Game Story

Trois-Rivieres, QC – The Worcester Railers dropped the last game of the weekend series to the Trois-Rivieres Lions, 3-1.

Hugo Ollas made three saves on five shots before being replaced by Michael Bullion after the second Lions goal. Michael Bullion stopped all 19 of the shots he faced in his relief effort. Luke Cavallin stopped all but one of Worcester’s 46 shots. Issac Dufort, Tyler Hylland, and Anthony Beauregard scored for Trois-Rivieres. Tyler Kobryn had the lone goal for Worcester.

The Railers were 0-for-6 on the power play, which included a four-minute power play at the beginning of the second period. The Railers managed to kill off four penalties, and the lone goal for Worcester came while on the penalty kill. With the game being a one-goal game up until the empty netter late in the third period, this was another close game between the two clubs and yet another two points that got away.

Trois-Rivières struck first on Sunday afternoon when Isaac Dufort opened the scoring on a scramble in front of Hugo Ollas to give the Lions an early lead at 7:15 in the first period. Tyler Hylland then added a shorthanded goal to extend the advantage at 18:47 when be broke into the Railers zone and sent one to the far corner on a shot from the right faceoff circle to beat Hugo Ollas. Ollas would have an early night as Michael Bullion was put in net after the Lions’ second goal. Riley Ginnell fought Israel Mianscum at the 12:46 mark of the first period. Despite trailing 2-0, the Railers outshot the Lions 14-5 in the first period.

Worcester responded with a shorthanded goal of their own at 15:42 in the second period, with Tyler Kobryn cut the deficit to one. Kobryn skated into the Lions zone with a 2-on-2 with Jordan Kaplan and sent the puck over the shoulder of Luke Cavallin from atop of the right faceoff circle for his fifth as a Railer. Railers trailed by one heading into the third period, outshooting the Lions 15-9 in the frame.

Michael Bullion would be pulled with under two minutes left in regulation, where Anthony Beauregard would seal the game with an empty-net goal at 18:56, securing a 3-1 victory for Trois-Rivières.

The Three Stars of the Game were:

  1. Luke Cavallin (Trois-Rivieres) -win, 45 saves, 0.978 SV%
  2. Tyler Hylland (Trois-Rivieres) – 1 goal, +2
  3. Jordan Kaplan (Worcester)

The Adirondack Thunder shut out the Wheeling Nailers 2-0 in Glens Falls, the only other North Division matchup of the night. With a 2-1 loss, the Railers lose ground in the battle for fourth place in the division, as the Royals hold a game in hand with both teams tied at 60 points. The Maine Mariners will host the Norfolk Admirals for a school day game on Tuesday morning, while the Wheeling Nailers welcome the Trois-Rivières Lions for a similar contest on Wednesday morning.

In the AHL, the Bridgeport Islanders fell 5-2 to the Springfield Thunderbirds. Jack Randl and Justin Gill suited up for Bridgeport, along with Daylan Kuefler, who played his first game of the season. Henrik Tikkanen served as the backup goaltender behind Hunter Miska. The Islanders have now dropped eight straight (0-5-2-1) and begin a Canadian road trip Wednesday night in Laval, QC, where they will take on the Rocket.

The Railers return to Worcester to host the Norfolk Admirals in a three-game series, beginning Thursday night at 7:05 p.m.

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Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 OT T
0 1 0 1
2 0 1 3
Shots 1 2 3 T
14 15 17 46
5 9 11 25
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 7:15 – 1st I. Dufort (11) M. Adams-Moisan
0 – 2 18:47 – 1st T. Hylland (10) SH
1 – 2 15:42 – 2nd T. Kobryn (7) SH
1 – 3 18:56 – 3rd A. Beauregard (23) EN

