Game Story


Glens Falls, NY — The Adirondack Thunder completed a sweep of the Railers, picking up wins in all three games this week with a final score of 2-1 at the Cool Insuring Arena on Saturday night.

The Railers dropped their third straight game to the Adirondack Thunder in another game that had the Railers within reach of a victory. Reece Newkirk scored the only goal for Worcester while Patrick Grasso and Shawn Weller scored goals for Adirondack. Ken Appleby was the start for Worcester, stopping 24 of 26 shots; while Jake Theut was 33 for 34 on the opposite end of the ice.

Neither team could find the back of the net in the opening frame, despite the Railers playing their best hockey in over a week. Unlike many periods before them, they outshot Adirondack 8-0 through the first half of the period. They had one power play in the first period thanks to a delay of game penalty, which they were unable to capitalize on, with four of their thirteen shots in the period coming in those two minutes. Worcester outshot the Thunder 13-9 in the opening twenty minutes.

Patrick Grasso broke the scoreless tie with a breakaway goal at 1:41 in the second period. Grasso picked up the puck on a blocked shot which put him in position to head down the sheet of ice beating goaltender Ken Appleby over the shoulder. Reece Newkirk tied the game back up around the 13-minute mark, with Bobby Butler collecting the puck after Jared Brandt sent the puck into the glass, and quickly passed the puck to Newkirk who was able to score at the crease to beat Jake Theut, sending the game into the third period with a 1-1 tie. The second came to an end all tied up as Worcester continued to outshoot Adirondack 13-8 in the period, and 26-17 for the game.

The Thunder would once again score on their first shot of the period come the third. On the power play, thanks to an early tripping call against Myles McGurty, Adirondack’s Shawn Weller deflected a shot to give the Thunder a 2-1 lead at 1:01 into the third period. Worcester would continue to make shots on net for the remainder of the period but would be unable to capitalize with Ken Appleby eventually being pulled for the extra attacker, with a 2-1 score as the clock winded down. Worcester outshot Adirondack 34-26, the first time they had outshot an opponent since March 4.

The three stars of Saturday night’s game were:

  1. Jake Theut (Adirondack) – 33 saves, win, 0.971 SV%
  2. Patrick Grasso (Adirondack) – 1 goal
  3. Shawn Weller (Adirondack) – 1 goal

Earlier in the night, the Trois-Rivieres Lions lost to the Norfolk Admirals 4-3 in overtime. The Maine Mariners were unable to recover from allowing five goals in the first period against the South Carolina Stingrays, resulting in a 7-3 loss. In Florida, the Newfoundland Growlers picked up a 3-2 win against the Everblades. The Wheeling Nailers emerged victorious over the Reading Royals, winning 6-5. With the end of the season approaching quickly, the Railers lead over the Thunder for the final playoff spot has been cut to three points. The Thunder have two more games to play compared to Worcester, with the Railers having seven games left on their calendar, five against the Thunder.

Railers host the Trois-Rivieres Lions on Wednesday night at the DCU Center, before welcoming back the Thunder for two games on Friday and Saturday.

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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 2
Shots 1 2 3 T
13 13 8 34
9 8 9 26
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 1:41 – 2nd P. Grasso (31)
1 – 1 13:10 – 2nd R. Newkirk (17) B. Butler, J. Brandt
1 – 2 1:01 – 3rd S. Weller (11) R. Orgel, S. Vidmar PP

