Sharks Fire Season High 54 Shots in 3-2 Loss in Providence
March 8, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Providence, RI - The Worcester Sharks (31-21-4-2, 68pts) fired a season high 54 shots but dropped a 3-2 decision to the host Providence Bruins (32-20-7-1, 72pts) in front of 9,426 fans at the Dunkin Donuts Center on Sunday afternoon.
Jeremy Smith made 52 saves for the Bruins as Providence won their 5th straight game. Travis Oleksuk and Derek DeBlois scored for Worcester as Aaron Dell made 22 saves in net for the loss. Colin Stuart scored twice for Providence and Justin Florek scored just 15 seconds into the game for the Bruins as the Sharks lost for the 4th time in their last five games.
Worcester fired a season high 23 shots in the first period but trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell had his clearing attempt intercepted by Justin Florek (9th) just 15 seconds into the opening frame and Florek fired the puck into an empty net to give the Bruins an early 1-0 advantage. Worcester held a 23-10 shot advantage through 20 minutes as goaltender Jeremy Smith stood tall for Providence.
Jeremy Smith made 13 more saves in the second period as Worcester had three more power play chances in the middle frame. The Sharks held a 36-20 shot advantage through 40 minutes but trailed 1-0 headed into the second intermission.
Travis Oleksuk (7th) got the Sharks on the board at 1:57 of the third period after he tipped home a Daniil Tarasov shot from the right circle past Jeremy Smith. The Bruins made it 2-1 as Colin Stuart (11th) snapped a quick shot through the pads of Aaron Dell at 4:14. Stuart (12th) struck again on the power play as he banked a shot off of Taylor Doherty from behind the goal line at 8:10 to give Providence a 3-1 advantage. Rhode Island native Derek DeBlois (1st) scored his 1st AHL goal with a rebound strike from the side of the net at 11:22 to get the Sharks within a goal. Worcester had several tries to tie the game but goaltender Jeremy Smith stood tall as the Bruins held on for the 3-2 victory.
The Sharks overall record falls to 31-21-4-2, 68pts, and 13-12-2-1, 29pts on the road this season.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Derek DeBlois (1-0-1) 2nd star: Jeremy Smith (52 saves, W) 1st star: Colin Stuart (2-0-2)... Final shots were 54-25 in favor of Worcester... Jeremy Smith made 52 saves on 54 shots for Providence....Aaron Dell made 22 saves on 25 shots for Worcester... Worcester went 0-for-7 on the power play while Providence went 1-for-5... Petter Emanuelsson (inj), Jeremy Langlois (inj), Jimmy Bonneau (susp), Matt Tennyson (inj), Bryan Lerg (inj), and Taylor Fedun (SJ) did not dress for Worcester...it was the first game Bryan has missed all season... Willie Coetzee (1-4-5) extended his point streaks to three games with an assist... Karl Stollery picked up his first point with Worcester with an assist on Derek DeBlois' goal in the third period...Willie Coetzee had a game high seven shots.
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