Worcester Sharks Defeat Lowell Devils 3-2 in OT - AHL

Monday, April 16, 2007 at 12:55PM
Jessica Quiroli in American Hockey League (AHL), Game Highlights

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MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - WORCESTER, Mass. - Graham Mink lit the lamp in overtime to propel the Worcester Sharks (41-28-3-8) to a 3-2 victory over the Lowell Devils (38-30-6-6) Sunday evening at the DCU Center in the Devils Inaugural Season finale.

Neither team got on the board in a first period that featured three penalties called, two of which were against the Devils. Frank Doyle got the start in net, his 50^th appearance of the season, and he turned aside all nine Sharks shots. Dmitri Patzold made 10 saves in net for Worcester.

The second period appeared to be headed in the same direction, scoreless through nearly three quarters of the period. A flurry of goals, three in the span of less than two minutes, put the Sharks in front 2-1 after two periods. Mike Iggulden scored his 30^th of the season at 14:59 on a two-man advantage to give Worcester the 1-0 lead, and Lukas Kaspar lit the lamp 45 seconds later with another power play tally to make it 2-0. David Clarkson became the second Devils player to reach the 20-goal mark at 16:26, cutting the Sharks lead in half. Worcester had the shot lead, 14-9 in the second stanza.

The Sharks, who were fighting to climb back into third place in the division, came out aggressive in the third period. They jumped out to a 12-4 lead in shots, keeping Doyle busy between the pipes. A trio of power plays in the period provided Lowell with a chance to tie it up, and Rod Pelley connected. His 17^th of the season tied the game at 2-2 with less than two minutes remaining in regulation, forcing overtime.

Lowell could not withstand the Worcester attack in overtime, and the Sharks fired the only four shots on goal in the extra session. The goal by Mink, his 31^st of the season, served as the game winner at 1:46.

D Sean Zimmerman made his season debut tonight for the Devils, and Lowell also welcomed the return of C Ivan Khomutov, who was reassigned by New Jersey from the Trenton Titans on Saturday. Khomutov last played for Lowell on October 28^th, when he recorded a goal and an assist.

The Devils finish their Inaugural Season with a record of 38-30-6-6 and 88 points, good for fifth place in the Atlantic Division.

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