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Sharks Chomp Moose in 5-2 Win

March 3, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


WINNIPEG, Manitoba- The Sharks received goals from five different players and erased an early 1-0 deficit as Worcester defeated the Moose in a feisty affair at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Wednesday night. The game marked the first ever win for the Sharks in Canada.

Thirteen different Sharks players had at least one point and T.J. Trevelyan scored in his 4th straight game and it proved to be the game winner as the Sharks leap-frogged back into first place over the Portland Pirates in the Atlantic Division.

Marty Murray (10th) scored just: 29 seconds into the opening period on a rebound opportunity in front of Alex Stalock to give the Moose a quick 1-0 lead. The first period was a physical one with several post whistle scrums and a combined 30 minutes of penalties. Brett Westgarth, in his first game since being acquired from the Sound Tigers, dropped the gloves and then dropped Dusty Collins at 15:01. Worcester outshot the Moose 11-9 in the first period by trailed 1-0.

The Sharks fired 22 shots in a dominating second period of play and found the back of the net with two goals in a 2:20 span. Dwight Helminen (11th) scored on the power play with a wicked snap shot over the shoulder of Daren Machesney at 5:14 after a great feed by Steven Zalewski. Alex Stalock also assisted on the play. After a great rush by Frazer McLaren, Matt Jones (5th) poked in a centering feed in front behind the Moose netminder at 7:34 to give the Sharks a 2-1 advantage. Worcester had a 33-15 shot advantage after forty minutes of play.

T.J. Trevelyan (17th) extended his point streak to five games with a strike just: 90 seconds into the third period. Ryan Vesce (11th) fired a shot from the right circle and in to give the Sharks a 4-1 advantage. Dan DaSilva (14th) added insurance after a nice dig in the right corner by John McCarthy at 7:58. Tyler Ramsey (2nd) scored from the point to end the scoring in the hockey game as the Sharks defeated the Moose 5-2.

Worcester's record improves to 37-19-2-3 (79 points) and are currently in first place in the Atlantic Division, one point ahead of the Portland Pirates with 19 games left in the regular season. The Sharks improve to 17-9-0-2 on the road.

Notes: Three Stars: (3) T.J. Trevelyan (GWG), (2) Dan DaSilva (1-0-1), (1) Ryan Vesce (1-1-2)... before the game, Dwight Helminen and Jason Demers was loaned to Worcester from San Jose, they both dressed for the Sharks... Brett Westgarth wore #41 for Worcester in his return, and picked up his 7th fighting major of the season; he had 15 last year with the Sharks.... Joe Callahan was the only injured scratch for Worcester and did not make the trip... Alex Stalock made 27 saves for Worcester in his 50th appearance ...Daren Machesney made 38 saves for the Moose ... Final shots were 43-29 in favor of the Sharks... T.J. Trevelyan has a FIVE game point streak (5-2-7) and goals in four straight....Matt Jones now has a FOUR game point streak (4-2-6)...Worcester went 1-for-3 on the power play while the Moose went 0-for-4... Worcester finished 3-1-0-0 vs. Manitoba this season in the four game series.

The Sharks travel to Abbotsford for the first of two games against the Heat on Friday night with a 10:30PM EST start.



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