Bruins take revenge in 3-1 victory over Worcester
October 24, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER-The old adage says that one of the toughest things to do in sports is to beat a team twice in a row. That adage held true as Providence evened the season series against Worcester with a 3-1 victory.
The scoring began in the middle of the first period when Mikko Lehtonen scored his second goal of the season. Mike Marquardt backhanded a shot in front of the net that deflected to Lehtonen on the left, who guided the puck through an open space to put the Bruins ahead.
Providence kept the pressure on the Sharks, when Marquardt set up another impressive goal. The left wing fought through a glut of Shark defenders and dropped the puck to center Wacey Rabbit, who swiftly deked Worcester goalie Thomas Greiss and picked up his second goal this season.
In the middle of the second period, Worcester was able to capitalize a two-man advantage and cut its two-goal deficit in half. Ryan Vesce corralled the puck behind the goal line and quickly spotted Derek Joslin near the blue line. Joslin faked a slap shot, only to wrist one through the throng in front of the net and past Rask.
With just two and a half minutes left, though, Martins Karsums and Rabbit found themselves ahead of the pack on a breakaway and were able to convert and solidify the Bruin lead. Karsums created some separation between his teammate and then dished the puck to Rabbit, who one-timed the puck past Greiss.
The loss brings Worcester's record to 2-3-0-0, while the win brings Providence's record to 5-0-1-0.
NOTES: Three Stars: (3) Wacey Rabbit (2) Matt Marquardt (1) Tuukka Rask...The DCU Center welcomed 3316 fans through its gates...Worcester killed a 28 second 5-on-3 disadvantage at the end of the first period...Thomas Greiss saved 9 of 12 shots for the Sharks, while Rask saved 33 of 34...Worcester went 1/8 on the power play; Providence went 1/6 on the power play...There were no fights throughout the contest...Aubuchon Hardware and Chittenden Insurance were sponsors of the contest as Aubuchon Hardware's celebrated it's 100th anniversary celebrated.
The Sharks end their four-game home stand after tonight's battle against Bridgeport on Saturday (Oct. 25th). The Sharks will then travel to Hartford (Friday, Oct. 31st), and return home for two more games against Manchester (Saturday, Nov. 1st) and Portland (Wednesday, Nov. 5th) at the DCU Center.
Be sure to look for the Sharks' new third jersey in Saturday's game against Bridgeport. The special third jersey is mainly grey in color, with "SHARKS" written diagonally across the front. It has laces on the neck line to secure and there are stripes on the sleeves and along the bottom of the jersey consisting of teal, burnt orange, and black.
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