Monarchs lose Game 4

The Manchester Monarchs lost to the Worcester Sharks 3-2 tonight in Game 4 of their second-round AHL playoff series, which is now even at 2-2. The Monarchs led 2-1, on goals by Gabe Gauthier and Justin Azevedo, going into the third period, but the Sharks scored twice, including the winning goal with 33.3 seconds remaining. Jonathan Bernier stopped 33 of 36 shots. Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday in Worcester.

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