SHARKSPAGE

WorSharks Break Down Against Whale In 4-3 Shootout Loss

The Worcester Sharks got a 46 save performance from Alex Stalock and multiple point nights from T.J. Trevelyan, Jonathan Cheechoo, and James Marcou but couldn’t hold on to three one goal leads and dropped a 4-3 shootout contest to the Connecticut Whale in a fight filled Saturday night contest at the XL Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Hartford, Connecticut in front of 5,060 fans in a game slightly delayed due to the WorSharks bus breaking down on the way to the game.

Because of a prior commitment this writer didn’t make the trip to the Constitution State and only saw bits and pieces of the video, so for those interested in the first hand accounts can check out Bill Ballou of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette with his game story and his notes column, and the WorSharks side of the story on their official site. Bruce Berlet has the Whale’s tale on Connecticut’s team site

BOXSCORE
Worcester 1 2 0 0 – 3
Connecticut 0 2 1 0 – 4

1st Period-1, Worcester, Trevelyan 3 (Zalewski, Cheechoo), 9:25. Penalties-Mashinter Wor (roughing), 2:17; Newbury Ct (hooking), 17:41.

2nd Period-2, Connecticut, Dupont 3 (Zuccarello, Kennedy), 2:58 (PP). 3, Worcester, Cheechoo 8 (Marcou, Trevelyan), 10:02 (PP). 4, Connecticut, Zuccarello 10 (Bickel, Dupont), 11:00. 5, Worcester, Marcou 4 (Trevelyan), 18:32 (PP). Penalties-Leach Wor (tripping), 2:47; Nightingale Ct (roughing), 3:26; Grachev Ct (goaltender interference), 9:54; Desjardins Wor (fighting), 11:00; Petrecki Wor (fighting), 11:00; Dupont Ct (fighting), 11:00; Newbury Ct (fighting), 11:00; Wingels Wor (roughing), 13:13; Williams Ct (roughing), 14:59; Marcou Wor (interference), 15:36; Desjardins Wor (fighting), 18:23; Henderson Wor (fighting, game misconduct – secondary altercation), 18:23; Petrecki Wor (fighting), 18:23; DiDiomete Ct (instigating, fighting, misconduct – instigating, game misconduct – persisting a fight), 18:23; Nightingale Ct (fighting, game misconduct – secondary altercation), 18:23; Soryal Ct (fighting, misconduct – continuing altercation, game misconduct – continuing altercation), 18:23.

3rd Period-6, Connecticut, Williams 14 (Newbury, Niemi), 10:08. Penalties-Bickel Ct (cross-checking), 0:57; Leach Wor (cross-checking), 5:11; Bickel Ct (high-sticking), 10:55; Quirk Wor (tripping), 16:32.

OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Newbury Ct (high-sticking), 1:10.

Shootout – Worcester 1 (Cheechoo NG, Mashinter NG, Trevelyan G, Desjardins NG, DaSilva NG), Connecticut 2 (Kolarik NG, Zuccarello G, Williams G, Kennedy NG, Newbury NG).
Shots on Goal-Worcester 14-10-6-2-0-32. Connecticut 7-19-17-3-1-47.
Power Play Opportunities-Worcester 2/8; Connecticut 1/6.
Goalies-Worcester, Stalock 10-8-2 (46 shots-43 saves). Connecticut, Johnson 7-10-3 (32 shots-29 saves).
A-5,060
Referee-Jamie Koharski (84). Linesmen-Paul Simeon (66), Luke Galvin (2)