Sharks Win 4th Straight with 3-2 OT Win over IceCaps
March 28, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Worcester, MA -The Worcester Sharks ( 36-23-4-2, 78pts) won their 4th straight game with an exciting come from behind overtime victory over the St. John's IceCaps (30-30-8-2, 70pts) in front of 3,641 fans at the DCU Center on Saturday night. With the victory, the Sharks remain in 8th spot in the Eastern Conference with 11 games left on the schedule.
Worcester had goals from Evan Trupp (1-1-2, +1), John McCarthy (1-1-2, +1), and Matt Taormina (1-0-1, +1), who notched the game-winning goal in sudden death overtime to give the Sharks their fourth consecutive win. St. John's had goals from Chase Balisy (1-0-1, -1) and Blair Riley (1-0-1, +1). Worcester outshot St. John's 36-20 as Sharks' goaltender Troy Grosenick made 18 saves on 20 shots, picking up his 19th win of the season. The Sharks went 5-2-1-0 in eight games against the IceCaps this season and host the 9th place Falcons at 3pm on Sunday to close out a 3-in-3 weekend.
Worcester struck first at 10:49 of the first period when center Evan Trupp (15th) found the back of the net from the slot after a Bryan Lerg breakaway to make it 1-0 Sharks. At the 15:03 mark, a scrap broke out by the Worcester net between Sharks' defenseman Taylor Doherty and St. John's forward Blair Riley, resulting in penalties on both sides. With 2:21 left in the first frame, St. John's evened the game on a power play after defenseman Brenden Kichton ripped a shot from the left circle, which was deflected in the net by IceCaps' left winger Chase Balisy (17th), making the score 1-1. The Sharks held the 13-7 shot advantage through twenty minutes.
St. John's took the lead at 10:28 of the second period when Blair Riley (6th) snuck it past Worcester's goaltender Troy Grosenick on a breakaway from the crease, giving the IceCaps the 2-1 lead. That would the lone goal of the period. Worcester outshot St. John's 8-7 in the second frame, but the IceCaps had the one-goal advantage heading into the second intermission.
The Sharks tied up the game at the 10:11 mark of what proved to be a chippy third period after Trupp passed from behind the net to veteran John McCarthy (14th), who slammed it home in front of the crease on the power play to knot the game up 2 a side. The game remained tied at the end of regulation.
At 2:39 of the overtime period, Worcester defenseman Matt Taormina (9th) ripped a shot from the point to give the Sharks the 3-2 victory.
The Sharks overall record improves to 36-23-4-2, 78pts and 21-10-2-1, 45pts at the DCU Center this season.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Blair Riley ( 1-0-1, +1) 2nd star: John McCarthy (1-1-2, +1) 1st star: Matt Taormina (1-0-1, +1)... Final shots were 36-20 in favor of Worcester... Peter Budaj made 33 saves on 36 shots for St. John's ....Troy Grosenick made 18 saves on 20 shots for Worcester ... Worcester went 1-for-7 on the power play while St. John's went 1-for-2... Trevor Parkes (inj.),Petter Emanuelsson (inj), Jeremy Langlois (inj), Konrad Abeltshauser, Dylan Demelo, Joakim Ryan, Chris Crane, and Joel Rumpel did not dress for Worcester...Sharks now have 32 fighting majors through 65 games this season... Sharks now have an AHL-leading fifth win at on home ice when trailing after two periods... Matt Taormina (1-3-4) has a three-game point streak....before the game former Worcester IceCats captain Terry Virtue took the ice with the Sharks starting lineup and took an honorary faceoff vs. John McCarthy...Bryan Lerg added two assists.
Coming up....
On Sunday, the Sharks host the Springfield Falcons at 3pm on FINZ's Birthday! FINZ will be celebrating his birthday with a Star Wars themed party which will include mascots and Star Wars characters! Kids tickets are just $5 with the purchase of an adult ticket presented by Fisher Agencies.
Score a Family Fun Pack (4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, and 4 sodas) starting at just $79 by calling 508-929-0500 or visit www.SharksAHL.com.
You can listen to the game live on WTAG Worcester or watch online for a small fee at www.AHLLive.com.
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