11-14-2012: Mark Louis landing a few punches against the Sharks Photo Courtesy of Ron Morin/ Ron’s Sports Photography
Tonight’s meeting between theWorcester SharksandPortland Pirateswas anything but uneventful as the gloves were found on the ice more than on the players they belonged to. As if that wasn’t enough to get the 3,320 fans cheering in the stands, the Sharks went on to beat the Pirates 5-1 in their home arena at the DCU.
Much like the previous meetings between these two teams, theWorcester Sharkswere first to get on the board at 13:14 afterRob KlinkhammerandYanni Gourdewould go to the box just ten seconds before. While five minutes remained in the period, the Pirates were unable to put a puck past Sharks’ net minderAlex Stalockand went into the first intermission trailing 1-0.
Ever heard of the saying “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out,” well, that’s exactly what happened in the second period as there were five fights in 1:06 span.Chris BrownandCurt Gogolstarting things off andMathieu BrodeurandBrandon Mashinterfinishing it with Worcester ending up on a power play as each penalty box was full. Once again the Sharks would strike and beat the Pirates while they were down asDanny Groulxcapitalized on a 5-on-3 opportunity instilling a 2-goal lead over the Pirates.
As the excitement died down throughout the period so did the scoring until the remaining 4 minutes whereYanni GourdeandCurt Gogolwould score again for the Sharks, sending them into the final frame with a 4-0 lead.
With the Pirates trying to make their way off the proverbial plank the chaos began with yet another boxing match afterBrendan Shinniminwas checked into the boards hard by Acolatse with Louis responding.Yanni Gourdewould then go on to score his second goal of the night for Worcester giving them a 5-goal advantage.
David Rundbladwas the only player on the Pirates bench who was able to sneak a shot past Stalock in the final frame, but it was a too little too late as the buzzer sounded 6:15 later, ending the brawling once and for all.
The Pirates next game is Sunday, November 25 at 3PM as they take on theManchester Monarchsfor their third of the VIP Series.
Game Notes…
Goaltending…
Portland: Mark Visentin 24 saves out of 29 shots
Worcester:Alex Stalock37 saves out of 38 shots faced
Power Play Opportunities…
Portland: 0/5 Worcester: 2/6
Three Stars of the Game…
1. WOR –Yanni Gourde
2. WOR –Alex Stalock
3. WOR –Brodie Reid
*All statistical information can be found atAHL.comor on theOfficial Game Sheet
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