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Sharks Bite Sound Tigers 5-2 in Feisty Affair

March 18, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


WORCESTER, MA - The Sharks scored four goals in the second period on 19 shots to lead the way to a 5-2 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in front of a crowd of 5,023 at the DCU Center on Sunday during IceCats Night.

Brandon Mashinter, James Livingston, Tony Lucia, and Sebastian Stalberg scored goals in the middle frame for the Sharks while Tim Kennedy added an empty netter late in the third period to seal the victory for Worcester. Harri Sateri made 33 saves in net for Worcester in a game that saw four sets of fighting majors and 86 combined penalty minutes. The Sharks hit the road for three straight games beginning with a pivotal 7pm start on Wednesday night in Albany vs. the Devils.

A wild first period saw four separate fights, two game misconducts, 70 penalty minutes, and a single goal by the Sound Tigers Matt Donovan for a 1-0 Bridgeport lead. Matt Donovan (8th) gave the Sound Tigers an early lead at 2:53 with a wicked shot from the left circle past Harri Sateri before the game took a nasty tone. Frazer McLaren (4th FM) fought Trevor Gillies (9th FM) at 7:32 to start the fireworks followed by a nasty fight between Sharks captain Mike Moore (5th FM) and Michael Haley (12th FM) at 7:32. Moore (6th FM) and Haley (13th FM) fought again at 14:42 and each received game misconducts after a heated battle. Brodie Reid (1st FM) fought former NU teammate Tyler McNeely (5th FM) for his first professional fight with a long battle off the faceoff at 16:23. After the dust settled, the Sharks trailed 1-0 through 20 minutes despite outshooting the Sound Tigers 17-10.

The Sharks exploded for four second period goals and saw two separate goaltender changes by the Sound Tigers in a middle frame that was completely dominated by Worcester. Brandon Mashinter (16th) tied the score at 1-1 blasting a shot through Kevin Poulin at 4:41 from the left circle to get the Sharks on the board. Just 28 seconds later, James Livingston (6th) broke down the right wing side and sent a tough angle shot past Poulin at 5:09 to give the Sharks a 2-1 advantage. Anders Nilsson replaced Kevin Poulin as the Sharks kept pouring on the scoring chances. Tony Lucia (7th) backhanded a rebound past Nilsson at 16:03 to put the Sharks ahead 3-1. Anders Nilsson appeared to get injured on the play and was replaced by Poulin after a short delay to signal Poulin from the dressing room. Sebastian Stalberg (1st), playing in his first professional game, gave Worcester a 4-1 advantage with a terrific shot from on top of the circles and past the blocker of Poulin at 17:56. The Sharks outshot Bridgeport 18-6 in the middle frame and took a three goal lead into the 2nd intermission.

The Sound Tigers led the charge in the third period, firing 19 shots on Harri Sateri but only striking for a single goal on a shorthanded bid by Sean Backman (6th) at 10:57. Tim Kennedy (10th) sealed the deal with an empty net tally at 19:21 to crunch the Sound Tigers hopes as the Sharks pulled away for the 5-2 victory.

Worcester's record improves to 28-24-4-7, with 67pts and currently in 8th place in the Eastern Conference with 13 games remaining.

Notes: FIVE GUYS BURGERS Three Stars: 3rd Star Sebastian Stalberg (first pro goal) 2nd star: James Livingston (1-0-1) 1st star: Brandon Mashinter (1-1-2)... Final shots were 45-35 in favor of Worcester... Kevin Poulin made 35 saves on 38 shots and Anders Nilsson made 5 saves on 6 shots for the Sound Tigers; Harri Sateri made 33 saves on 35 shots for Worcester for his 12th win of the season.... Worcester went 0-for-8 on the power play while Bridgeport went 0-for-5... Jack Combs, Jimmy Bonneau, Nick Petrecki, Marek Viedensky, Cam MacIntyre, and Andrew Murray did not dress for Worcester... with the four fights; the Sharks continue to lead the AHL with 108 fighting major penalties... Sebastian Stalberg made his professional debut for Worcester and wore #42 and became the 6th player in Worcester Sharks history to score a goal in his first game.... Frazer McLaren returned to the lineup for the Sharks after missing the last 18 games due to injury and fought Trevor Gillies for his 44th fighting major in a Worcester Sharks sweater and moved within one penalty minute of Brad Staubitz (462 pims) for the franchise lead....during the first intermission, the 2012 class of the Worcester Hockey Hall of Fame were inducted during an on ice ceremony, which included Keith Allain, Eric Boguniecki, Patti Cutting, and Robert Skinner.

Coming up...

The Sharks hit the road for three games beginning with a pivotal 7pm start in Albany on Wednesday night.

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