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 35 K. Appleby 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 H. Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 C. McCarthy 0 0 0 0 2
F 7 L. Coughlin 0 0 0 0 0
F 8 B. Butler 0 1 +1 3 0
D 9 N. Delmas 0 0 0 4 0
F 11 N. Vesey 0 0 0 4 0
F 12 B. Beaudoin 0 0 0 3 0
F 16 J. Hayhurst 0 0 -1 6 0
F 17 A. Callin 0 0 -1 1 0
F 18 A. Goodsir 0 0 0 0 0
D 21 C. Breen 0 0 -1 1 0
F 23 A. Bakanov 0 0 0 1 0
D 25 P. Beaulieu 0 0 0 1 0
D 26 J. Brandt 0 1 +1 2 0
D 27 M. McGurty 0 0 0 1 4
F 37 R. Newkirk 1 0 0 3 0
F 44 S. Jandric 0 0 +1 2 0
F 81 A. Repaci 0 0 0 2 0
Team:
Totals: 1 2 0 34 6
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
35 K. Appleby (L) – 26 24 2 –
Totals: – 26 24 2 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 1 V. Purpura 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 J. Theut 0 0 0 0 0
D 4 M. Slick 0 0 0 0 2
D 7 M. Stief 0 0 0 1 0
D 8 W. Letourneau 0 0 0 1 0
F 10 R. Smith 0 0 -1 2 0
F 11 S. Harper 0 0 +1 0 0
D 12 R. Orgel 0 1 0 1 0
D 13 I. Chukarov 0 0 0 1 0
F 14 M. Jennings 0 0 -1 2 0
F 18 E. Middendorf 0 0 -1 0 0
F 21 P. Grasso 1 0 +1 5 0
F 22 S. Vidmar 0 1 0 0 0
F 23 N. Rivera 0 0 0 2 4
D 26 K. Hallbauer 0 0 0 1 0
F 27 T. Broughman 0 0 0 3 0
F 29 B. Fleurent 0 0 0 4 0
F 43 G. Jozefek 0 0 +1 1 0
F 63 S. Weller 1 0 0 2 0
Team:
Totals: 2 2 0 26 6
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
35 J. Theut (W) – 34 33 1 –
Totals: – 34 33 1 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
5:30 – 1st M. Slick 2 Delay of Game (63.2)
10:21 – 2nd M. McGurty 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
16:55 – 2nd N. Rivera 2 Interference – minor (56.2)
0:35 – 3rd M. McGurty 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
9:10 – 3rd C. McCarthy 2 High-sticking – minor (60.2)
14:38 – 3rd N. Rivera 2 High-sticking – minor (60.2)


Notes

  • Railers Scratches: Billy Jerry, Chris Ordoobadi, Christian Evers, Jack Quinlivan, Josh Victor, Max Johnson, and Quinn Ryan.
  • Thunder Scratches: Brandon Schultz, Bryce Martin, Colin Long, Jeff Taylor, Mareks Mitens, and Yanick Turcotte.
  • Following Saturday night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Connor McCarthy is without a point in his last ten games.
    • Liam Coughlin is without a point in his last four games.
    • Anthony Callin is without a point in his last three games.
    • Adam Goodsir is without a point in his last three games.
    • Conor Breen is without a point in all seventeen of his games played this season.
    • Andrei Bakanov is without a point in his last three games.
    • Phil Beaulieu is without a point in his last four games.
    • Anthony Repaci is without a point in his last three games.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Nolan Vesey #11 Brent Beaudoin #12 Anthony Repaci #81
Forward Line 2 Jacob Hayhurst #16 Liam Coughlin #7 Anthony Callin #17
Forward Line 3 Nolan Vesey #11 Reece Newkirk #37 Bobby Butler #8
Rotated Forwards Adam Goodsir #18 Anthony Callin #17 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Connor McCarthy #2 Myles McGurty #27
Defense Pair 2 Philip Beaulieu #25 Noah Delmas #9
Defense Pair 3 Philip Beaulieu #25 Conor Breen #21
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Ken Appleby #35
Backup Goaltender Henrik Tikkanen #39

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Sebastian Vidmar #22 Shane Harper #11 Patrick Grasso #21
Forward Line 2 Grant Jozefek #43 Travis Broughman #27 Brady Fleurent #29
Forward Line 3 Matt Jennings #14 Ryan Smith #10 Erik Middendorf #37
Rotated Forwards Shawn Weller #63 – Nick Rivera #23
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Wayne Letourneau #8 Matt Stief #7
Defense Pair 2 Ivan Chukarov #13 Kyle Hallbauer #26
Defense Pair 3 Matt Slick #4 Ryan Orgel #12
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Jake Theut #35
Backup Goaltender Vinnie Purpura #1

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Trevor Wohlford (38)
Referee –
Linesman Shane Kanaly (74)
Linesman Sam Schildkraut (46)


Highlights

Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Thunder Lines


Patrick Grasso goal (1-0 Thunder)


Reece Newkirk goal (Tied 1-1)


Shawn Weller goal (2-1 Thunder)