Devils Can't Take the Heat as Dakers Leads Worcester to 2-1 Victory
Published on November 30, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER-Despite grinding through a grueling three-games-in-three-days stretch, the Sharks picked up their seventh win in the last eight games with a 2-1 victory in a hard-fought, low-scoring battle. Taylor Dakers was impressive between the pipes, stopping 24 Lowell attempts.
On a power play at 6:44 in the second period, the Sharks drew first blood on Jamie McGinn's earned his seventh goal of the season. When Mike Moore put an initial shot on goal, Lukas Kaspar was able to stick the puck back to Moore amidst congestion around the net. Moore centered the puck to a slashing McGinn, who wristed it into the back of the net in stride.
Lowell, though, would strike back with a power play goal just 1:07 into the third period. When Nicklas Bergfors put a wrist shot on goal from just inside the blue line, Chad Wiseman was able to get his stick on the puck to redirect it into the open top-right corner of the net. The goal was Wiseman's fifth of the year.
Just under two minutes later the Sharks reclaimed the lead on Derek Joslin's fourth goal this year. A streaking Joslin took advantage of a long rebound from Ryan Vesce's shot, immediately firing a shot back past Lowell goalie Dave Caruso from just beyond the faceoff circles.
The game's lone fight came in the second, when Brad Staubitz and Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond got tangled up. After jockeying for position without throwing any punches, Staubitz got a hold Leblond and was able to slam him to the ice where officials separated the two.
The win brings Worcester's record to 12-9-0-0, while the loss drops the Devils a 9-8-1-2 record.
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