Anderson's 1st Professional Shutout Gives Sharks 1-0 Home Win
Published on December 14, 2014 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Worcester, MA .- The Worcester Sharks (11-12-2-0, 24pts) closed out their first 3-in-3 weekend of the season with a 1-0 win over the visiting Portland Pirates (14-13-0-0, 28pts) in front of 3,028 fans at the DCU Center on Sunday afternoon.
JP Anderson made 26 saves for his first professional shutout while Micheal Haley's team leading 9th goal of the season early in the second period stood tall as the Sharks broke a three game losing skid. Mike McKenna made 33 saves for Portland as the Pirates lost their 4th straight game.
Neither team found the back of the net in the first period as JP Anderson and Mike McKenna each has 11 saves in the opening frame. Each team also went 0-for-2 on the power play headed into the second period.
Worcester grabbed a 1-0 lead with a power play goal scored by Micheal Haley (10) at 4:22. Haley deflected a Bryan Lerg shot past Mike McKenna for the only score through 40 minutes. Worcester fired 15 shots in the second period while JP Anderson had 18 saves through 40 minutes of play.
Each team had eight shots on goal in the third period as JP Anderson made some key saves late to hold on for the 1-0 shutout win.
The Sharks overall record improves to 11-12-2-0, 24pts, and 7-5-2-0, 16pts at the DCU Center.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Mike McKenna (33 saves) 2nd star: Micheal Haley (Goal) 1st star: JP Anderson (26 saves, W)... Final shots were 34-26 in favor of Worcester... Mike McKenna made 33 saves on 34 shots for Portland .... JP Anderson made 26 saves on 26 shots for Worcester.... Worcester went 1-for-4 on the power play while Portland went 0-for-4... Petter Emanuelsson (inj), Taylor Doherty (inj), and Andrew Blazek did not dress for Worcester... Matt Tennyson, Chris Tierney, and Melker Karlsson are currently on recall with the SJ Sharks...Eriah Hayes led the game with six shots on goal...four of the last 12 games for the Sharks have ended in a 1-0 score (Worcester has gone 2-2-0-0 in those games).
Coming up...
The Sharks hit the road for three road games next weekend beginning with a 7pm start in Manchester on Saturday.
Worcester celebrates 20 years of AHL hockey! The 2014-15 season marks the 20th season of AHL action at the DCU Center in the city of Worcester. Over 3.8 million fans have attended either an IceCats (11 seasons) or Sharks (9th season) game in downtown Worcester since 1994.
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