Playing from behind worked for the Gulls Wednesday. San Jose wasn't going to let it happen two games in a row.
San Diego gave up two empty-netters in the final two minutes to squash any hopes of a comeback.
A night after Dallas Eakins' club came back from a 3-0 first period deficit, and a 5-2 second period hole, San Jose led 2-0 in the second period before carrying a 3-1 advantage into the third.
But this one wasn't without some late drama.
Justin Kloos redirected an Andy Welinski shot to make it a one goal game with 4:15 remaining.
With two minutes left the Gulls pulled netminder Jeff Glass, but San Jose possessed the puck in the neutral zone and found the empty net for a 4-2 edge.
San Diego remained resilient into the final minute. Sam Steel was credited for a goal with under 27 seconds remaining after a scrum in the crease sent Barracuda goalie Josef Korenar into the back of his own net. After making it a 4-3 game, San Diego won the opening draw - but failed to take control of the puck. That allowed Evan Weinger to swoop in and fire toward the vacant net for his second score of the game.
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The Barracuda's win evens the series at 1-1. Game three takes place Monday in San Jose.
