Sharks Grab Point in 3-2 Overtime Loss to Falcons
November 28, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Worcester, MA.- The Worcester Sharks (8-8-2-0, 18pts) picked up a much needed point but fell short in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Springfield Falcons (14-7-1-0, 29pts) in front of 2,639 fans at the DCU Center on Friday night. The Sharks host the Bruins on Saturday at 7pm with the first 3,000 fans receiving a Joe Pavelski Team USA bobblehead doll.
Evan Trupp and Melker Karlsson scored for Worcester while Aaron Dell made 22 saves in his first DCU Center start as the Sharks losing skid hit six games (0-5-1-0). Anton Forsberg made 33 saves in net for Springfield and Nathan Oystrick netted the game winner in overtime at 2:42 as the Falcons extended their win streak to eight games.
Worcester outshot the Falcons 11-5 in a fast paced opening frame but Springfield would score the only goal. Mathieu Gagnon (1st) fired a snap shot from the right slot through a screen and past Aaron Dell for an unassisted tally at 3:17 to put the Falcons ahead 1-0. Gagnon (2nd FM) then fought Micheal Haley (6th FM) at 11:37 in a great tilt at center ice. Anton Forsberg made 11 saves in the opening period to extend the Sharks scoring drought to a franchise record 170:29.
Evan Trupp (4th) tied the score for Worcester with a nice deflection of a Gus Young point shot at 2:27 to get the Sharks on the board and to break the shutout streak at 172:55. Worcester outshot Springfield 13-7 in the second period as the two teams headed into the second intermission tied 1-1.
The Sharks went ahead just 26 seconds into the third period after rookie Chris Tierney stole the puck away from the Falcons goaltender behind the net and centered to a wide open Melker Karlsson (4th) for a 2-1 Worcester advantage. The lead only lasted 35 seconds as Marko Dano (2nd) snapped a quick shot from the right circle past the glove of Aaron Dell at 1:01 to tie the score at 2-2. Neither team found the back of the net the rest of the third period as Springfield outshot Worcester 12-8 in the third frame.
In overtime, defenseman Nathan Oystrick (1st) finished off a 3-on-1 rush with a shot from the left circle at 2:42 to give the Flacons a 3-2 win and their 8th straight victory overall.
The Sharks overall record falls to 8-8-2-0, 18pts, and 5-4-2-0, 12pts on home ice this season
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Marko Dano (Goal) 2nd star: Melker Karlsson (Goal) 1st star: Nathan Oystrick (OTG)....Final shots were 35-25 in favor of Worcester... Anton Forsberg made 33 saves on 35 shots for Springfield in his 7th straight start.... Aaron Dell made 22 saves on 25 shots for Worcester in his first home start of the season .... Worcester went 0-for-5 on the power play while Springfield went 0-for-0...Petter Emanuelsson (inj), Nick Jones, Rylan Schwartz, and Jimmy Bonneau did not dress for Worcester...Matt Tennyson and Troy Grosenick are still on recall with the SJ Sharks.....Adam Burish played his first game in the AHL since 2007 and wore #37 for the Sharks...Worcester's franchise record scoring drought ended at 172:55, the previous mark was 163:12 in December of 2013......the Sharks are 0-for-23 on the power play in the last five games... the second period goal scored by Trupp broke a string of not scoring in seven straight games in the second period...Ryan Carpenter had a game high five shots on goal.
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On Saturday, the Sharks host the Providence Bruins at 7pm. The first 3,000 fans will receive a Joe Pavelski Team USA bobblehead doll! Pavelski was a member of the Men's Olympic USA hockey team in 2010 (silver) and 2014, and most recently recorded his 200th NHL goal on November 22 with the San Jose Sharks. Joe began his professional career with the Worcester Sharks during the 2006-07 season. After the game head on over to UNO's as members of the Worcester Sharks will be serving up some great food and drink!
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