Sharks clip Falcons 4-2, win 6th straight game
December 4, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
SPRINGFIELD, MA- Logan Couture scored his team leading 8th and 9th goals, including his league leading 6th game winning goal of the season as the Sharks won their 6th straight game in a 4-2 win over the Falcons at the Mass Mutual Center on Friday night.
Worcester's Alex Stalock made 20 saves and Benn Ferriero added a goal and an assist as the Sharks defeated the Falcons for the 4th straight time this season.
Benn Ferreiro (2nd goal) gave Worcester a 1-0 lead after he pounced on a loose puck in front and fired it past Andrew Perugini at 11:34. The goal was the result of a great rush by Steven Zalewski and Danny Groulx, but it was Ferreiro that cashed in with an unassisted goal. Nick Petrecki and Theo Peckham dropped the gloves, helmets, and sticks at 13:34 and picked up fighting majors. The fight stemmed back to a late hit by Peckham on Petrecki on November 25th.
The Sharks led 1-0 after twenty minutes outshooting the Falcons 13-7.
The Sharks took a 2-0 lead after Dwight Helminen's (4th goal) shot from a tough angle 45 feet away broke off the glove of Perugini and into the net. Dennis McCauley and Kevin Henderson received assists on the play. On the power play, Logan Couture (8th goal) gave Worcester a 3-0 lead after his shot from the left circle snuck through the pads of the rookie netminder at 9:51. After the goal, Springfield head coach Rob Daum pulled Andrew Perugini in favor of Aaron Sorochan. The Sharks led 3-0 after forty minutes of play.
The Falcons scored twice early in the third period as Colton Fretter (11th goal) struck at :53 seconds on the power play after Alex Stalock lost the puck behind his own net. Adam Henrich (2nd goal) scored to cut the Sharks lead to 3-2 at 3:33. But Logan Couture scored a pretty goal after a give-and-go with Benn Ferriero on the power play at 13:12 to give Worcester a two goal advantage. The Sharks held off a late Springfield attack to defeat the Falcons 4-2.
With the win, the Sharks swim to 14-10-0-1 (29 points) on the season and currently have a SIX game winning streak (6-0-0-0).
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