Sharks Sunk by Phantoms, 4-3
Published on December 19, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER, MA - The Worcester Sharks were spooked by the Adirondack Phantoms in a 4-3 loss on Saturday night at the DCU Center.
Worcester's John McCarthy scored for the second night in a row and captain Ryan Vesce extended his point streak to five games wit a second period tally.
Adirondack's Sean Curry scored his first goal of the season and the first of the night at 2:56 in the opening period when he fired a shot from the point that snuck through Alex Stalock's pads. John McCarthy evened the score for the Sharks when he tipped in Benn Ferriero's rebound at 6:53. Worcester lengthened the gap at 9:44 when Dan DaSilva took a shot from the right circle that was grabbed by Brandon Mashinter and flipped in behind him, putting the score at 2-1.
At 12:40 in the second period, Ryan Vesce scored off a feed from Logan Couture in front of the net to bring the Sharks up 3-1. Adirondack's Jonathon Kalinski quickly answered the goal with one of his own at 14:25, making it 3-2. Shots in the second period were 12-10 in favor of Worcester.
The Phantoms evened the score at 5:35 in the third period when Joey Mormina's shot bounced off of Stalock's stick, allowing Stefan Legein to tie the score, 3-3. Adirondack struck again at 8:52 when Jared Ross' shot was deflected into the Sharks' net, giving the visitors the 4-3 win.
With the loss, the Sharks move to 16-12-0-2 (34 points) on the season.
Notes: Three Stars: (3) Stefan Legein (1-1-2), (2) Brandon Mashinter (goal), (1) Jared Ross (game-winning goal)...Alex Stalock had 24 saves in net for Worcester... Johan Backlund had 36 saves in net for the Phantoms...Final shots were 39-28 in favor of Sharks...Worcester went 0/6 on the power play while Adirondack went 0/3...Sharks' captain Ryan Vesce extended his consecutive game scoring streak to five games...John McCarthy has scored a goal in the last two games...Danny Groulx added an assist and was +2.... the Sharks four game home winning streak was snapped.
Enjoy the holidays! The Sharks are back in action at the DCU Center on Saturday, December 26th vs. the Springfield Falcons.
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