Sharks Score 3-On-3 Overtime Winner in Binghamton

Published on October 11, 2014 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Binghamton, NY - The Worcester Sharks (1-0-0-0, 2pts) became the first AHL team to score in the new 3-on-3 overtime format to kick off the 2014-15 regular season with a 3-2 victory over the Binghamton Senators (0-0-1-0, 1pts) in front of 3,878 fans at the Broome County on Saturday evening.

Ryan Carpenter and Micheal Haley scored first period goals for the Sharks while Troy Grosenick was spectacular making 41 saves in net for the win. Matt Taormina scored in a wild 3-on-3 overtime period at 6:34 after a great feed by Evan Trupp on Worcester's 48th shot for the victory.

Ryan Carpenter (1st) scored the first goal of the season for Worcester, his first professional goal after he jammed home a loose puck at the side of the net past goaltender Andrew Hammond at 8:15. The Senators would tie the game at 14:34 as rookie Ryan Dzingel (1st) fired home a loose rebound after Troy Grosenick made a nice initial stop on Garrett Thompson. Newcomer Micheal Haley (1st) put Worcester ahead 2-1 with at 18:06 as he found a loose puck in the center slot and ripped it past the blocker of the Senators netminder. Eriah Hayes picked up two assists in the opening frame as the Sharks outshot the Senators 19-12 and took a 2-1 lead into the intermission.

Worcester outshot Binghamton 15-9 in the second period but it was the Senators with the only score. Ryan Dzingel (2nd) scored on a breakaway at 16:37 to tie the score at 2-2. Troy Grosenick robbed Max McCormick on a shorthanded breakaway bid late in the period to keep the score ties at 2-2 through 40 minutes.

Neither team found the back of the net in the third period as both goaltenders made several big saves to force overtime. Binghamton outshot Worcester 16-13 in the third period but the Sharks had a 47-37 edge through 60 minutes.

Binghamton outshot Worcester 6-1 in overtime but the Sharks came up with the winning score. After a breakaway save by Troy Grosenick, Evan Trupp found Matt Taormina (1st) in between the circles for the overtime game winner at 6:34. Taormina fired a rocket past the glove of Andrew Hammond for the first 3-on-3 overtime goal under the new format.

The Sharks overall record improves to 1-0-0-0, 2pts and 1-0-0-0, 2pts on the road.

Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Eriah Hayes (0-2-2) 2nd star: Ryan Dzingel (2-0-2) 1st star: Matt Taormina (OTG) Final shots were 48-43 in favor of Worcester...Andrew Hammond made 45 saves on 48 shots for Binghamton.... Troy Grosenick made 41 saves on 43 shots for Worcester.... Worcester went 0-for-4 on the power play while Binghamton went 0-for-4... Melker Karlsson (inj), Gus Young, Derek DeBlois, and Chris Crane did not dress for Worcester... before the game Eriah Hayes was loaned from the SJ Sharks and arrived just in time for the game....Dylan Demelo, Travis Oleksuk, and Taylor Fedun all wore the "A" on their jersey as the Sharks have yet to name a captain....Petter Emanuelsson played his first professional game in North America after spending the last three seasons in Sweden and fired three shots....the Sharks record in season openers now stands at 5-3-0-1... Jeremy Langlois, Evan Trupp, and Daniil Tarasov each had five shots.

Coming up...

Worcester heads to Providence on Friday for a 7:05pm start vs. the Bruins before returning home for the Sharks home opener at the DCU Center on Saturday, Oct 18 vs. the Bruins. The first 2,500 fans will receive a magnet schedule as the Sharks celebrate 20 years of AHL hockey in Worcester.

Score a Family Fun Pack (4 tickets, 4 hotdogs, and 4 sodas) for any Friday, Saturday, or Sunday game starting at just $79!

Worcester celebrates 20 years of AHL hockey!

The 2014-15 season marks the 20th season of AHL action at the DCU Center in the city of Worcester. Over 3.8 million fans have attended either an IceCats (11 seasons) or Sharks (9th season) game in downtown Worcester since 1994.

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