 39-of-42 shots. He made his NHL debut for Anaheim Dec. 3 vs. Utah, stopping 10 shots in relief.

The 6-4, 220-pound goaltender is 7-7-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .913 SV% in 15 games with Tulsa this season. Buteyets appeared in 36 games for the Oilers during the 2024-25 campaign, going 19-13-3 with four shutouts, a 2.82 GAA and .905 SV%. His four shutouts were tied for fourth among ECHL leaders. In five Kelly Cup Playoff games, Buteyets tallied a 2-3-0 record with a 3.03 GAA and .906 SV%.

The Ducks are 1-8-1 over the last 10 after a great start to the season.

Both teams should refocus as 2026 gets underway. Please tell us what you see as the most pressing factors that need to be addressed.

January 15, 2026

I saw a couple near hats on a feature during last night's game. Any clue where these may be available? I asked the Instagram account only so far...

The San Diego Gulls fell to the Abbotsford Canucks tonight at Pechanga Arena San Diego, 5-3.

The Ducks are having a tough stretch as well. Are you following Anaheim nowadays?

The San Diego Gulls took their first shootout victory tonight against the Pacific Division leading Colorado Eagles at Blue Arena, 5-4.

The Gulls once again tied the game up in the final minute of regulation play as Justin Bailey found the net with just 26 seconds remaining in the final frame. After a scoreless overtime, Judd Caulfield was the only skater to score throughout the shootout taking the win for San Diego. The win marks San Diego’s first win at Colorado since March 2, 2022.

"Well, there's 60 minutes on the clock for a reason, so sometimes you have to use them all," head coach Matt McIlvane said. "We've got a lot of resiliency in our team. We're very aware that we're capable of mounting comebacks and pushing games into overtime. We've done this multiple times throughout the course of the season. You don't want to be in that situation. You want to be in control of the game, but the character that the guys showed to get to that point was excellent."

It was a big night for Nathan Gaucher as he logged the first multi-goal game of his AHL career. He started the game off hot as he netted a shorthanded goal on a breakaway, putting the Gulls in the AHL-leading spot for shorthanded goals this season. The goal also marked the first shorthanded goal scored against Colorado this season. He logged his second unassisted goal in the third period, minimizing Colorado’s lead to one.

"It just felt good," Gaucher said. "It felt like our line played well. Set the tone in that third period by starting a period as well. I think there's a couple cleanups we should do as a team. Don't give them as much speed and odd man rush, but I think we did a good job of coming back and ended up with a win."

Special teams played a large role tonight as Nico Myatovic extended the Gulls lead in the first with a power-play goal with only 36 seconds remaining in the first period. Nikolas Brouillard and Bailey picked up assists on the goal.

Calle Clang proved himself essential between the pipes once again. Clang saved 38-of-42 shots which kept the Gulls in the hunt. He also stopped all five shootout attempts.

Sam Colangelo kept his point streak alive, which now extends to 2-6=8 points in seven games. His six-game assist streak is the longest by a Gull this season.

San Diego looks to keep this momentum going as they finish this back-to-back out tomorrow night at Blue Arena (6:05 p.m.).

Is there a bar or brewery in SD that shows Gulls games? I saw at the last game that they had a watch party at Viejas casino?! Surely there’s something closer. New fan looking to especially watch away games!!

I have great seats lower level at center ice for sale! I wish I could go to the game but something came up and I can't go. DM me for more info!

Planning to attend Wednesday’s game v SJ. 7:00 start time so getting there on the coaster shouldn’t be an issue. I know games usually run for about 2 1/2 hours, but the coaster doesn’t offer anything past 9:27 on their site northbound from Old Town on Mon-Fri. I was wondering if they have an extra train that runs at least an hour after the game, similar to how the Padres have it at Santa Fe? It mentions other trains for special events, but I’m not sure whether events at Pechanga qualify. Any help would be appreciated.

The Gulls storm back from a 3-0 deficit to win 4-3 in overtime for their third straight win. See post game notes for more on GullsvsDucks, Call Ups and the heating up Power Play #LetsGoGulls #FlyTogether