Sharks Game Day: December 10th

This afternoon the Worcester Sharks (San Jose Sharks) will travel down 146 and try to stop their 2 game skid as they face the Providence Bruins (Boston Bruins). This will be the 5th time these division rivals square off, as their season series is tied up at 2 games apiece. Last time these two teams met on November 18th, Providence scored 2 late third period goals to steal the game and 2 points away from the Sharks. Both teams were in action last night and both lost ground in the very tight Atlantic Division. Providence comes into the game in 3rd place, while the Sharks slipped into 6th. (Worcester 0-3, Providence 1-2)

Last night, the Sharks ran into a hot Jonathan Boutin and were shutout by the Springfield Falcons 3-0 in front of 3,422 fans. Rookie Justin Keller, Norm Milley, and Marek Kvapil (Empty Net) all scored goals for the birds. Nolan Schaeffer was selected as the 2nd star of the night. He stopped 18 out of 20 shots in the losing effort. He is currently 1-1-0-0 in the month of December with a 1.49 GAA and a .947 save %. He’ll have to keep up the those good numbers if the Sharks have any chance of making it to the post-season.

Players to watch for:
WORCESTER: Grant Stevenson, Craig Valette, & Dan Spang
PROVIDENCE: Kris Versteeg, Pascal Pelletier, & Matt Lashoff

NOTICE: Goaltender Philippe Sauve, has a record of 1-1-0-0 against the Worcester Sharks this season. He was traded from the San Antonio Rampage in Mid-November. Against the Sharks this season he has a 5.05 GAA and a .846 save %. However, in his last 3 games he has a record of 2-0-0-1.

Kris Versteeg is tied for 2nd in the AHL rookie-scoring race with Norfolk Admirals forward Brouwer. He has 13 goals and 14 assist in 23 games played so far for the Baby B’s.