Sharks battle for point in Portland
November 20, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester Sharks News Release
PORTLAND, ME - Sean Sullivan scored with 6:34 remaining in the third period to tie the game at 1-1 but the Sharks could not score in the shootout in a 2-1 loss to the Pirates at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland on Saturday night.
Carter Hutton made 19 saves in the losing effort as the Sharks record falls to 7-5-1-3 (18 points).
Neither team would find the back of the net in the first period as Worcester outshot Portland 9-2. Brandon Mashinter and Steven Zalewski each hit the post on the same power play midway through the scoreless opening period. The Sharks had great pressure but could not score on David Leggio.
Harvard alum Alex Biega (1st) scored his first professional goal on Portland's first power play chance as his shot from the left circle broke off the glove of Carter Hutton and over the goal line at 5:49. Worcester had a tough time getting offense rolling in the middle period and trailed 1-0 after forty minutes of play despite out shooting the Pirates 17-12.
Sean Sullivan (4th) tied the score after a great rush by Tommy Wingels into the Pirates zone. Wingels barreled his way to the right corner won the puck behind the net to Benn Ferriero and Benn fired the puck in front to Sullivan who drilled the puck through the pads of Leggio at 13:26. The Sharks had several chances to win the game late in the third period and overtime but the Portland netminder stood tall.
Carter Hutton mad a terrific stop on Travis Turnbull as the overtime period expired to force the shootout. In the shootout, Luke Adam and Corey Tropp scored for the Pirates while Jonathan Cheechoo, Benn Ferriero, Tommy Wingels, and Brandon Mashinter were all denied by Leggio. The Sharks fell to 0-3 in the shootout while Portland improved to 4-0.
The Sharks overall record falls to 7-5-1-3 (18pts) and road record to 3-3-0-2 (8pts)
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Corey Tropp (shootout goal) 2nd star: Alex Biega (1-0-1), 1st star : David Leggio (29 saves)... Final shots were 30-21 in favor of the Sharks. David Leggio made 29 saves on 30 shots for Portland, Carter Hutton made 19 saves on 20 shots for Worcester ... Worcester went 0-for-3 on the power play while Portland went 1-for-4... Cam MacIntyre, Tony Lucia, Joe Loprieno, and Matt Irwin did not dress for the Sharks... Frazer McLaren wore #10 for the Sharks in his first AHL game of the season after being assigned from San Jose yesterday... the Sharks are now 0-0-0-1 in the 5th annual Unum Cup Challenge vs. the Pirates this season. The Pirates tied a franchise record (1993-94) with ten straight games without a regulation loss (9-0-1-0)
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