WorSharks Drop 5th Straight After 1-0 Loss to Bears
November 22, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
Hershey, PA. - The Worcester Sharks (8-8-1-0, 17pts) dropped their fifth straight game after a 1-0 loss to the Hershey Bears (9-6-1-1, 20pts) in front of 9,718 fans at the Giant Center on a Saturday evening.
Phillip Grubauer made 38 saves for the Bears while Aaron Dell made 19 saves in his first start of the season for the Sharks. Chris Brown scored the only goal of the contest with a first period tally as the Sharks were shutout in their second straight game. Worcester's four game road trip (0-3-0-0) concludes with a 7pm start in Portland, ME on Wednesday vs. the Pirates.
Hershey captain Dane Byers (2nd FM) challenged Taylor Doherty (2nd FM) at just 55 seconds into the first period for a quick bout to set the tone early on. Worcester was strong in the first ten minutes, firing 10 shots on goal on goaltender Phillip Grubauer but came up empty. Grubauer stoned Daniil Tarasov point blank on the Sharks first power play of the period to keep the game scoreless. Hershey would strike at 16:38 as Chris Brown (3rd) found the back of the net with a quick one timer shot from the right slot on a delayed penalty call against Worcester to put the Bears ahead 1-0. Worcester held an 11-8 shots advantage through 20 minutes but trailed 1-0.
Worcester outshot Hershey 8-6 in the second period but neither team found the back of the net. Jimmy Bonneau (4th FM) fought Steve Oleksy (3rd FM) in a great battle in front of the Hershey net at 8:26. Worcester trailed 1-0 after 40 minutes of play.
Team Teal pour things on in the third with 19 mores shots on goal but Grubauer stood tall for his second shutout of the season. The Sharks outshot the Bears 38-20 in the contest but Hershey held on for the 1-0 win on home ice.
The Sharks overall record falls to 8-8-1-0, 17pts, and 3-4-0-0, 6pts on the road this season.
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