Sharks fall to Monarchs 3-2 in OT
March 4, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER, MA- The Sharks jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead but the Monarchs would score three unanswered goals, as Worcester fell 3-2 in overtime at the DCU Center on Friday night.
Benn Ferriero and Andrew Desjardins each netted goals and Tyson Sexsmith made 28 saves for Worcester. The game featured three fights and a nine person brawl in the second period but concluded at 3:24 of the overtime period with the 17th goal of the season by Oscar Moller.
The first period was fast paced and hard hitting with plenty of offensive opportunities on both sides. Worcester would strike first when forward Benn Ferriero (13th) sniped a goal from the right circle at the 9:18 mark. Sharks forward Andrew Desjardins (12th) would get in on the action with one minute to play in the period, driving home the second goal of the game from the top of the slot after a terrific rush with Kevin Henderson and Dan DaSilva. Worcester led 2-0 after 20 minutes outshooting Manchester 11-9.
The intensity built throughout the first period and exploded in the second with a massive brawl out in front of the net after the Monarchs charged Tyson Sexsmith. The brawl saw Andrew Desjardins and Matt Irwin for Worcester, and David Kolomatis and Jordan Nolan for the Monarchs all go to the box for fighting. The brawl also resulted in a game misconduct penalty against Monarch's forward Corey Elkins who was ejected from the game for the third man in. At the 17:21 mark, the Monarchs capitalized on their third power play of the night, when forward Brandon Kozun (20th) backhanded the puck into a vacated net. The Sharks lead the Monarchs 2-1 at the end of two periods played.
The Sharks and Monarchs combined for 18 shots on goal in the 3rd period, both teams with 9 shots on net. Tommy Wingels and Bud Holloway dropped the mitts at the 11:04 mark in an entertaining bout. Less than a minute later, Sharks killer Viatcheslav Voynov (13th) drove home the game-tying goal with a blast off the post from 45 feet at the 12:09 mark to force overtime.
Oscar Moller completed the comeback for Manchester with an unassisted goal in overtime at 3:24 after he rushed down the right wing and zipped the puck over the shoulder of Sexsmith.
The Sharks record falls to 27-22-4-8 with 66 points and to 15-9-2-4 at the DCU Center. Worcester is currently tied with the 3rd place CT Whale for the last guaranteed playoff spot in the Atlantic Division.
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