46 Shots Not Enough in 4-1 Loss in Manchester

Published on December 10, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


MANCHESTER, NH - The Sharks fired 46 shots on goal, 22 in the third period alone, but it was the Manchester Monarchs on top 4-1 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester on Friday night. It was the first time all season the Sharks lost in regulation when scoring the first goal of the game (10-1-0-1).

Matt Irwin scored a power play goal for Worcester and Sean Sullivan and Andrew Desjardins extended their point streaks to three games with an assist in the loss. With the regulation loss, the Sharks point streak was snapped at four games and their road point streak at five

The Sharks began the game with three quick power plays and scored at 3:45 when Matt Irwin's (4th) shot from the point deflected off a Monarch player and past Martin Jones to give Worcester a 1-0 lead. Manchester's Corey Elkins (7th) scored a rebound goal past Alex Stalock at 18:29 on the power play to even the score at 1-1. Alex Stalock made some big stops in the opening period as the two teams went to the locker room tied 1-1.

Manchester grabbed the only goal in a sluggish 2nd period as Dwight King (8th) finished off a terrific tic-tac-toe play at 11:08 giving the Monarchs a 2-1 lead. Worcester fired 14 shots in the middle period but trailed by a goal after forty minutes.

The Monarchs scored twice in the third period to chase Alex Stalock out of the net in favor of Carter Hutton. Captain Marc-Andre Cliché (6th) scored on another Monarch backdoor chance on the power play at 6:08 after a great cross crease feed by Dwight King. Core Elkins (8th) picked up his 2nd of the game after he dug the puck out of the corner and skated in front of the crease and ripped a shot over the shoulder of Stalock at 7:38. Martin Jones made 22 saves in the final period as the Sharks dropped their third straight game to Manchester.

The Sharks record falls to 13-8-1-4 with 31 points and 6-4-0-3 on the road.

Notes: Perfect Game Three Stars: 3rd Star: Dwight King (1-1-2) 2nd star: Corey Elkins (2-0-2), 1st star: Martin Jones (45 saves) ...Final shots were 46-27 in favor of the Sharks... Martin Jones made 45 saves on 46 shots for Manchester; Alex Stalock made 21 saves on 24 shots and Carter Hutton made 2 stops on 2 shots in relief for Worcester...Worcester went 1-for-5 on the power play while Manchester went 2-for-6... Tony Lucia, Mike Moore, and Frazer McLaren did not dress for the Sharks.... Andrew Desjardins (0-3-3) and Sean Sullivan (2-2-4) extended their point streaks to three games with an assist...the Sharks are now 24-21-5-3 in 53 total meetings vs. the Manchester Monarchs.

On Saturday, Worcester will make their first trip to Albany for a 7pm affair with the Devils.

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