Game Story

Allen, TX — The Worcester Railers picked up two big points over the Allen Americans on Saturday night after forcing overtime with two goals in the closing ten minutes of the game, before Connor Welsh sealed the game with a goal in the third round of the shootout.

Michael Bullion earned his tenth win of the season in his 24th appearance for the Railers. Dylan Wells was the starter for Allen, both goaltenders had 32 saves. Tyler Kobryn, Ryan Dickinson, and Jordan Kaplan scored for Worcester. Kamerin Nault scored twice for Allen in the first period, Brayden Guy scored their third goal four minutes into the second period.

Allen jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period as the Railers struggled to find their footing. Both goals were scored by Kamerin Nault. His first came at 6:22 when he capitalized on a rebound from Hudson Wilson’s shot. The puck deflected off Michael Bullion’s pads, then the left post, landing perfectly for Nault to fire it between Bullion’s pads and the post. Nault struck again at 17:58 on an odd-man rush, sending a shot off the crossbar and into the net. Allen outshot Worcester 14-7 in the first period.

The Railers got on the board at 2:01 in the second period. Tyler Kobryn sniped a loose puck from atop the right circle to bring the Railers to within one for his first as a Railer. Railers would go shorthanded 49 seconds later with Anthony Callin going off for a double minor for high-sticking. Allen would convert in the first half of that penalty with Brayden Guy deflecting a shot from J.C. Brassard at 4:11. The teams went scoreless for the remainder of the second, with shots favoring Worcester 14-11.

Michael Bullion faced a number of equipment issues throughout the game, including needing his helmet adjusted and dealing with a snapped string in one of his pads. A pivotal moment occurred at 12:46 of the third period when it was noticed that his stick was missing tape on the knob, which a requirement under ECHL rules. Head Coach, GM, and part-time equipment manager Nick Tuzzolino quickly taped it up, allowing play to resume. A minute and 25 seconds later, Ryan Dickinson scored on a wrist shot, cutting the deficit to one. With Bullion pulled for an extra attacker, Jordan Kaplan followed up on an Anthony Callin rebound to tie the game with 1:20 remaining in regulation. The game headed to overtime tied 3-3, with Worcester outshooting Allen 11-6 in the third and holding a 32-31 edge in regulation shots.

After a scoreless overtime that saw Allen outshoot Worcester 4-3, the game moved to a shootout. It came down to the final shooter after the first five attempts were denied. Worcester defenseman Connor Welsh sealed the 4-3 victory by slipping the puck through Wells’ five-hole. Shots were nearly even throughout, with Worcester narrowly leading 36-35 overall.

The Three Stars of the Game were:

  1. Connor Welsh – (Worcester) – shootout goal, 1 assist
  2. Karmerin Nault – (Allen) – 2 goals
  3. Jordan Kaplan – (Worcester) – 1 goal

Elsewhere in the North Division on Saturday night, the Wheeling Nailers lost 3-1 to the South Carolina Stingrays on the road. The Trois-Rivieres Lions beat the Adirondack Thunder 4-3 in Glens Falls. The Reading Royals beat the Norfolk Admirals 2-1 in Reading. The Maine Mariners fell 6-4 to the Rapid City Rush in a game that technically started a minute before midnight (2 a.m. Eastern time) and ended just after 2 a.m. (4 a.m. Eastern time) this morning. Reading, Norfolk, and Maine do not play on Sunday.

The Bridgeport Islanders were shutout by the Providence Bruins on Saturday. Bridgeport has lost all nine games they’ve faced Providence in this season, all in regulation. Henrik Tikkanen was the goaltender for the Islanders and faced 30 shots. Justin Gill, Jack Randl, Cam McDonald, and Riley Piercey were all in the line-up on Saturday night.

The Railers and Americans wrap up a three-game series on Sunday afternoon at 3:10 p.m. Eastern time in Allen.

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Box Score

Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 OT SO T
0 1 2 0 1 4
2 1 0 0 0 3
Shots 1 2 3 OT SO T
7 14 11 3 1 36
14 11 6 4 0 35
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 6:22 – 1st K. Nault (2) H. Wilson, H. Blaisdell
0 – 2 17:58 – 1st K. Nault (3) K. Crnkovic, P. Polino
1 – 2 2:01 – 2nd T. Kobryn (3) J. Dudek
1 – 3 4:11 – 2nd B. Guy (11) J. Brassard, C. Jacobs PP
2 – 3 14:11 – 3rd R. Dickinson (1) A. Callin, R. Ginnell
3 – 3 18:40 – 3rd J. Kaplan (15) A. Callin, C. Welsh
# Shooter Goal?
29 Cole Donhauser ❌
15 JD Dudek ❌
26 Connor Welsh ✔️
Goal? Shooter #
❌ Colin Jacobs 17
❌ Miko Matikka 91
❌ Brayden Watts 92

