Sharks Hit Road Block in Springfield
February 15, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Springfield, MA- The Worcester Sharks (22-19-1-5, 50pts) kicked off a 3-in-3 road weekend with a 3-1 loss to the Springfield Falcons (29-11-4-3, 65pts) on Friday night in front of 2,966 fans at the Mass Mutual Center. Game four of the five game road trip continues on Saturday evening with a 7pm (EST) start in Glens Falls, NY vs. the Phantoms.
Harri Sateri made 27 saves for Worcester in his 3rd straight start in net and Daniil Tarasov (4-0-4) extended his point streak to three games with the only Worcester score. 15 combined power plays slowed down the game as Worcester fell to 2-1-0-0 vs. the Falcons this season. The Sharks are now 2-1-0-0 on their five game road trip.
The Falcons scored the only goal in the opening frame as Worcester was outshot 11-3. Ryan Craig (15th) deflected a Nick Holden shot past Harri Sateri on a 5-on-3 power play at 19:12. Worcester went 0-for-2 on the power play in the opening frame and trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes.
Rookie Daniil Tarasov (7th) scored in his third straight game with a beautiful deflection of a Danny Groulx shot from outside the left circle past goaltender Allen York at 90 seconds of the second period to tie the game at 1-1. Newcomer Adam Comrie picked up the secondary assist for Worcester in the only score in the middle frame. The Falcons held an 18-8 shot advantage after 40 minutes of play.
Nick Holden (5th) fired a Sean Collins centering pass past Sateri at 6:30 to put the Falcons ahead for good early in the third period. Worcester had a 5-on-3 power play for a full 1:55 late in the period but could not muster a goal to tie the game. Andrew Joudrey (3rd) capped the scoring with an empty netter with 12 seconds remaining as Worcester fell 3-1.
The Sharks overall record falls to 22-19-1-5 (50pts in 47gp) and 14-10-0-2 (28pts in 26gp) on the road this season.
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