Sharks High-Five San Antonio
January 31, 2009
Worcester Sharks vs. San Antonio Rampage
DCU Center – Worcester, MA
January 31, 2009
Sharks High-Five San Antonio
Corey Larose extends point streak to nine games
By: Ricky Carchedi
Worcester— Coming off of a 3-1 win over Springfield Friday night, the Worcester Sharks squared off against the San Antonio Rampage, who were riding a five game road winning streak. In a game full of scoring opportunities for both teams, it would be a strong three goal first period that would propel the Sharks to a 5-1 win.
The opening period began with a pair of penalties as San Antonio received a delay of game penalty at 1:43 and Worcester’s Lukas Kaspar was called for holding at 3:02, but neither power play produced any scoring. The first goal of the game came midway through the period when Worcester’s Jamie McGinn scored his twelfth goal of the season at 9:49, one-timing home a crisp feed from Tom Cavanagh past Rampage goaltender Al Montoya. Jason Demers also notched an assist on the play.
Cory Larose then stretched the Sharks’ lead to 2-0 as he recorded his 16th goal of the season at 12:08, assisted by Matt Jones and Brad Staubitz. The goal also extended Larose’s point streak to nine games. As the clock ticked down, Andrew Desjardins just barely beat the buzzer and scored at 19:59, assisted by Brendan Buckley and Staubitz, to give the Sharks a 3-0 lead to end the period.
Both teams had scoring opportunities and put pressure on the opposing goaltender throughout the second period until Worcester’s Steven Zalewski scored his 10th goal of the season at 10:47. The shorthanded goal was assisted by Kaspar and gave the Sharks a 4-0 lead. San Antonio finally answered back, taking advantage of a 5-on-3 power play. Wyatt Smith scored at 19:36, with assists from Chad Kolarik and David Spina, but the Rampage still trailed 4-1 after two periods of play.
Five minutes into the third period San Antonio threatened with a shot from Kolarik from above the faceoff circle that was deflected and fell end over end by the glove of Worcester netminder Taylor Dakers. After a review the referees disallowed the goal as the puck was deflected with a high stick. The Rampage kept the heat on Worcester but with 1:17 left in the period Larose scored his second goal of the game into an empty net to give the Sharks a 5-1 final score.
The win improves Worcester’s record to (26-19-0-2), while dropping San Antonio to (21-29-0-1).
NOTES: Three Stars: (3) Andrew Desjardins (goal) (2) Brad Staubitz (2 ast. ) (1) Brendan Buckley (1 ast.) … Attendance for the contest was 5,803 … Greiss stopped 31 of 32 shots for Worcester; Montoya saved 22 of 27 for San Antonio. Worcester went 0/4 on the power play; San Antonio went 1/9.
The Sharks hit the road for a seven game trip that lands them in Providence on February 1st at 2:05 p.m., and in Portland on February 4th at 7:00 p.m.. They then head to Manchester on February 6th for a 7:30 start. A rematch with Providence on February 8th will start at 4:05 p.m. and will be followed with a return to Portland on February 13th at 7:00 p.m.. After a stop against the Wilks-Barre Scranton Penguins on February 15th at 5:05 p.m. and the Springfield Falcons on February 20th at 7:30 p.m., the team returns home to the DCU Center on February 21st for a 7:05 p.m. drop against Providence.
All games can be heard live on 580 & 94.9 WTAG as well as online through AHL Live by following the link on the Sharks website, www.sharksahl.com.
Be sure not to miss any of the action of the 2008-09 Worcester Sharks season and buy your tickets today! For more information about your Worcester Sharks, check out www.sharksahl.com.
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