Sharks Fight Back, Ground Aeros 5-3
November 22, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER- The Worcester Sharks were tasked with killing off two 5-on-3 power plays on Saturday night. They failed the first time, and scored the second time. Steven Zalewski tallied an unassisted, shorthanded goal to erase a third period deficit and Riley Armstrong followed with the game winner as the Sharks took down the Houston Aeros by a 5-3 score at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Disruptive neutral zone play by the Aeros hampered the Sharks offense much of the night, as Worcester fired a subpar 30 shots on Houston netminder Barry Brust. Brust, however, provided the Sharks with one too many rebound chances, including Armstrong's tap-in at 9:28 of the third period - his second of the night.
Armstrong opened the scoring at 7:11 of the first period when his routine snap shot ate up Brust and fluttered over his shoulder into the net. Momentum, however, did not follow suit. Houston capitalized on the first of their two 5-on-3 chances just over a minute later when defenseman Maxim Noreau beat Worcester goaltender Taylor Dakers with a wrist shot from fifty feet. Dakers stopped 22 of 25 shots on the evening.
An errant clear from deep in their own zone proved costly early in the middle frame for the Sharks. Jon Insana's blue line drive was redirected past Dakers by Bryan Lundbohm at 5:09 to give Houston their first lead of the game at 2-1. Worcester pulled even again following a bench minor assessed to the Aeros for too many men. A rebound was again the culprit, this time as a Jason Demers slap shot fell to the stick of Jamie McGinn, who tallied his fifth goal of the year.
Aeros defenseman John Scott's first goal of the year gave the hosts the lead again just 1:30 into the third period, setting up Zalewski's equalizer and Riley Armstrong's game winner, which came with just :01 second remaining on a hooking call against Scott. Mike Morris added an empty-net goal to produce the 5-3 final score.
NOTES: Three Stars: (3) Scott (2) Zalewski (1) Armstrong ... Zalewski picked up his 5th power play assist of the year on McGinn's tally.Attendance for the Military Night contest was 8,168... ...Taylor Dakers saved 22 of 25 shots for the Sharks, while Barry Brust saved 25 of 29 for Houston...Worcester went 2/4 on the power play; Houston went 1/8.
Worcester continues its two game Texas swing on Sunday when they collide with the San Antonio Rampage at 6:00pm Eastern Time. The Sharks then head closer to home for two more road games - Wednesday in Portland and Friday in Providence - before finally returning to the DCU Center on Saturday, November 29th for a 7:05pm matchup with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. That game will feature a variety of giveaways as the Sharks present a Winter Sports Extravaganza. Randomly chosen fans will receive a team-signed snowboard courtesy of Sobe Lifewater, a pair of mountain bikes from Pepsi, or one of fifty pairs of lift tickets to Wachusett Mountain.
All games can be heard live on 580 & 94.9 WTAG as well as online through AHL Live by following the link on the Sharks website, www.sharksahl.com.
Be sure not to miss any of the action of the 2008-09 Worcester Sharks season and buy your tickets today! Fans can also purchase tickets to the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Charter Communications. Purchases can be made by visiting the box office, contacting the Worcester Sharks office at 508.929.0500, or by crashing the net at www.sharksahl.com.
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