Sharks Sweep 3-In-3 Weekend After 3-0 Win in Manchester
February 22, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Manchester, NH - The Worcester Sharks (29-17-4-2, 64pts) extended their point streak to six games (5-0-1) after a 3-0 shutout win over the host Manchester Monarchs (32-13-5-2, 71pts) in front of 4,952 fans at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Sunday afternoon.
John McCarthy, Taylor Fedun, and Willie Coetzee scored for Worcester while Aaron Dell made 24 saves in net for his 3rd shutout of the season. JF Berube surrendered two goals on 16 shots for Manchester as the Sharks won their 4th straight game over the Monarchs. Rylan Schwartz and Chris Crane each recorded two assists as the Sharks picked up six points this weekend.
John McCarthy (8th) gave Worcester an early 1-0 lead after Eriah Hayes went in hard on the fore-check, freed the puck up for Ryan Carpenter who then zipped it in for McCarthy all alone in front of the Monarchs cage. Rylan Schwartz (1st FM) dropped the mitts with Andrew Bodnarchuk at 14:54 after a big scrum in front of Aaron Dell's net. Each team fired six shots in the opening 20 minutes as the Sharks took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.
Taylor Fedun (4th) scored the only goal of the second period after a great defensive play in his zone by Gus Young for a quick transition. Rylan Schwartz entered into the Manchester zone down the right wing and left a drop pass to Fedun who took the puck to the net and sent a backhander past JF Berube at 2:58. Aaron Dell made several great saves in the period and had 16 saves through 40 minutes of play as the Sharks had a 2-0 lead through 40 minutes.
Aaron Dell made seven more saves in the third period as Willie Coetzee scored in his 3rd straight game with an empty net tally at 18:17 for a 3-0 final.
The Sharks overall record falls to 28-17-4-2, 62pts, and 12-10-2-1, 27pts on the road this season.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: John McCarthy (GWG) 2nd star: Taylor Fedun (Goal) 1st star: Aaron Dell (24 saves, Win) Final shots were 24-17 in favor of Manchester... JF Berube made 14 saves on 16 shots for Manchester....Aaron Dell made 24 saves on 24 shots for Worcester... Worcester went 0-for-5 on the power play while Manchester went 0-for-4... Petter Emanuelsson (inj), Jeremy Langlois (inj), Jimmy Bonneau, and Konrad Abeltshauser did not dress for Worcester...POINT STREAKS: John McCarthy (1-1-2) two games, Eriah Hayes (0-2-2) two games, Ryan Carpenter (1-2-3) points, Taylor Fedun (1-5-6) five games, Willie Coetzee (3-0-3) three games... Matt Tennyson finished +3.
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