Special Teams Doom Sharks in 5-1 Loss to the Monarchs
Published on March 25, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - Justin Azevedo scored twice including a shorthanded goal and assisted on two others as the Monarchs frustrated the Sharks with a 5-1 win at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
John McCarthy extended his point streak to five game for Worcester (3-3-6) with his team leading 18th goal in the loss.
The Sharks had a good flurry in the first few minutes but never really tested Monarchs goaltender Jeff Zatkoff during the first period. Harri Sateri was able to stone leading scorer Justin Azevedo on a rush down the right wing but Azevedo notched his 23rd goal of the season at the 17:22 mark to put Manchester up 1-0. Shots were 11-10 in favor of the Monarchs after 20 minutes.
In the second period, Manchester struck again at the 9:23 mark as Brandon Kozun (19th) cleaned up a net mouth scramble to put the Monarchs up 2-0. John McCarthy (18th) answered for the Sharks at 10:57 as he beat Zatkoff high blocker from the right wing to cut the deficit in half. Special teams doomed the Sharks the remainder of the period as David Meckler (9th) tipped in an Azevedo shot on the power play and Azevedo (24th) beat Harri Sateri on a shorthanded breakaway to give the Monarchs a 4-1 lead at the end of 40 minutes. Sharks held a 22-21 edge in shots.
With Nick Petrecki in the box the Monarchs extended their lead as Azevedo fed Stefan Legein (13th) in the slot and he fired a one timer past Sateri at 7:52. Manchester tightened up defensively in the 3rd as they allowed the Sharks to put only six shots on goal in the final frame.
Worcester's record falls to 28-26-4-7, with 67pts and currently in 11th place in the Eastern Conference with 11 games remaining; four points behind the 8th place Syracuse Crunch.
Notes: FIVE GUYS BURGERS Three Stars: 3rd Star: Jeff Zatkoff (27 saves) 2nd star: Stefan Legein (1-1-2) 1st star: Justin Azevedo (2-2-4) Final shots were 30-28 in favor of Manchester... Jeff Zatkoff made 27 saves on 28 shots; Harri Sateri made 25 saves on 30 shots for Worcester.... Worcester went 0-for-2 on the power play while Manchester went 2-for-5... Frazer McLaren, Mike Moore, Curt Gogol, Ryan Del Monte, Cam MacIntyre, Marek Viedensky, and Tyson Sexsmith did not dress for Worcester... with one fight (Pelech vs. Clune); the Sharks continue to lead the AHL with 112 fighting major penalties... Tim Kennedy (2-5-7) saw his four game point streak snapped and John McCarthy (3-3-6) extended his point streak to five games.... Goaltender Thomas Heemskerk made another brief appearance in the second period and did not see any shots for Worcester.... the Sharks have allowed five shorthanded goals to the Monarchs this season....Worcester has allowed 11 goals in the two games during Mike Moore's suspension.
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