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SHARKS FALL IN OT IN PORTLAND
October 26, 2007
SHARKS GAIN POINT IN
PORTLAND, LOSE IN OT
PORTLAND, ME– For the first time this season, the Worcester Sharks could not manage two points, as they fell to the Pirates 3-2 in OT in
Portland on Friday night.
The Sharks (4-0-1-0) fell behind early, as Matt Christie got the Pirates (4-4-0-0) on the board at 12:06 of the first period with his first goal of the season.
The Sharks got two goals in the second period with goals from Mike Iggulden and Riley Armstrong as the Sharks led 2-1 after forty minutes.
Bobby Ryan scored his first goal of the season on the power play, after a scrum on a face-off deep in the Sharks zone to tie the game at two.
After the Sharks killed a penalty in OT, Andrew Ebbet went coast to coast and beat Sharks goaltender Thomas Greiss on a snap shot from 45 feet for the OT game winner at 3:26.
Thomas Greiss played excellent in the loss, stopping 36 Pirates shots on goal. Jonas Hiller recorded the win for
Portland in his first start of the season for the Pirates. With his goal in the second period, Mike Iggulden extended his point streak to five games, the only Shark to have recorded a point in all five games this season.
The Sharks return home this Saturday, at the
DCU
Center when the Sharks host the Hartford Wolf Pack. Any fan who comes to the
DCU
Center box office to purchase a ticket to the October 27 game in costume OR anyone wearing any Boston Fall Classic gear will save $2. The Fall Classic will be shown on the plasma TV’s on the concourse. There will be trick or treating on the concourse for fans in costume! It’s also Mystery Puck Night! Signed pucks are available for $10 each. EVERY puck is signed by a player and individually wrapped... 10 bags also include a special BONUS of a player signed stick. Call 508.929.0500 for more information or visit the Sharks new web site at www.sharksahl.com
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