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High Scoring Senators Double up Sharks 6-3

January 29, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Worcester, MA - The Worcester Sharks (20-18-3-1, 44pts) fell to the Binghamton Senators (28-13-0-3, 59pts) by the score of 6-3 before 2,533 fans at the DCU Center on Wednesday evening. The Sharks complete their home stand this weekend with back-to-back games on Friday, Jan. 31st against Springfield at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 1st vs. Providence at 7:00 p.m.

Travis Oleksuk and Konrad Abeltshauser each scored PPG's for Worcester while Tyler Gron netted his second of the season in the loss. Binghamton's leading scorer Mike Hoffman scored his 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd goals and added an assist while Nathan Lawson made 26 saves in net for the Senators.

The first 20 minutes of play ended with the Sharks in a bit of a hole and the Senators with a comfortable 3-0 lead. The action opened up pretty quickly as Jimmy Bonneau (9th FM) and Darren Kramer (7th FM) dropped their gloves in a fight, where Bonneau was the clear winner. Following the bought, the Senators began their assault on the Sharks' defense at 3:22 when Buddy Robinson (8th) went on a breakaway that resulted in a 1-0 Binghamton lead. Then the Senators' leading scorer, Mike Hoffman (19th & 20th), scored back-to-back goals at 9:08 and 12:01 to further Binghamton's lead. The first occurred when he stripped the puck off the stick of Dylan DeMelo in the Sharks' defensive end and proceeded to beat Harri Sateri. Hoffman's second goal came less than three minutes later on a power play. Binghamton worked the puck in their offensive end until Jean-Gabriel Pageau found Hoffman open on the left side of the ice, where he sniped the puck into the Sharks' net. Binghamton outshot Worcester 12-6 for the period.

The Sharks picked up their offensive presence and got on the scoreboard twice during the second period with two PPG's, but the Senators still held their lead as the 20 minutes expired with a 3-2 score. The first of the pair came at 6:45 on the Sharks' first power play when Sena Acolatse's shot caused a rebound in front of the Senators' net that Travis Oleksuk (7th) dove to clean up and put behind Lawson. Then, on their second power play of the night at 13:35, Yanni Gourde wrapped around the net and dished the puck to Konrad Abeltshauser (2nd) who buried the puck with a wrister as Lawson was still caught on the opposite post. The Sharks certainly built up their offense during the second, outshooting Binghamton 15-8, while Harri Sateri remained solid not allowing any Senator goals.

The third period ended with Binghamton outscoring Worcester 3-1 as each team posted eight shots. The first goal of the period occurred at 3:38 when Hoffman chased after a loose puck near the left point of Binghamton's offensive zone and then turned and rifled a shot that Cole Schneider (15th) deflected into the net. Worcester was the next to score at 7:38 when James Livingston, high on the right side, found Tyler Gron (2nd) on the lower left side of Lawson who completed the play and made the game 4-3 in favor of the Senators. Binghamton was quick to answer, less than two minutes later at 9:28, when Hoffman (21st) completed his hat trick off of a 2-on-1 play. The Senators' leading scorer then scored his fourth goal of the game (22nd of the season) and gave Binghamton the final 6-3 lead at 13:30 after flipping a low-side backhand over the shoulder of Sateri as he hugged the post.

The Sharks' overall record drops to 20-18-3-1, 44pts and 10-9-0-1, 21pts at home.

Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Yanni Gourde (0-2-2, 4 shots) 2nd star: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (0-4-4) 1st star: Mike Hoffman (4-1-5)....Final shots were 29-28 in favor of Worcester...Nathan Lawson made 26 saves on 29 shots for Binghamton...Harri Sateri made 22 saves on 28 shots for Worcester....Worcester went 2-5 on the power play while Binghamton went 2-4...Brodie Reid (inj), Daniil Tarasov (inj), Matt Pelech (inj), Nick Petrecki, Chris Crane and Rob Davison did not dress for Worcester....Taylor Doherty returned back into the lineup after a recall by the San Jose Sharks where he did not appear in any games...The Sharks are 6-3-0-0 in nine career matchups with the Senators....Today's contest was the first of only two meetings for these two teams this season and the sole meeting at the Sharks' home ice...Binghamton and Worcester have not played one another since Dec 17, 2011 in a 5-2 Sharks victory at Binghamton...The Senators entered tonight's game as the highest scoring team in the AHL (3.67 goals per game) led by Mike Hoffman (22-31-53)...five different Sharks picked up assists tonight including Yanni Gourde (2), Sena Acolatse, Dan DaSilva, James Livingston and Konrad Abeltshauser.

Coming up... On Friday, the Sharks host the Springfield Falcons at 7:30pm on $2-$2-$2 Friday! Hotdogs, popcorn, and soda are just $2 during Friday night home games.

On Saturday, the Sharks host the Providence Bruins during the 3rd annual PINK in the RINK Night presented by Pepsi to benefit the Cup Crusaders! The Sharks will skate on PINK ice and wear a specialty PINK jersey which will be auctioned off during the game! Doors open at 3:30pm for the 8th annual High School Hockey Classic between the St. John's Pioneers and the St. Peter Guardians at 4pm. The game will be shown live on Charter TV3!



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