Sharks Come Close But No Cigar in Manchester
February 23, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Manchester, NH - The Worcester Sharks (23-25-3-1, 50pts) dropped their 6th straight game in regulation with a 4-2 loss to the first place Manchester Monarchs (36-14-2-6, 80pts) in front of 4,595 fans at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Dan DaSilva (12th) and Brodie Reid (8th) scored for the Sharks while Troy Grosenick made 15 saves in the loss. Monarchs' rookie Nick Shore scored his 2nd goal of the game with just 67 seconds remaining in the third period to break a 2-2 tie as Mathias Niederberger made 30 saves for his first AHL win.
Worcester outshot Manchester 11-1 in the first period but the two teams headed into the first intermission tied 1-1. NHL veteran Colin Fraser (2nd) deflected home a Nick Deslauriers shot from the right circle on the power play past goaltender Troy Grosenick at 2:20 to put the Monarchs ahead 1-0. The Sharks would tie the score at 1-1 after a Dylan Demelo wrist shot from the point was mishandled by rookie goaltender Mathias Niederberger and swept into the net by Dan DaSilva (12th) at 8:29.
In the second period, Worcester had a goal waved off by referee Brett Iverson and had several great scoring chances on the Manchester rookie netminder but came up empty on 13 shots. Nick Shore (9th) finished off a nice 2-on-1 rush at 14:13 after a great feed by Steve Quailer to put the Monarchs ahead 2-1 after 40 minutes. Worcester held a 24-10 shot advantage through two periods.
Brodie Reid (8th) tied the score at 2-2 at 6:20 of the third period as he fired home a rebound from a Lane Scheidl shot. After the Sharks turned the puck over in front of their blue line, Nick Shore (10th) broke down the left wing and cut in front of the Worcester net and buried home his own rebound at 18:53 to put Manchester ahead 3-2. Brian O'Neil (13th) fired the puck into the empty net to give Manchester the 4-2 victory.
The Sharks overall record falls to 23-25-3-1, 50pts and 11-14-3-0, 25pts on the road.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Mathias Niederberger (30 saves, W) 2nd star: Dan DaSilva (1-0-1) 1st star: Nick Shore (2-0-2)... Final shots were 32-19 in favor of Worcester...Mathias Niederberger made 30 saves on 32 shots for Manchester ... Troy Grosenick made 15 saves on 18 shots for Worcester.... Worcester went 0-for-5 on the power play while Manchester went 1-for-5... John McCarthy (inj), JP Anderson (inj), Daniil Tarasov, Matt Pelech (inj), Sena Acolatse (inj), and Rob Davison (inj) did not dress for Worcester... Worcester has scored just 13 goals in nine games vs. the Monarchs this season....the Sharks have been outscored 29-6 in the six game losing streak having scored just six goals on 199 shots.... the Sharks have not had a lead in 360 minutes....Dylan Demelo, Lane Scheidl, Marek Viedensky, and Adam Comrie all picked up assists.
Coming up... The Sharks travel to Lewiston, ME on Thursday for a 7pm faceoff vs. the Portland Pirates.
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