SHARKSPAGE

WorSharks Have A Whale Of A Problem With Connecticut

The Worcester Sharks got two goals from Tommy Wingels but that wasn’t nearly enough as the WorSharks lost a 4-2 divisional contest the Connecticut Whale Saturday night at the XL Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Hartford, Connecticut in front of a crowd of 8,011. The loss was Worcester’s 5th in a row against The Whale and drops them two points behind Connecticut for the last guaranteed playoff spot in the Atlantic division. The two teams play again Sunday afternoon in Worcester.

This writer was given the choice between taking in the WorSharks/Whale tilt in Hartford or catching the Elton John concert at the DCU Center, and Sir Reginald won out. Folks that are interested in the happenings in Hartford can check out Bill Ballou from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette as he has his usual game story and notes column. Bruce Berlet has the Connecticut bases covered with a game article that appears on both the Hartford Courant and Whale websites. The WorSharks also have their side of the story on their official website.

In a very brief concert review, if you have a chance to catch Elton John on this tour, do so. At just shy of 64 years old the man can still bring it.

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

1st Period-1, Worcester, Wingels 13 (Mashinter, Schaus), 8:07. Penalties-Petrecki Wor (slashing), 9:49; Moore Wor (holding), 17:47.

2nd Period-2, Connecticut, Williams 26 (Redden), 13:20 (PP). 3, Connecticut, Kolarik 21 (Grachev, Mitchell), 14:02 (PP). Penalties-Irwin Wor (delay of game), 1:16; Nightingale Ct (cross-checking), 4:07; McLaren Wor (hooking), 6:21; Petrecki Wor (slashing, fighting), 11:29; Nightingale Ct (fighting), 11:29; Schaus Wor (slashing), 12:42; Valentenko Ct (tripping), 15:19; Bickel Ct (cross-checking), 17:23.

3rd Period-4, Connecticut, Williams 27 (Parlett, Valentenko), 1:34. 5, Worcester, Wingels 14 (Petrecki, McCarthy), 3:04. 6, Connecticut, Weise 14 (Dupont, Newbury), 19:18 (EN). Penalties-Soryal Ct (high-sticking), 6:36; Wingels Wor (roughing), 19:55; served by Lemieux Ct (bench minor – unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:55.

Shots on Goal-Worcester 8-5-10-23. Connecticut 10-13-10-33.
Power Play Opportunities-Worcester 0/4; Connecticut 2/6.
Goalies-Worcester, Sexsmith 2-3-1 (32 shots-29 saves). Connecticut, Grumet-Morris 7-3-1 (23 shots-21 saves).
A-8,011
Referees-Keith Kaval (40). Linesmen-Paul Simeon (66), Kevin Redding (16).