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 H. Ollas 0 0 0 0 0
G 32 M. Bullion 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 A. Hora 0 0 0 3 0
F 4 R. Mahshie 0 0 +2 2 0
F 9 R. Ginnell 0 1 +1 0 0
F 10 J. Kaplan 1 0 0 4 0
F 13 T. Kobryn 1 0 +1 2 0
C 15 J. Dudek 0 1 +1 1 4
F 16 G. Loughran 0 0 -1 1 0
D 17 B. Lindberg 0 0 0 1 4
D 22 G. Luce 0 0 -1 0 2
D 24 M. Klee 0 0 0 3 2
D 25 R. Dickinson 1 0 +1 3 2
D 26 C. Welsh 0 1 +1 3 0
F 29 C. Donhauser 0 0 0 1 0
F 33 L. Hatten 0 0 -1 0 0
F 37 M. DeMelis 0 0 +2 4 0
F 44 A. Callin 0 2 +1 6 4
F 55 M. Ustaski 0 0 -1 1 0
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Team: 1 1
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
32 M. Bullion (W) – 35 32 3 –
Totals: – 35 32 3 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 33 L. Richardson 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 D. Wells 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 Q. Warmuth 0 0 0 1 0
D 3 J. Powell 0 0 -1 0 0
D 5 H. Wilson 0 1 +1 4 0
C 8 M. Duarte 0 0 -1 2 0
RW 9 N. Isaacson 0 0 0 1 4
LW 11 K. Nault 2 0 +2 3 2
LW 14 B. Guy 1 0 0 2 0
LW 16 K. Crnkovic 0 1 0 2 0
C 17 C. Jacobs 0 1 -1 2 0
D 23 J. Brassard 0 1 -2 5 0
LW 24 H. Blaisdell 0 1 0 0 0
C 26 S. Asuchak 0 0 -1 0 0
D 66 A. Kulakov 0 0 -1 3 2
D 82 C. Fraser 0 0 +1 2 0
RW 84 L. Gorman 0 0 0 0 0
LW 89 P. Polino 0 1 0 2 0
RW 91 M. Matikka 0 0 -1 5 0
RW 92 B. Watts 0 0 -1 1 0
Team:
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
39 D. Wells (SOL) – 35 32 3 –
Totals: – 35 32 3 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
11:44 – 1st R. Dickinson 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
2:50 – 2nd A. Callin 4 High-sticking – double minor (60.3)
9:51 – 2nd M. Klee 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
12:33 – 2nd B. Lindberg 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
12:33 – 2nd N. Isaacson 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
12:33 – 2nd K. Nault 2 Interference – minor (56.2)
14:12 – 2nd J. Dudek 2 Unsportsmanlike conduct – minor (75.2)
14:12 – 2nd J. Dudek 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
14:12 – 2nd A. Kulakov 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
18:17 – 2nd G. Luce 2 Delay of Game (63.2)
8:47 – 3rd B. Lindberg 2 Holding – minor (54.2)

Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Anthony Repaci, Kabore Dunn, Kolby Johnson, Mark Cheremeta, and Matthew Boudens.
  • Allen Scratches: Anson Thornton, Artyom Kulakov, Brayden Guy, Brayden Watts, Brian Chambers, Cole Fraser, Colin Jacobs, Dylan Wells, Harrison Blaisdell, Hudson Wilson, J.C. Brassard, Jared Westcott, Jay Powell, Kamerin Nault, Kenny Johnson, Kyle Crnkovic, Liam Gorman, Luke Richardson, Mark Duarte, Mike Van Unen, Miko Matikka, Nick Isaacson, Patrick Polino, Quinn Warmuth, Spencer Asuchak, and Will Gavin.
  • Mark Cheremeta was placed on 3-day injured reserve on Saturday.
  • Kabore Dunn was officially added to the Railers roster on Saturday and is listed as wearing #2.
  • Following Saturday Night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Riley Ginnell #9 is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Riley Ginnell #9 is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Anthony Hora is without a point in his last 4 games.
    • Ryan Mahshie is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Jordan Kaplan extended his point streak to 4 games with a goal. (2-2-4)
    • Tyler Kobryn snapped his point drought after 3 games.
    • JD Dudek snapped his point drought after 4 games.
    • Benjamin Lindberg is without a point in his last 13 games.
    • Griffin Luce is without a point in his last 5 games.
    • Ryan Dickinson snapped his point drought after 3 games.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Cole Donhauser #29 Jordan Kaplan #10 Griffin Loughran #16
Forward Line 2 Riley Ginnell #9 Anthony Callin #44 Ryan Mahshie #4
Forward Line 3 Tyler Kobryn #13 Matt DeMelis #37 JD Dudek #15
Forward Line 4 Matt Ustaski #55 – Lincoln Hatten #33
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Connor Welsh #26 Griffin Luce #22
Defense Pair 2 Anthony Hora #3 Mason Klee #24
Defense Pair 3 Benjamin Lindberg #17 Ryan Dickinson #25
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Michael Bullion #32
Backup Goaltender Hugo Ollas #30

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Kyle Crnkovic #16 Spencer Asuchak #26 Miko Matikka #91
Forward Line 2 Mark Duarte #8 Patrick Polino #89 Brayden Watts #92
Forward Line 3 Jared Westcott #25 Colin Jacobs #17 Brayden Guy #14
Forward Line 4 Kamerin Nault #11 Liam Gorman #84 Harrison Blaisdell #24
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Hudson Wilson #5 Cole Fraser #82
Defense Pair 2 Artyom Kulakov #66 Quinn Warmuth #2
Defense Pair 3 Mike Van Unen #21 J.C. Brassard #23
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Dylan Wells #39
Backup Goaltender Luke Richardson #33

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Sam Heidemann (22)
Referee Luke Gagnon (13)
Linesman Michael Miggans (47)
Linesman Trent Williams (48)


Highlights

Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Kamerin Nault goal


Kamerin Nault goal


Tyler Kobryn goal


Brayden Guy goal


Ryan Dickinson goal


Jordan Kaplan goal


Connor Welsh shootout goal