Devils Extend Point Streak with Win at Worcester
January 23, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
WORCESTER, MA -- The Albany Devils put a halt to the Worcester Sharks franchise-record eight game winning streak and jumped the Sharks in the standings along the way. Joe Whitney, David Wohlberg and Brandon Burlon each found the back of the net in the Devils 3-2 victory Friday at DCU Center.
The win extended Albany's point streak to five games, going 4-0-1-0 during that span. The Devils improved to 20-14-3-5, while the Sharks moved to 21-14-3-2.
Albany jumped out to a 3-0 advantage through the first 27 minutes of play. Whitney tipped Burlon's point shot at 6:06 to open the scoring, and Wohlberg followed with a quick wrister in the slot at 12:44.
In the second, Burlon's point shot found its way past Worcester netminder J.P. Anderson at 6:25.
Prior to the game, the Sharks received reinforcements from their NHL club. San Jose reassigned Dylan DeMelo, Barclay Goodrow and Tomas Hertl to the AHL. Goodrow and Hertl have combined for 79 NHL games this season.
Hertl was the only one of the trio to find his name on the scoresheet. He helped set up Mirco Mueller's tally at 13:12 of the second period to make it a 3-1 score.
Evan Trupp pulled the Sharks within one, capitalizing on a turnover at 7:19 for the game's final goal.
Netminder Maxime Clermont improved to 3-0-0 with 18 saves on 20 shots. At the other end, Anderson turned aside 17 shots on 20 attempts.
Game Notes
Joe Whitney netted his 16th goal of the season with his team-leading 35th points ... David Wohlberg and Brandon Burlon each posted their fourth goals of the season. Burlon matched his season high with two points (last: Dec. 19 at WBS) ... Stefan Matteau (5 games, 3g-4a), Mike Sislo (3 games, 4a), Ben Thomson (3 games (1g-2a) and Darcy Zajac (3 games, 1g-2a) each extended their point streaks ... Reece Scarlett had his four game (1g-7a) point streak come to an end ... The Devils improved to 26-21-3-5 all-time against the Sharks with a 13-11-2-1 road record.
Next Up
These two teams face off again Saturday at Times Union Center. Puck drop is at 2 pm and children 12-and-under will receive free admission as part of "GE Kids In Free." Fans who can't make it to the arena can follow the action online at ahllive.com.
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