Troy Grosenick blanks St.John's for his first professional shutout
Published on November 2, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
WORCESTER, MA - Rookie Troy Grosenick dazzled in his second professional start as the Worcester Sharks (3-4-0-0, 6pts) bounced back with a 3-0 shutout victory over the St. John's IceCaps (5-6-1-0, 11pts) at the DCU Center on Saturday night.
Grosenick went 27-for-27 in the Sharks' first shutout since November 4, 2012. Worcester defeated the IceCaps for the first time in seven tries (1-3-2-1) at the DCU Center as Daniil Tarasov, Sena Acolatse, and Curt Gogol each scored in the victory.
The first period featured an extremely fast-paced level of play as both teams put pressure on net. Troy Grosenick had a stellar first period going 8-for-8 with some eye-catching saves in his second start of the season. The only goal of the period came on the only power play as Matt Tennyson fired a slap shot towards the net and Daniil Tarasov (6th) deflected the puck past goaltender Eddie Pasquale at 19:54. Worcester outshot the IceCaps 10-8 in the first and the period ended with the Sharks up 1-0.
Neither team found the back of the net in the middle period thanks to strong goaltending on both sides. Grosenick went 4-for-4 while Pasquale went 11-for-11. The Sharks ended the period shorthanded but successfully killed two penalties earlier. At 9:53 Kearns (3rd FM) and Mouillerat (1st FM) each picked up five for fighting after a skirmish against the boards. Worcester outshot St. John's 11-4 in the middle frame.
In the final period of the game, the Sharks pulled away following some spectacular defensive plays. At 7:37, Sena Acolatse (1st) ripped a slap shot from the top of the left circle to put the Sharks up 2-0. The game was all but secured at 18:01 when Curt Gogol (1st) got a shorthanded empty net goal by beating out two IceCaps to improve the Sharks lead to 3-0. Grosenick remained incredible in net as he shutout St. John's once again, saving 13 shots. The IceCaps outshot the Sharks 13-to-11 in the third.
The Sharks overall record improves to 3-4-0-0, 6pts and 2-3-0-0, 4pts at the DCU Center.
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