Home Team Finally Wins One in Loss at St. John's
Published on February 3, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
St. John's, NFLD - Mike Connolly and Jack Combs scored 2nd period goals for the Sharks but Worcester dropped a close 3-2 decision to the St. John's IceCaps at the Mile One Centre on Friday night. The two teams will battle again Saturday night at 6pm (EST) at the Mile One Centre.
Harri Sateri was sharp in goal for the Sharks making 28 saves and Jack Combs extended his point streak to five games (2-5-7) with his 8th goal of the season in the loss. It was the first time in six games that the home team won in the season series between the Sharks and the IceCaps.
Harri Sateri was superb in the first ten minutes of the first period keeping the Sharks in the game early with several great stops. IceCaps defenseman Arturs Kulda (4th) sent a blast from the right point through traffic and past Sateri at 17:44 to give St. John's a 1-0 advantage for the only score in the opening frame. Marek Viedensky had the best chance for Worcester on a shorthanded rush that was stopped by Edward Pasquale. Worcester trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes of play.
In the second period, Mike Connolly (9th) tied the score for the Sharks with a quick snap shot from the left slot at 3:50 after a great steal by Tim Kennedy from behind the IceCaps net. St. John's grabbed a 3-1 lead after Paul Postma (8th) scored on a power play blast from 45 feet at 5:25 followed by a rebound score by Kevin Clark (8th) at 15:35. The Sharks scored a bizarre goal with 69 seconds left in the period as Jack Combs (8th) extended his point streak to five games with a wide open net strike with Pasquale out of his cage. The IceCaps were arguing for a penalty against James Livingston after Livingston took down John Albert with a solid check deep in the St. John's zone which set up Combs to cut the IceCaps lead to 3-2. Shots were 25-18 in favor of St. John's after 40 minutes of play.
Neither team would score in the third period as the Sharks outshot the IceCaps 8-6 in the final frame. The Sharks would throw a late charge on Edward Pasquale but couldn't find the equalizer in the 3-2 loss.
Worcester's record falls to to 20-14-4-5 (49pts in 43gp) and 9-6-4-3 on the road.
Notes: FIVE GUYS BURGERS Three Stars: 3rd Star Kevin Clark (GWG) 2nd star: Harri Sateri (29 saves) 1st star: Paul Postma (1-0-1)... Final shots were 31-26 in favor of Worcester... Edward Pasquale made 24 saves on 26 shots for St. John's; Harri Sateri made 28 saves on 31 shots for Worcester....Worcester went 0-for-2 on the power play while St. John's went 1-for-5...Cam MacIntyre (inj), Ben Guite (inj),Tony Lucia (inj), Ryan Del Monte (scr), and Curt Gogol (scr) did not dress for Worcester... Antero Niittymaki was the backup goaltender for Worcester... Roy Sommer remains two wins away from 500 in his AHL career.
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The Worcester Sharks will battle the IceCaps again on Saturday, February 4 at 6pm in St. John's.
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