Sharks Riley past Falcons in OT

February 20, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


SPRINGFIELD, MA - Riley Armstrong scored his 18th goal of the season with just 44 seconds left in overtime after a nice deflection in front to give the Sharks a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Falcons in Springfield on Friday night.

The Sharks would shutdown the Falcons for the entire first period. Tom Cavanagh would shuffle in a loose rebound at 6:21 after a faceoff win by Steven Zalewski and a right point shot by Brendan Buckley. The goal was Cavanagh's 11th of the season and it was just the second time during the seven game road trip that the Sharks scored the first goal of the hockey game. Andrew Desjardins knocked down Tim Sestito with a heavy left hand after they exchanged blows at 14:15. Worcester outshot Springfield 11-3 through twenty minutes.

The Falcons would tie the score at 1-1 when Charles Linglet drilled a one timer shot past Thomas Greiss at 6:57 of the second period for his 2nd of the season. Linglet finished a nice feed from Truhkno to tie the score. The second period was a wide open one as the two teams combined for 29 shots. The score was tied after forty minutes.

After a scoreless third period, the Sharks would strike in overtime. T.J. Fox would keep in a loose puck and send over to Jason Demers on the right side. Demers fired a wrist shot from on top of the right circle and was deflected in by Riley Armstrong to give the Sharks the overtime victory.

The win propels Worcester's record to 28-24-0-2 and concludes their seven game road trip 2-5-0-0 on their seven game road trip.

NOTES: Three Stars: (3) Thomas Griess (29svs) (2) Devan Dubnyk (35svs), (1) Riley Armstrong (GWG) ... ... Attendance was announced 3,997... The Sharks lead the season series 5-1-0-0, with the teams meeting four more times ... Thomas Greiss made 29 saves net for Worcester... Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves in net for the Falcons... The Sharks went 0-4 on the power play while the Falcons went 0-3... Cory Larose returned to the lineup after missing the last two games due to injury.... Derek Joslin returned to the blue line after being loaned back from San Jose.... the Sharks won for the first time when scoring just two goals on the road (1-6-0-0)... the Sharks improve to 5-0 in overtime this season.... Ryan Vesce's point streak was snapped at 17 games... the Sharks snapped a four game losing streak.

The Sharks finally return home with a match against the Providence Bruins on Saturday with a 7:05p.m. tilt at the DCU Center. Join local police and fire departments on "Hero's Night" with the first 2,500 fans 14-years-old and younger receiving a full team trading card set presented by Saint Vincent Hospital. Stay after the game for a live jersey auction presented by Bay State Savings Bank with proceeds to benefit Project Smile.

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! The Sharks are offering a special "Buy One Get One FREE" ticket offer through February 20th! 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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