MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -Worcester, MA ・The Worcester Sharks couldn稚 shut down the 
> Devils at their home opener Saturday night in front of 5,429 fans at 
> the revamped DCU Center. Michael Wilson, Dennis McCauley, TJ 
> Trevelyan, Logan Couture, and Steven Zalewski scored for the Sharks, 
> but it wasn稚 enough to take the win. Couture had a big night with 
> a goal and three assists.
>
> The first period was full of two things ・fights and goals. After a 
> short scramble around the net, Lowell痴 Michael Swift tapped one 
> past Tyson Sexsmith at 2:52, putting the Devils up 1-0. Michael 
> Wilson started off the evening for Worcester by scoring his first 
> goal of the season at 10:14, assisted by Logan Couture and Steven 
> Zalewski. Devils・Matt Taormina took advantage of the power play 
> when he wound up for a hard slap shot that snuck past Sexsmith at 
> 12:42, giving Lowell the lead 2-1. Tempers started to heat up and 
> finally erupted when Worcester痴 Dennis McCauley swung at Rob 
> Davison, putting both in the box for fighting at 13:18. Seconds 
> later, Tim Sestito tallied another goal for the Devils with the help 
> of teammates Brad Mills and Patrick Davis. Sharks・Joe Loprieno 
> didn稚 like Mills・participation in the goal, so he went after 
> him and landed several solid punches. Both received five for 
> fighting at 13:32. With the Devils playing two men down, the Sharks 
> slowed down the pace and made well executed passes in front of the 
> net that landed them a goal. TJ Trevelyan scored his first of the 
> season at 18:31 assisted by Logan Couture and Joe Callahan, putting 
> the score at 3-2.
>
> The second period started off ugly for Worcester ・two goals scored 
> in just over a minute. Lowell center Tim Sestito grabbed his second 
> goal of the night at 1:19, and Tyler Eckford tacked on another at 
> 2:36, bringing the score to 5-2 Devils lead. Shortly after the 
> scoring frenzy, Brandon Mashinter riled up with Worcester fans when 
> he ripped off his gloves and grabbed Lowell痴 Nathan Perkovich. 
> Perkovich痴 long arms kept Mashinter at bay and thus safe from any 
> heavy blows. The two received five for fighting at 4:19. Dennis 
> McCauley came up big for Worcester when he added on another goal 
> with the help of Dean Strong and Michael Wilson, bringing the score 
> to 5-3.
>
> Logan Couture kept his hot streak going when he grabbed Nick 
> Petrecki痴 rebound and scored at 7:54, putting the tally at 5-4. 
> Tim Sestito grabbed a hat trick when he scored his third goal of the 
> game at 10:51 on the power play. Worcester pulled Tyson Sexsmith 
> from the net with a minute left to play in a final attempt to take 
> the lead. With speed and manpower on the ice, Worcester Shark Steven 
> Zalewski netted the final Sharks・goal with help from Logan Couture 
> and Brandon Mashinter at 19:05. Coach Sommer added an extra man to 
> the ice again, but it proved to be detrimental. With Sexsmith out of 
> the net, Tim Sestito landed his fourth goal on the night to end the 
> game with a Devils win, 7-5.
>
> NOTES: Three Stars: (3) Davis for Lowell 0-3-3, (2) Couture for 
> Worcester 1-3-4, (1) Sestito for Lowell 4-0-4・It was the first 
> game on the new ice surface at the DCU Center・Michael Wilson, TJ 
> Trevelyan, and Dennis McCauley all scored their first goals of the 
> season・yson Sexsmith made 21 saves... Gerald Coleman was in the 
> net for Lowell, making 38 saves・inal shots were 43 for Worcester 
> and 28 for Lowell・hree Sharks (McCauley, Loprieno, Mashinter) were 
> sent to the box for fighting tonight... Worcester is now 2-1-0-1 on 
> the season・ the Sharks are now 2-1-0-1 in home openers at the DCU 
> Center.

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