Sharks Fall 3-2 in Shootout in Front of Sellout Crowd at DCU Center

Published on December 8, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Worcester, MA - The Worcester Sharks (11-8-1-2, 25pts) picked up a point, but fell short in a shootout in a 3-2 loss against divisional foe the Providence Bruins (10-8-0-2, 22pts) in front of 6,621 fans at the DCU Center on Saturday night on Matt Irwin Bobblehead Night. The Sharks remain in first place in the Atlantic Division and travel to Manchester for a 3pm start on Sunday afternoon to close out the weekend.

Tim Kennedy extended his point streak to seven games (6-6-12) with an assist on Brodie Reid's (3rd) third period power play goal. Reid and Travis Oleksuk (2nd) provided the goals for the Sharks in the shootout loss. Stalock was solid in net once again, stopping 28 of 30 Bruins shots that he faced.

The first period had a great deal of intensity, with both teams trading chances. The Sharks scored the game's first goal halfway through the first period, when Yanni Gourde found Travis Oleksek (2nd) in the slot who beat Bruins goaltender Michael Hutchinson short-side, giving the Sharks a 1-0 lead at 11:10. After the goal, Worcester's Frazer McLaren (5th FM) scored the take down when he dropped the mitts with Providence's Lane MacDermid (6th FM)in a heavyweight bout. The Sharks led 1-0 after 20 minutes despite getting outshot 9-7.

There was back-and-forth action in the second period, but no one found the back on the net. Worcester's Alex Stalock stopped all seven shots that he faced and each team failed to capitalize on their one power play chance in the period. Worcester carried the play, outshooting Providence 15-7.

The Bruins evened things up just 2:20 into the third period on a deflection by Jamie Tardif (8th) out in front of Alex Stalock, tying the game 1-1. After a bench minor to Providence for too many men, the Sharks made them pay. With 6:06 remaining in the third, Brodie Reid (3rd) slapped a shot over Michael Hutchinson's shoulder from the point, putting the Sharks back on top 2-1. Just four minutes later, the Bruins tied it up again on a shot that had to be reviewed. After further review, the replay showed that Matt Bartkowski (1st) found the back of the cage on a wrist shot that beat Stalock and popped right out, evening the score 2-2.

Neither team could score the decisive goal in the overtime period, sending the game to a shootout. The Sharks had five shots on goal in overtime, but couldn't cash in.

Maxime Sauve was the only player to score in the shootout and Michael Hutchinson stopped all six attempts that he faced, giving the Bruins a 1-0 advantage in the shootout and a 3-2 win.

The Sharks overall record falls to 11-8-1-2 (25pts in 22gp) and 5-4-1-1 at the DCU Center.

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