Sharks Drop Game 1 to the Bears 4-1
Published on April 24, 2015 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Worcester, MA - The Worcester Sharks (#7 seed in East) opened up the playoffs with a 4-1 loss to the Hershey Bears (#2 seed in East) in front 3,026 fans at the DCU Center on Friday evening in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Game 2 is slated for Saturday, April 25 at the DCU Center at 7pm.
Micheal Haley scored a power play goal for Worcester and Aaron Dell made 20 saves in net. Hershey broke a 1-1 tie late in the third period with three power play goals in the final 2:21 on a major power play. Phoenix Copley made 41 saves in net for Hershey as the Bears got goals from Connor Carrick, Nate Schmidt, Stan Galiev, and Chris Brown for the 4-1 victory.
The Sharks came out buzzing in the opening period as they outshot the Bears 14-5 and took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. Micheal Haley (1st) found a loose rebound in the Bears crease and fired it home past goaltender Pheonix Copley at 19:46 on the power play for the only strike of the period. Aaron Dell was sharp in net for Worcester with five saves as the Sharks finished the period 1-3 on the power play.
Hershey scored the only goal of the second period as defenseman Connor Carrick (1st) came in late on a rush and fired a quick shot from the left slot after a great feed by Chandler Stephenson at 18:31. Worcester held a 21-15 shot advantage through 40 minutes but the score was tied 1-1 after two periods of play.
After a collision between Steve Oleksy and Jeremy Langlois resulted in a major penalty to Langlois for checking from behind and a game misconduct at 17:39 of the third period, the Bears would break the 1-1 tie. Nate Schmidt (1st) scored the game winner at 17:39 after he kept in a clearing attempt by the Sharks and then cut diagonal to the left circle and snapped a shot that broke off Aaron Dell and into the net to put Hershey up 2-1. Stan Galiev (1st) added an insurance goal at 19:03 with another power play goal after a goal mouth scramble. Chris Brown (1st) sealed the deal with an empty netter power play goal at 919:30 to give Hershey the 4-1 victory.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Aaron Dell (20 saves) 2nd star: Pheonix Copley (41 saves, Win) 1st star: Nate Schmidt (GWG).... Final shots were 42-24 in favor of Worcester... Phoenix Copley made 41 saves on 42 shots for Hershey in his first Calder Cup playoff appearance....Aaron Dell made 20 saves on 23 shots for Worcester in his first Calder Cup playoff appearance... Worcester we nt 1-for-4 on the power play while Hershey went 3-for-5....Taylor Doherty, Matt Willows, John McCarthy, Joakim Ryan, Daniel Ciampini, Willie Coetzee, Daniel Doremus, Trevor Parkes, Petter Emanuelsson, Jimmy Bonneau, Julius Bergman, and JP Anderson did not dress for Worcester... Jeremy Langlois returned to the lineup after missing the last 32 games due to a broken foot and received 15 penalty minutes late in the third period after receiving just eight penalty minutes all season....Worcester played their first playoff game since a 2-1 overtime loss to the Manchester Monarchs on May 7, 2010...the Sharks had 12 players that played their first professional playoff game...the Sharks are 14-7-3 vs. the Hershey Bears in the regular season all-time...Barclay Goodrow added an assist and fired a game high six shots on goal.
Coming up....
Game 1 Friday, April 24 Hershey 4 at Worcester 1
Game 2 Saturday, April 25 Hershey at Worcester 7pm
Game 3 Wednesday, April 29 Worcester at Hershey 7pm
Game 4 Friday, May 1 Worcester at Hershey 7pm - if necessary
Game 5 Sunday, May 3 Worcester at Hershey 5pm - if necessary
Worcester Sharks full season ticket holders will receive tickets for the first round of the playoffs for free. Flex Pack holders will receive a free pair of tickets for the first home game of the playoffs.
Discounted ticket packages are available now through the Worcester Sharks front office, by calling 508-929-0500, or at the Fan Assistance Table at Worcester Sharks home games.
Individual tickets are on sale at the DCU Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets which includes a BOGO (buy one, get one) ticket offer.
You can listen to every game live on WTAG Worcester or watch online for a small fee at www.AHLLive.com.
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