Record crowd at DCU Center witness 6-3 loss to Sound Tigers
Published on January 23, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER, MA - Bridgeport would score five unanswered goals as Worcester lost at the DCU Center 6-3 in front of a record sell-out crowd of 9,803 on Saturday night during Worcester IceCats Night.
The Worcester Sharks wore special IceCats jerseys and former IceCats captain Terry Virtue dropped the ceremonial puck before the game. Tommy Wingels, Matt Irwin, and Dan DaSilva scored goals for the Sharks and Alex Stalock made 24 saves in the Sharks loss.
Physical play was the story in the first period as the Sharks and Sound Tigers combined for several big hits and skirmishes. Worcester defenseman Nick Schaus had the two biggest hits of the period, including a thundering hip check at the defensive blue line on Olivier Labelle. Bridgeport would take the lead at 14:16 as defenseman Dustin Kohn fired a slap shot from the blue line past Alex Stalock. Worcester would tie it up with 0:24 remaining as Tommy Wingels (8th) put home his own rebound on top of the crease past Joel Martin. Ryan Lannon and Justin Braun picked up assists on the tying goal. Shots were 15-7 in favor of the Sharks and the score was tied 1-1 after twenty minutes.
The Sharks would take a two goal lead in the second and give it right back late. Matt Irwin (8th) scored on the power play as he fired a slap shot from the left point 4:37 into the second with Jonathan Cheechoo and Cam MacIntyre netted assists on the go ahead goal. Less than three minutes later, Dan DaSilva (9th) scored as his wrist shot found its way past Bridgeport goalie Joel Martin. After the ensuing faceoff, Cam MacIntyre squared off with Michael Haley at center ice, as Haley tried to spark Bridgeport. Jesse Joensuu cut the lead to 3-2 as he scored on a breakaway after a give away at center ice at 11:08 of the second. The Sound Tigers tied it at 3-3 with 0:45 remaining as Rob Hisey (5th) was alone near the left post and put home a rebound on a Bridgeport power play. After forty minutes, the score was tied at 3-3.
Bridgeport would take command in the third period as they completed the comeback. Jesse Joensuu (6th) scored just over ten minutes in as he threw a puck on goal from the left corner and it snuck past Alex Stalock to give the Sound Tigers a 4-3 lead. Just 80 seconds later, later Justin DiBenedetto (5th) scored on the power play as he snapped a one timer from the slot to put Bridgeport up 5-3. With the Sharks pressing for their own comeback, Bridgeport would seal the victory with an empty netter with 1:45 remaining by Dustin Kohn (2nd).
The Sharks record falls to 20-18-2-5 with 47 points and to 10-8-1-2 at the DCU Center.
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