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P-Bruins Fall to Sharks 5-4 in Shootout

March 7, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins were defeated by the Worcester Sharks in a shootout by a final score of 5-4. Malcolm Subban made 33 saves. Mike Moore, Ryan Spooner, Alexander Khokhlachev and Seth Griffith scored in regulation for the P-Bruins.

In the first period, the P-Bruins and Sharks came out to a fast and strong start as the game began to get physical early. Worcester struck first at the 5:41 mark when Freddie Hamilton capitalized on an opportunity in front of Subban. The play started with a nice pass from Taylor Doherty who was awarded the lone assist. The P- Bruins scored shortly after at the 7:09 mark. Khokhlachev won a face-off and the puck went to Griffith who made a short pass to Moore. Moore's hard shot sailed into the net and gave him his seventh goal this season. The scoring affair continued when at the 16:45 mark, Yanni Gourde found the puck in front of Subban and slid it in for his fourth goal this season. Hamilton and Dylan Demelo were awarded the assists. The game went 2-1 into the first intermission.

In the second period, the P-Bruins answered the bell when Spooner tied the game at the 9:55 mark. The puck sailed past Sharks' goaltender Troy Grosenick for Spooner's sixth goal this season. Scott Campbell was given the lone assist. The P-Bruins took their first lead of the night at the 11:48 mark while on the power play. Khokhlachev battled for the puck against a Sharks defender, making some slick stick handling moves, he was able to flip the puck pass Grosenick for his 16th goal this season. Spooner and Zach Trotman were given the helpers on the play. The P-Bruins would sustain the 3-2 lead into the second intermission.

In the third period, the Sharks managed to tie the game at the 5:52 mark. Marek Viedensky went on a breakaway after taking a crisp pass from Demelo. Viedensky top shelved the goal past Subban for his fifth goal this season. Worcester regained the lead when Danill Tarasov managed to flip the puck high and past Subban at the 9:37 mark. It was Tarasov's 13th goal this season while teammates Travis Oleksuk and Hamilton grabbed the assists. However, the P-Bruins bounced back when Griffith flew up ice on a breakaway. His initial shot rebounded off Grosenick's pad, but he regained the puck and wrapped it around the net to slip in backdoor for his 13th goal of the season at the 11:57 mark. The teams took the 4-4 tie into overtime.

After a scoreless overtime, the teams were forced to decide this one in a shootout. Providence failed to score during all four rounds and Hamilton scored in the shootout to give Worcester the 5-4 win.

Subban made 33 saves on 37 shots while counterpart Grosenick stopped 19 shots. The P-Bruins were 1-for-3 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.

The P-Bruins will head on the road for a game against the Manchester Monarchs on Saturday, at 7:05pm. Providence will be back at the Dunkin' Donuts Center this Sunday at 4:05pm to face the Adirondack Phantoms. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Poster courtesy of J & R Marketing. For tickets to this or any other home game, please visit www.providencebruins.com.

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