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Sharks Drop 4-3 OT Decision in Portland

December 20, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Portland, ME. - The Worcester Sharks (11-13-3-0, 25pts) continued their 3-in-3 road weekend with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Portland Pirates (15-14-1-0, 31pts) in front of 2,442 fans at the Cross Insurance Arena on Saturday evening.

Defenseman Dylan Reese won the game with a 3-on-3 overtime strike at 5:45 as the Pirates snapped a six game losing skid. Worcester trailed 1-0 and 3-1 as Micheal Haley scored his team leading 10th goal while Bryan Lerg and Adam Burish each scored their second goals of the year. Troy Grosenick made 19 saves in net for Worcester but Mike McKenna made 43 saves in net for the Pirates.

Worcester controlled most of the opening period and outshot Portland 18-5 but the two teams headed into the first intermission 1-1. Greg Miller (1st) scored his first AHL goal at 14:53 with a goal mouth scramble strike after Troy Grosenick made a few saves from in tight but could not find the rebound in the crease. The Sharks found the back of the net at 18:14 with a power play goal by Micheal Haley (10th). Matt Taormina's point shot hit Bryan Lerg in front of the crease and Haley was able to shuffle the puck past Mike McKenna to even the score.

Portland grabbed a 3-1 advantage with a pair of goals in the first seven minutes of the second period. Darian Dziurzynski (5th) fired a shot from the left side that found its way through Grosenick at 3:40 to give Portland a 2-1 advantage. Greg Miller (2nd) connected again after goalie Mike McKenna fired the puck down the right side and Jordan Martinook tracked it down in the corner and centered to Miller who then sent a quick one timer past Grosenick at 6:59. Sharks captain Bryan Lerg jammed home a loose rebound after a strong play to the net by Evan Trupp at 8:49. After great work behind the Pirates net, Ryan Carpenter sent a wraparound attempt towards Mike McKenna and Adam Burish (2nd) flipped home a bouncing puck to even the score at 12:45. Worcester outshot Portland 13-6 in the second period and had a 31-11 advantage through two periods of play.

Neither team scored in the third period with Worcester again holding a shot advantage with a 12-7 edge as the game headed to overtime.

After the Pirates were denied on a 4-on-3 power play chance, they would strike with a 3-on-3 goal by defenseman Dylan Reese (3rd). Reese fired a shot from the left circle past the glove of Grosenick at 5:45 for the game winner as the Pirates took the 4-3 win on home ice.

The Sharks overall record drops to 11-13-3-0, 25pts, and 4-8-1-0, 9pts on the road this season.

Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Mike McKenna (43 saves, Win) 2nd star: Dylan Reese (OTG, Assist) 1st star: Greg Miller (2 goals)... Final shots were 46-23 in favor of Worcester... Mike McKenna made 43 saves on 46 shots for Portland....Troy Grosenick made 19 saves on 23 shots for Worcester.... Worcester went 1-for-5 on the power play while Portland went 0-for-3... Petter Emanuelsson (inj), Taylor Doherty (inj), and Eriah Hayes (inj) did not dress for Worcester.... Matt Tennyson, Chris Tierney, and Melker Karlsson are currently on recall with the SJ Sharks.... the Sharks dressed seven defensemen ...Worcester is now 10-19-4 all-time in Portland (Lewiston does not count) and 3-7-5 in the last 15 games there...the Sharks are just 3-10-2-0 in their last 15 games dating back to Nov 14....Bryan Lerg had a multipoint game for Worcester (1-1-2) and fired a team high seven shots on goal.

Coming up....

The Sharks wrap up the 3-in-3 road weekend in Bridgeport on Sunday at 3pm.

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