IceCats fall to Phantoms, 4-1
March 13, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester IceCats News Release
WORCESTER, MA â The Worcester IceCats allowed four unanswered goals after scoring the first one and dropped a 4-1 decision to the Philadelphia Phantoms last night at the DCU Center. The loss snapped the IceCats' winning streak at three games.
Worcester's Jon DiSalvatore opened the game's scoring on the power play at 8:15 of the first period, converting on a scramble in front of Philadelphia netminder Antero Niittymaki. It was DiSalvatore's team-leading 19th goal of the season.
The lead was short-lived, however. Patrick Sharp snapped a 10-foot wrist shot from the slot past IceCats' goalie Curtis Sanford off a two-on-one break to even the score at 1-1 just 91 seconds after DiSalvatore's goal.
R.J. Umberger scored just 24 seconds into the second period to give Philadelphia the lead for good. At 5:44 of the period, Ben Eager took the rebound of a Jon Sim shot and put it into a virtually open net to make it a 3-1 lead for the Phantoms. Todd Fedoruk added an empty net goal with 13 seconds remaining to seal the Philadelphia victory.
Niittymaki wound up with 32 saves on 33 shots in an impressive performance. Sanford stopped 26 shots in the losing effort.
During the game, the IceCats auctioned off the special green St. Patrick's Day jerseys they wore this weekend and raised over $25,000 for the Worcester Parks and Recreation Department. Since the IceCats first began wearing the St. Patrick's themed sweaters in 1995-'96, they have raised over $141,000 for the cause.
The IceCats now travel to Norfolk on Wednesday and Philadelphia on Friday. Their next home game is on Wednesday, March 30, against the Providence Bruins. Face-off is scheduled for 7:05 PM.
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