MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -Worcester, MA – Mark Mancari scored twice, including the game winner, as the Portland Pirates came-from-behind to
knock off the Worcester Sharks 5-3 in an American Hockey League game tonight at the DCU Center.
Tyler Ennis added a goal and two assists for the Pirates while Derek Whitmore and Jeff Cowan rounded out the goal
scoring. Nathan Gerbe collected two helpers as the Pirates improved to 7-10-2-0 on the season.
Ryan Vesce, Dan DiSilva and Benn Ferriero scored for the Sharks, who led 2-0 and 3-1 in the game. Worcester dropped
their sixth straight and sunk to 8-9-0-1.
The Sharks led 2-0 after one on goals by Vesce and DaSilva. Ennis opened the second with a power-play goal in the
opening minute to half the Worcester lead only to see the Sharks answer back only 56 second later to restore their two-goal
advantage. Mancari made it a one-goal game heading into the third as he cranked his eighth of the season off the goal post.
Whitmore tied the game midway through the third and five minutes later Mancari struck on the power play to give the Pirates their
first lead of the game. Cowan completed the scoring with an empty netter in the final seconds of the game.
The Sharks out shot the Pirates 32-29 in the game as J.P. Lamoureux posted the victory.
The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the Game were 1. Mancari; 2. Vesce and 3. Whitmore.

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