Devils Chomped by Sharks, 6-1

March 14, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release


LOWELL, Mass. - The Lowell Devils saw Brad Staubitz and Riley Armstrong each record a goal and two assists as the Worcester Sharks skated away with a 6-1 win Friday night at the Tsongas Arena.

Already holding a 2-1 lead coming out of the first intermission, the Sharks pulled away during a 4:47 span in the second period that saw them post a trio of goals. With Worcester skating 5-on-4, Tom Cavanaugh put his team up by two at 9:10, banging home a rebound under a sprawled Dave Caruso.

The Sharks then made the score 4-1 in their favor on their second power play of the period. This time, it was Graham Mink with the redirect on top of the crease off a near-boards feed from Mike Iggulden at 12:22. Brad Staubitz gave Worcester a comfortable four-goal cushion 1:35 later when he threw a turnaround shot from the left face-off dot that banked off Caruso and into the net.

The first goal of the contest came just 1:06 after the opening face-off as the Sharks' Lukas Kaspar cut across the Devils' blueline and fired a wrister that snuck under Caruso. Worcester furthered its lead to 2-0 six minutes later when Marc Busenburg's point shot deflected off of a stick and through the five-hole of Lowell's netminder.

Ryan Murphy got Lowell on the board at 15:37 of the first with his seventh goal of the season. Stephen Gionta circled out from behind the net and sent a feed across the crease to the near post that Murphy knocked over the shoulder of Patzold. The Sharks' goalie would go on to make 27-of-28 saves in the game.

Riley Armstrong completed the scoring for the Sharks with 3:41 left in regulation. Caruso finished with 24 saves. The Devils were 0-for-6 on the power play and 3-for-5 on the penalty kill.

It's Guns N' Hoses Night on Sunday, March 16 as the Devils battle the Manchester Monarchs at 4:05 p.m. Local firemen and policemen will be skating in a special pre-game to raise money for the Boston Shriners and the Massachusetts Chapter of COPS. Stick around after the Devils game for a free post-game skate presented by Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union and an autograph session with the Lowell Devils players. Tickets start at just $10; Call the Devils office at (978) 458-PUCK for more information or visit ! www.lowelldevilshockey.com.&! nbsp; You can also listen to all of the action live on ! 980AM-WC AP as Ryan Johnston brings you all of the play-by-play action.



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