Chris Tierney Impressive in Debut as Sharks Double up Bruins 4-2
November 8, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Worcester, MA.- The Worcester Sharks (7-3-1-0, 15pts) scored three goals in the third period to defeat the visiting Providence Bruins (6-4-1-0, 13pts) by the score of 4-2 in front of 5,310 fans at the DCU Center on Saturday evening.
Chris Tierney recorded three points (1-2-3) in his AHL debut for the Sharks while Bryan Lerg (0-2-2), Eriah Hayes (1-1-2), and Melker Karlsson (1-1-2) all had multi point games for Worcester. Ryan Carpenter added an insurance goal late in the third period to extend his personal scoring streak to three games and Troy Grosenick picked up his AHL leading 7th win with 23 saves in goal for the Sharks as Worcester improved to 3-0-0-0 vs. the Bruins this season.
The Sharks struck first with a power play goal at 5:10 as Melker Karlsson (3rd) fired a backhander from on top of the Bruins crease past goaltender Malcolm Subban to put Worcester ahead 1-0. Chris Tierney received the primary assist with a nice pass from the right corner to set up Karlsson in front. Providence tied the score at 14:50 as Cory Kane (1st) found the back of the net after he fired the puck from behind the Sharks cage and it deflected off a Worcester skate and past Troy Grosenick. Worcester had a 4-1 advantage on power plays in the opening frame and held a 14-11 shot advantage through 20 minutes.
Worcester outshot Providence 16-6 in the second period but it was a late power play goal by the Bruins Alexander Khokhlachev (5th) at 19:28 for the only strike of the period. Khokhlachev fired home a rebound through the pads of Grosenick after Steve Eminger's low shot from the point was stopped by Troy. The Sharks trailed 2-1 after 40 minutes of play despite holding a 30-16 shot advantage.
The Sharks scored three goals in the third period to pull away for the 4-2 victory. Chris Tierney (1st) scored his first professional goal after a goal mouth scramble at 7:09 to tie the score at 2-2. Eriah Hayes (2nd) put Worcester ahead for good after he jumped on a loose puck after an offensive faceoff win at 10:19. Ryan Carpenter (4th) put the game away with a goal in his 3rd straight contest with a wrap-around strike at 17:21 as Worcester scored three goals on 11 third period shots for the victory. Troy Grosenick held his ground with nine third period saves for the win.
The Sharks overall record improves to 7-3-1-0, 15pts, and 5-2-1-0, 11pts at the DCU Center.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Bryan Lerg (0-2-2) 2nd star: Eriah Hayes (1-1-2) 1st star: Chris Tierney (1-2-3)....Final shots were 41-25 in favor of Worcester... Malcolm Subban made 37 saves on 41 shots for Providence.... Troy Grosenick made 23 saves on 55 shots for Worcester for his AHL high 7th win.... Worcester went 1-for-5 on the power play while Providence went 1-for-4... Petter Emanuelsson (inj), Travis Oleksuk (inj), Tyler Shattock, and Jimmy Bonneau did not dress for Worcester...forward Chris Crane was reassigned to Missouri (ECHL) on Nov 7....rookie Chris Tierney made his AHL debut for Worcester after dressing in 11 games (0-2-2) for the SJ Sharks.... Worcester dressed seven defensemen for a third time this season (3-0-0-0)... the Sharks have a power play goal in eight straight games....before the game Boston Bruins forward Daniel Paille signed autographs and fans were encouraged to bring a canned food item to support the Worcester County Sheriff's canned food drive.
Coming up...
On Tuesday, the Sharks travel to Springfield to take on the Falcons at 3pm. The game will only air live on www.AHLLive.com but will be replayed on WTAG at 6pm after the Jordan Levy Show.
On Friday, November 14 the Sharks host the Manchester Monarchs at 7:30pm. Miss Massachusetts Caroline Lunny and Miss Teen Massachusetts will sign autographs and drop the ceremonial first puck. Enjoy $2 hot dogs, popcorn, and soda all night long.
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