Sharks third period rally falls short of the pack

Published on March 13, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release


Worcester- Down 2-0, the Sharks would score two goals in the third period from T.J. Fox and Patrick Traverse, but the Wolf Pack howled back as the Sharks fell short 4-2 at the DCU Center Friday.

Worcester would outshoot Hartford 13-9 through the 1st period and the game was scoreless after one period. At 4:31 of the 2nd period, the Wolf Pack would take advantage of a 5 on 3 power play when Artem Anisimov redirected a blast from Patrick Rissmiller past Worcester goaltender Thomas Greiss to take a 1-0 advantage.

Each squad would make several rushes on goal in the 2nd period but had trouble finding the back of the net as both Greiss and Hartford net minder Miika Wiikman made several crucial saves to keep the score to 1-0 after 40 minutes of hockey.

Hartford would notch their second tally after a Dale Weise drive drew Greiss out of position and allowed for Greg Moore to clean up the rebound in front of the net at 4:31 in the 3rd period. Worcester would retaliate: 55 seconds later when Tom Cavanagh set up Patrick Traverse in between the face off circles for a blast that would clang off the cross bar and cut the Wolf Pack lead to 2-1.

The Sharks would continue to rally with an equalizer from T.J. Fox as he snuck the puck past Wiikman to tie the game 2-2 at 10:52. However, the Wolf Pack would quickly pull ahead once more when Parenteau kicked a pass from Rissmiller up in the air inside the Worcester crease and batted the puck in to take a 3-2 lead at 14:46.

With 17.4 seconds left in the game, Greg Moore would score his 2nd of the game into an empty Worcester net as the Sharks lost to Hartford 4-2.

The loss brings Worcester's record to 32-30-1-2 with 67 points through 65 games.

NOTES: Three Stars: (3) Patrick Rissmiller (2) Riley Armstrong (1) Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau... Attendance was announced 3,332... Thomas Greiss made 23 saves in net for Worcester...Miika Wiikman made 32 saves in net for Hartford... The Sharks went 0/4 on the power play while the Wolf Pack went 2/5...The Sharks are 3-4-0-0 vs. Hartford this season with one more clash...Tom Cavanagh is riding a five game point streak (2g ,4a)...Cavanagh has 7 points (4g, 3a) in four games vs. Hartford this season...

The Sharks travel to Manchester for a 7:00 p.m. tilt against the Monarchs on Saturday before returning back to the DCU Center.

On Sunday, the Sharks host the Hartford Wolf Pack at 4:05 p.m. as Jennette McCurdy from iCarly will sign autographs presented by Irving Oil! Find out how you can get a V.I.P bracelet by calling the Sharks office. Grab your Papa Gino's Family Value ticket package today.... Four gold level tickets and a rustic Papa Gino's cheese pizza for only $12 per person!

The Sharks reduced their 2009-10 season ticket prices and they are on sale now! 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.

All games can be heard live on 580AM and 94.9FM WTAG, as well as online through AHL Live, by following the link on the Sharks website at www.SharksAHL.com.

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