Sharks Fall 1-0 on Teddy Bear Toss Night
November 15, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Worcester, MA.- The Worcester Sharks (8-5-1-0, 17pts) fired 33 shots on goal but came up empty in a 1-0 loss to the Springfield Falcons (8-7-1-0, 17pts) in front of 3,385 fans at the DCU Center on Saturday night.
Sean Collins scored on a penalty shot midway through the second period as both teams combined for 54 penalty minutes. Rookie Anton Forsberg picked up his first professional shutout with 33 saves while JP Anderson made 15 saves for Worcester in the loss.
Each team fired eight shots on goal in a rather physical but scoreless opening frame. 6-foot-8 Taylor Doherty (1st FM) fought 6-foot-7 Brett Ponich (3rd FM) at 5:58 in a long heavy weight tilt to set the tone. Each team went 0-for-2 on the power play with the best save of the period coming right before the horn sounded as Sharks rookie goaltender JP Anderson made a killer pad save on a Falcons' 2-on-0 to keep the game scoreless through 20 minutes.
Springfield scored the only goal of the second period after Sean Collins was pulled down from behind by Matt Tennyson and was awarded a penalty shot at 8:08. Collins (5th) slid a backhander through the pads of Anderson to put the Falcons ahead 1-0. A ten skater brawl erupted at 12:52 that led to Micheal Haley (4th FM) squaring off with Brett Ponich (4th FM) and a total of 26 penalty minutes being dished out. Worcester held a 17-12 shot advantage through 40 minutes but trailed 1-0.
Worcester fired 16 more shots on Anton Forsberg in the third period but came up empty as the Sharks fell 1-0 to the Falcons. JP Anderson made four more saves in the third period but the Sharks offense came up short.
The Sharks overall record falls to 8-5-1-0, 17pts, and 5-4-1-0, 11pts on home ice this season
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: JP Anderson (15 saves) 2nd star: Sean Collins (Goal) 1st star: Anton Forsberg (33 saves, Win)....Final shots were 33-16 in favor of Worcester... Anton Forsberg made 33 saves on 33 shots for Springfield.... JP Anderson made 15 saves on 16 shots for Worcester in his third straight start .... Worcester went 0-for-6 on the power play while Springfield went 0-for-4...Petter Emanuelsson (inj), Gus Young, and Jimmy Bonneau did not dress for Worcester...Aaron Dell served as the backup goaltender for Worcester as Troy Grosenick is currently on recall for the San Jose Sharks....fans threw teddy bears onto the ice after the game and the bears are to be donated to Auburn Youth and Family Services compliments of Bay State Savings Bank...Brett Ponich of the Falcons was ejected after his second fighting major at 12:52 of the second period.
Coming up... The Sharks hit the road for four consecutive games beginning with a special 10am start in Manchester on Wednesday. The game will be shown live on www.AHLLive.com and will air on WTAG at 10pm that night.
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