Sharks Improve to 10-1 in Shootout with 4-3 Victory in Albany
March 29, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Albany, NY - The Worcester Sharks (33-30-3-1, 70ts) improved to 10-1 in the shootout with a 4-3 victory over the Albany Devils (34-21-4-8, 80pts) in front of 5,111 fans at the Times Union Center on Saturday evening. With the win, the Sharks are now seven points behind the 8th place Norfolk Admirals for the final playoff spot in the East with nine games remaining.
Matt Tennyson (7th), Travis Oleksuk (16th), and Eriah Hayes (9th) scored for Worcester in regulation before the game headed to OT. After the five minute overtime period, Dan DaSilva was the only scorer in the shootout while Troy Grosenick stopped all five shooters to improve to 6-0 in the skills competition this season. Grosenick improved to 2-0 against fellow Union College alum goaltender Keith Kinkaid while Mathias Tedenby recorded three points (1-2-3) for the Devils in the Sharks win.
Each team scored twice in the first period with the Devils holding a one goal advantage on two separate occasions. Albany went ahead 1-0 at 8:26 as rookie Stefan Matteau (13th) drilled home a shot from on top of the Worcester crease past Troy Grosenick after a nice pass from behind the goal line by Mattias Tedenby. The Sharks tied the score with a 45 foot snap shot by Matt Tennyson (7th) past goaltender Keith Kinkaid at 11:07 after a clean faceoff win by Travis Oleksuk. Albany went ahead 2-1 just 21 seconds later with a terrific rush down the left side and finish by Tedenby (9th) at 11:28. Worcester tied the score at 2-2 after the Devils turned the puck over behind their net and Travis Oleksuk (16th) snapped home an unassisted tally with one minute remaining in the opening frame. The Sharks held a 15-10 shot advantage through 20 minutes.
The Sharks grabbed their first lead of the night with a second period strike by Eriah Hayes (9th) at 6:14. Hayes deflected home a nice centering feed by Brock Higgs past the Devils netminder. Kelly Zajac (10th) snapped a shot past his former Union College teammate Troy Grosenick on the power play at 14:39 to tie the score at 3-3. Shots were 9-7 in favor of Worcester in the second period.
Neither team generated too many scoring chances in the third period with Worcester outshooting Albany 7-4 in the third period as the game headed to overtime tied 3-3. The Sharks recorded the only shot in overtime before the game went to the shootout.
Troy Grosenick stopped all five shooters and Dan DaSilva sent a back hander past Keith Kinkaid in the third round for the game winner as the Sharks won 4-3. The Sharks overall record improves to 33-30-3-1, 70pts and 17-17-3-0, 37pts on the road.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Travis Oleksuk (1-1-2) 2nd star: Stefan Matteau (1-1-2) 1st star: Mattias Tedenby (1-2-3)... Final shots were 32-21 in favor of Worcester...Keith Kinkaid made 28 saves on 31 shots for Albany.... Troy Grosenick made 18 saves on 21 shots for Worcester.... Worcester went 0-for-3 on the power play while Albany went 1-for-3... Sena Acolatse (inj), Daniil Tarasov (inj), John McCarthy (inj), Rob Davison (AHL susp), and Marek Viedensky did not dress for Worcester... with the two points, Travis Oleksuk has averaged a point a game in the last 15 (6-9-15).... Dan DaSilva scored his AHL leading 4th game winning goal in the shootout and is now 6-for-9 in the shootout this season....Matt Tennyson and Eriah Hayes each had a game high five shots on goal...Troy Grosenick is now 6-0 in the shootout and has stopped 25 of 28 shooters... Worcester finished the month of March with a 10-4-0-0 record.
Coming up... The Sharks return home on Tuesday, April 1 with a 7pm start vs. the Portland Pirates at the DCU Center.
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