Hutton Hot in 3-1 Win at Manchester
March 11, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
MANCHESTER, NH- Carter Hutton made 34 saves in his return between the pipes for Worcester as the Sharks defeated the Monarchs 3-1 at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Friday night.
With the Whale loss to Hershey and the Sharks victory, Worcester is now tied with the Connecticut Whale for the 3rd and final guaranteed playoff spot in the Atlantic Division with 15 games to go.
Brandon Mashinter scored in his third straight game, Tommy Wingels lit the lamp shorthanded, and Dan Dasilva added an empty netter for the Sharks while Carter Hutton made 34 saves in net.
Making his first start between the pipes since February 5, Carter Hutton was brilliant in the opening period making 14 saves, including a great glove stop on Bud Holloway. Brandon Mashinter (14th) struck on the power play as he jammed a puck past Martin Jones after a missed shot by Jon Landry and a nice feed from behind the net by Dan DaSilva at 7:51. The Sharks led 1-0 after 20 minutes despite being outshot 14-5.
Each team fired 10 shots in the second period as Carter Hutton and Martin Jones stood tall in a scoreless middle frame.
Tommy Wingels (12th) sniped a snap shot past Jones on a rush down the left wing for a shorthanded goal at 1:45 into the third period to put the Sharks ahead 2-0. Oscar Moller (19th) sent a rocket from the center slot off the cross bar and off the back of Hutton and over the goal line to put Manchester on the board at 10:37. The Monarchs pressed late, with Hutton making several nice stops before Dan DaSilva (13th) iced the game with an empty netter at 19:57 for a Sharks 3-1 victory.
The Sharks record improves to 30-23-4-8 with 72 points and to 13-13-2-4 on the road. Worcester has 15 games remaining on their 80 game AHL regular season schedule (7 home, 8 away)
Notes: Perfect Game Three Stars: 3rd Star: Oscar Moller (1-0-1) 2nd star: Tommy Wingels (GWG) 1st star: Carter Hutton (34 saves, W) ... Final shots were 35-20 in favor of the Monarchs... Martin Jones made 17 saves on 19 shots for the Monarchs; Carter Hutton made 34 saves on 35 shots for the Sharks... Worcester went 1-6 on the power play while Manchester went 0-6...Tony Lucia (inj), James Marcou (inj), Jonathan Cheechoo (inj), Alex Stalock (inj), Jody Pederson (scr), and Frazer McLaren (inj) did not dress for the Sharks... Andrew Desjardins and Justin Braun are currently on recall with San Jose... Brandon Mashinter extended his goal scoring streak to three games (3-0-3).... The Sharks are now 5-0-0-0 when they score a shorthanded goal... Sean Sullivan (3rd FM) fought Bud Holloway in the third period, the Sharks 74 fighting major of the season.
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