Sharks Fight off Whale in Battle for 3rd

Published on March 13, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


WORCESTER, MA- The Sharks wrapped up a 4-game-in-5-day stretch with a big victory over the Connecticut Whale, 5-4, Sunday afternoon at the DCU Center. With the win, Worcester tied the Whale for 3rd place in the Atlantic Division in the race for the playoffs with 13 games remaining.

John McCarthy had two goals in the second period and Kevin Henderson had the game winner in the third for the Sharks. Carter Hutton made 29 saves for his 4th straight victory. Worcester grabbed six out of eight points this week as they continue to jockey for a playoff spot for the 4th time in five seasons.

Dan DaSilva (14th) got the Sharks on the board first, wristing one past goalie Cam Talbot glove side at 5:29, finishing a pretty feed from Mike Swift. After a Whale goal was waived off for a Francis Lemieux high stick on goalie Carter Hutton, the Sharks took advantage on the ensuing power play. Tommy Wingels (15th) one timed a pass from Jamie McGinn to give Worcester the 2-0 lead. DaSilva nearly scored his second of the period as he was stopped on a late breakaway. The Sharks led 2-0 after twenty minutes of play.

Twos were wild in the second period as Worcester and Connecticut scored twice each. John McCarthy (1st) finished a two-on-one break shorthanded at 1:19 as he wristed a shot past Cam Talbot from the right circle. Kris Newbury (14th) would get the Whale on the board as he buried a pass in the slot from Kelsey Tessier to cut the lead to 3-1. The Whale scored their own shorthanded two-on-one goal, the second of the period, as Brodie Dupont (14th) fired a shot past Carter Hutton at 17:04. Kris Newbury picked up the assist and his second point of the period. The Sharks answered right back as John McCarthy (2nd) scored his second of the period as he slid the puck past Talbot on a wrap-around at 18:59. Worcester led 4-2 heading into the third.

Worcester scored an important insurance goal early in the period to put them up three. Off a face-off win by TJ Trevelyan, Matt Irwin ripped a slap shot from the point that bounced around and found itself in the back of the net off Kevin Henderson (7th) just 1:49 in. The Whale scored the next two goals just 3:11 apart as Kelsey Tessier (8th) put home a loose puck in the crease to cut the lead to 5-3. Jeremy Williams (28th) would pick the top corner with a wrist shot at 17:48 to make it 5-4. The Whale would pull the goalie late but the Sharks would hang on for the 5-4 victory.

The Sharks record improves to 31-24-4-8 with 74 points and to 18-10-2-4 at the DCU Center. Worcester has 13 games remaining on their 80 game AHL regular season schedule (6 home, 7 away)

Notes: Perfect Game Three Stars: 3rd Star: Kris Newbury (G, A) 2nd star: Dan DaSilva (G) 1st star: John McCarthy (2 G)... Final shots were 33-29 in favor of the Whale... Cam Talbot made 24 saves on 29 shots for the Whale; Carter Hutton made 29 saves on 33 shots for the Sharks... Worcester went 1-6 on the power play while Connecticut went 0-4... Tommy Wingels has a three game goal streak (4-0-4)... John McCarthy has a four game point streak (2-2-4)... Tony Lucia (inj), James Marcou (inj), Jonathan Cheechoo (inj), Alex Stalock (inj), Jody Pederson (scr), Cam MacIntyre (inj), Joe Loprieno (scr), and Harri Sateri (scr) did not dress for the Sharks... Worcester improves to 6-0-0-0 when they score a shorthanded goal.

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