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Langlois Scores Three in 3rd as Sharks Win Franchise Best 8th Straight

January 21, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Portland, ME - The Worcester Sharks (21-14-3-2, 47pts) picked up a franchise record 8th straight win after a come from behind 3-2 victory over the Portland Pirates (22-17-3-0, 47pts) in front of 1,844 fans at the Cross Insurance Arena on Wednesday evening.

Jeremy Langlois scored a natural hat trick in the third period after Worcester trailed 2-0 through 40 minutes. JP Anderson made 16 saves while Jimmy Bonneau served as the backup goaltender as Troy Grosenick fell ill right before game time. Evan Trupp added three assists and Bryan Lerg had two helpers as Worcester also set a franchise record with a nine game point streak (8-0-0-1).

Henrik Samuelsson (7th) crashed the net and tipped in a centering pass past JP Anderson at 11:58 for the only score of the first period as Portland had a 1-0 lead through 20 minutes. Each team had six shots on goal.

Portland took a 2-0 lead after Jordan Martinook (10th) deflected a Dylan Reese shot past JP Anderson at 16:17 of the second period. Worcester outshot Portland 8-2 in the middle frame but trailed 2-0 after 40 minutes of play.

Jeremy Langlois (12th, and 13th) scored at 7:06 and 12:07 of the third period to tie the score at 2-2. Langlois (14th) recorded the natural hat trick with a tremendous rush and score down the right side as he cut through two defenders and sent a shot through the pads of Louis Domingue at 18:10 to give Worcester the 3-2 advantage. JP Anderson made 10 saves in the third period, including a pair of great stops in the final 45 seconds as the Sharks held on for the 3-2 win.

The Sharks overall record improves to 210-14-3-2, 47pts, and 8-8-1-1, 18pts on the road this season.

Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Jordan Martinook (1-1-2) 2nd star: Evan Trupp (0-3-3) 1st star: Jeremy Langlois (3-0-3)... Final shots were 28-18 in favor of Worcester... Louis Domingue made 25 saves on 28 shots for Portland ....JP Anderson made 16 saves on 18 shots in for Worcester....Troy Grosenick was a late scratch and Jimmy Bonneau served as the backup goalie... Worcester went 0-for-4 on the power play while Portland went 0-for-4... Petter Emanuelsson (inj) and Nick Jones did not dress for Worcester... Matt Tennyson, Melker Karlsson, and Dylan Demelo are still with the SJ Sharks .... the Sharks have points in nine straight games (8-0-0-1) to set a franchise record... the Sharks are in a middle of a stretch of where they play nine of 11 on the road. ..Eriah Hayes returned to lineup after missing six games due to injury.... Mirco Mueller skated in his first game this season for Worcester on a conditioning assignment from San Jose... it was the second natural hat trick scored by Worcester in a 3rd period vs. the Pirates (Hamilton had the other)... Worcester has won six games when trailing after 40 minutes of play.

Coming up....

On Friday, the Sharks host the Albany Devils at 7:30pm. Fans can enjoy $2 hot dogs, popcorn, and soda all night long!

On Saturday, the Sharks travel to Albany to battle the Devils at 2pm.



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