Sharks Edge IceCaps 3-2 in OT

Sunday, March 29, 2015
GoLocalWorcester Sports Team

The Worcester Sharks (36-23-4-2) defeated the (30-30-8-2) St. John's IceCaps 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night at the DCU Center. The win is the Sharks fourth straight win. Worcester remains in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. 

The Sharks trailed 2-1 going into the third period when John McCarthy found the back of the net with ten minutes left in the period to tie the game at two and send it into overtime. 

In the overtime period, Worcester defenseman Matt Taormina fired a shot from the point that found the back of the net 2:39 seconds into the period to give the Sharks a walk off win. 

Troy Grosenick made 18 saves on 20 shots and picked up the win for Worcester while Peter Budaj stopped 33 of the 36 Worcester shots in the loss. 

The Sharks have 11 games left in the regular season and next the Sharks host the Springfield Falcons on Sunday, March 29. Puck Drop is set for 3 p.m. 

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    Olympic Teams: 2010, 2014

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  • Alex Carpenter

    Olympic Team: 2014

    At just 19-years-old, Carpenter is the youngest of Massachusetts’ 10 athletes competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter, she currently plays forward for Boston College. In fact, Carpenter was the Turfer Athletic Hockey East scoring champion last year and finished seventh overall in the nation with 1.89 points per game.

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  • Bill Guerin

    Olympic Teams: 1998, 2002, 2006

    Born in Worcester, this NHL Hall of Famer represented the United States in the Olympics in 1998, 2002, and 2006 – winning a silver medal in 2002. Raised in Wilbraham, Guerin graduated high school from Wilbraham & Monson Academy and is a alumni of Boston College.

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    Olympic Team: 2014

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  • Kacey Bellamy

    Olympic Teams: 2010, 2014

    Born in Westfield, Bellamy played for the U.S. women’s hockey team in Vancouver and is representing the U.S. once again in Sochi. A graduate of Berkshire School, she was named Berkshire’s Female Athlete of the Year in her junior and senior year.

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    Olympic Team: 1998

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  • Justin McCarthy

    Olympic Team: 1924

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    Olympic Team: 2010

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    Olympic Team: 1956

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    Olympic Teams: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014

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    Olympic Teams: 1948, 1960

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    Olympic Teams: 2006, 2010

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    Olympic Team: 2010

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    Olympic Team: 1972

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  • Allison Mleczko

    Olympic Teams: 1998, 2002

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    Olympic Team: 1920

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