Sharks fall to Pirates 3-2 in Shootout
Published on February 25, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER, MA - The Worcester Sharks fell to the Portland Pirates 3-2 in the shootout in a hard hitting, fast paced, defensive battle on Friday night at the DCU Center.
Benn Ferriero and T.J. Trevelyan each had a goal and an assist and Tyson Sexsmith made 29 saves in his first AHL start of the season in the loss. Ferriero tied the score with 55 seconds left in the third period with a power play goal and the extra attacker as the Sharks battled back from a 2-0 deficit.
The first 20 minutes of Friday night's divisional matchup made for a hard hitting and offensive first period. Portland forward, Colin Stuart would level Sharks' defenseman, Nick Schaus into the boards resulting in a five-minute-major, but the Sharks were unable to capitalize on the opportunity. Pirates' forward Maxime Legault (11th) would then put Portland up 1-0 at the 12:13 mark, a score which would stand for the remainder the period. The Sharks and Pirates combined for 29 shots on goal (Portland 17, Worcester 12) in the first. Despite the excess in shots both goalies kept their teams in the game, with the Sharks' Tyson Sexsmith stopping 16 pucks, and Pirates' goalie Jhonas Enroth stopping all 12 of Worcester's shots.
In the second period, Portland would add to their lead when Maxime Legault and Derek Whitmore (21st) connected on a two-on-one break away to make it 2-0 at 5:44. The Sharks' were reenergized just seconds later when newly acquired center, Mike Swift, dropped the mitts with Paul Byron at 5:57 in an entertaining bout and the Sharks seemed to respond. The Sharks would then cut the deficit in half at 13:43 with a T.J. Trevelyan(13th) goal after a terrific centering feed be Benn Ferriero. After 29 combined shots in the 1st period, the Pirates and Sharks would put up another 24 in the second.
The third period was just as hard hitting as the first two. Both teams continued to gut it out on the ice deep into the period. Late in the third period and with the Sharks on the power play, Roy Sommer pulled goalie Tyson Sexsmith for the 6-on-4 advantage. After a failed one-timer, forward Benn Ferriero (12th) drove home a blast from on top of the left circle to knot the score at 2 and send the game into overtime.
In overtime, great goaltending and defense would result in a scoreless five minutes which would lead to a shootout to decide the game. After missing their first two shots, Mike Swift gave the Sharks a glimmer of hope netting the only Sharks shootout goal of the night. However, it would prove to be too-little-too-late, as Portland would land all three of their shots, putting the game out of reach.
The Sharks record falls to 26-21-3-7 with 62 points and to 14-9-1-4 at the DCU Center.
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