Pirates Sink Sharks With Shootout Victory

Published on February 25, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


WORCESTER, MA - Paul Byron, Corey Tropp and Mark Parrish were all successful in the shootout while Jhonas Enroth stopped three of the four shooters he faced to lead the Portland Pirates to a 3-2 win over the Worcester Sharks in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 3,636 at the DCU Center.

Maxime Legault paced the Pirates with a goal and an assist in regulation while Derek Whitmore netted the other Portland goal. The Pirates improved to 34-16-5-2 with the win and ended a three-game winless streak in the process.

T.J. Trevelyan and Benn Ferriero scored for the Sharks, who dropped to 26-21-3-6 on the season.

Legault opened the scoring with the lone goal of the first to give Portland a 1-0 lead after one. Whitmore gave the Pirates a 2-0 lead early in the second but Trevelyan got the home side on the board in the second half of the second to leave the Pirates up 2-1 after two. Ferriero tied in the final minute of regulation with a power-play goal to force overtime and eventually a shootout.

The Sharks out shot the Pirates 46-31 as Enroth posted his 19th win of the season.

The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the Game were 1. Ferriero, 2. Parrish and 3. Enroth.

The Pirates complete weekend action tomorrow (Saturday) night when they travel to Springfield for a 7:30 p.m. showdown with the Falcons. The game can be heard live on 95.5 News Talk WLOB or on-line at www.portlandpirates.com beginning with the pre-game show at 7:15 p.m.

The Pirates will be back in action at the Civic Center on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. as the UNUM Challenge continues against the Worcester Sharks. Fans are encouraged to come to the game right after work and enjoy great food and beverage specials in the Civic Center's Penalty Box Grill, which will open at 4:30 p.m., as well as the following Pirates partners: Portland Pie Company, Rivalries, Gritty's, Nosh Kitchen Bar, Binga's Stadium, Dogfish Café, Walters, and Yosaku. It's also Pirates Date Night presented by WJBQ, WCYY, and WBLM. Visit RiRa Irish Pub or G&R DiMillo's for dinner for two and two tickets to the game for only $19.99. Tickets for the game, as well as each of the remaining Pirates home games, are on sale now by calling 207-775-3458, visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office or on-line at ticketmaster.com.

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