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 2 K. Dunn 0 0 0 1 0
F 4 R. Mahshie 0 0 -1 0 0
F 9 R. Ginnell 0 0 0 3 5
F 10 J. Kaplan 0 0 0 3 0
F 13 T. Kobryn 1 0 +1 3 0
D 14 M. Rajaniemi 0 0 0 1 0
C 15 J. Dudek 0 0 -1 3 0
F 16 G. Loughran 0 0 -1 1 0
F 18 M. Kopperud 0 0 -3 7 2
D 22 G. Luce 0 0 +1 1 2
D 24 M. Klee 0 0 0 0 2
D 25 R. Dickinson 0 0 -1 1 0
D 26 C. Welsh 0 0 -2 2 0
D 27 C. McDonald 0 0 -1 6 0
F 29 C. Donhauser 0 0 0 4 0
F 33 L. Hatten 0 0 0 1 0
F 37 M. DeMelis 0 0 -1 3 0
F 44 A. Callin 0 0 -3 6 4
Team:
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
30 H. Ollas (L) – 5 3 2 –
32 M. Bullion – 19 19 0 –
Empty Net – 1 1 –
Totals: – 25 22 3 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 29 H. Jones 0 0 0 0 0
G 33 L. Cavallin 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 W. McLeod 0 0 +1 0 0
D 3 K. Proctor 0 0 0 2 0
D 6 J. Paquette 0 0 +2 0 2
D 8 C. Jandric 0 0 0 2 0
RW 9 N. Guay 0 0 -1 2 0
F 10 I. Dufort 1 0 +1 3 0
D 14 B. Martin 0 0 0 0 0
F 15 T. Hylland 1 0 +2 2 0
F 18 X. Cormier 0 0 -1 3 0
LW 19 I. Mianscum 0 0 -1 1 5
F 32 M. Adams-Moisan 0 1 0 0 0
D 46 V. Sévigny 0 0 +2 0 2
LW 65 L. Peyton 0 0 0 0 0
F 71 J. Ducharme 0 0 +1 2 0
C 78 T. Cormier 0 0 0 0 4
C 86 J. Novak 0 0 +1 0 2
F 91 A. Beauregard 1 0 +1 4 4
F 92 L. Nijhoff 0 0 +1 4 0
Team: 2
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
33 L. Cavallin (W) – 46 45 1 –
Totals: – 46 45 1 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
12:46 – 1st R. Ginnell 5 Fighting – Major (46.14)
12:46 – 1st I. Mianscum 5 Fighting – Major (46.14)
12:56 – 1st T. Cormier 2 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
18:07 – 1st Served by A. Beauregard 2 Bench minor – Too many men (74.2)
0:25 – 2nd A. Beauregard 4 High-sticking – double minor (60.3)
8:09 – 2nd A. Callin 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
8:09 – 2nd M. Kopperud 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
8:09 – 2nd J. Paquette 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
14:10 – 2nd A. Callin 2 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
18:44 – 2nd G. Luce 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
20:00 – 2nd J. Novak 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
0:27 – 3rd M. Klee 2 Tripping – Minor (57.2)
4:03 – 3rd T. Cormier 2 Holding – Minor (54.2)
7:17 – 3rd V. Sévigny 2 Tripping – Minor (57.2)

Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Anthony Hora, Anthony Repaci, Kolby Johnson, Mark Cheremeta, Matt Ustaski, and Tanner Schachle.
  • Trois-Rivieres Scratches: Anthony Beauchamp, Cory Thomas, Joe Vrbetic, Jonathan Yantsis, Mathieu Boislard, and Metis Roelens.
  • The Lions wore a striped red, white, and blue jersey as a part of a Kids Day theme. The stripes looked like they were designed with Crayons as well as the Lions crest. The player’s nameplates had nicknames on them instead of their last names. The Railers wore their blue jerseys that they wore on Friday and Saturday.
  • Following Friday Night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Kabore Dunn is without a point in his last 4 games.
    • Kabore Dunn is without a point in his last 4 games.
    • Riley Ginnell is without a point in his last 8 games.
    • Jordan Kaplan is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Matias Rajaniemi is without a point in his last 8 games.
    • Griffin Loughran is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Griffin Luce is without a point in his last 4 games.
    • Cam McDonald is without a point in his last 3 games.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Matthew Kopperud #18 Anthony Callin #44 Griffin Loughran #16
Forward Line 2 Cole Donhauser #29 Jordan Kaplan #10 Lincoln Hatten #33
Forward Line 3 Tyler Kobryn #13 Matt DeMelis #37 JD Dudek #15
Forward Line 4 Riley Ginnell #9 – Ryan Mahshie #4
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Connor Welsh #26 Griffin Luce #22
Defense Pair 2 Matias Rajaniemi #14 Ryan Dickinson #25
Defense Pair 3 Cam McDonald #27 Mason Klee #24
Rotated Defensemen Kabore Dunn #2 –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Hugo Ollas #30
Backup Goaltender Michael Bullion #32

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Jakov Novak #86 Anthony Beauregard #91 Justin Ducharme #71
Forward Line 2 Logan Nijhoff #92 Xavier Cormier #18 Nicolas Guay #9
Forward Line 3 Isaac Dufort #10 Tyler Hylland #15 Morgan Adams-Moisan #32
Forward Line 4 Israel Mianscum #19 Tommy Cormier #78 Jonathan Yantsis #7
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Chris Jandric #8 Brycen Martin #14
Defense Pair 2 Jacob Paquette #6 Wyatt McLeod #2
Defense Pair 3 Mathieu Boislard #5 Kirby Proctor #3
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Hunter Jones #29
Backup Goaltender Luke Cavallin #33

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Chad Ingalls (15)
Referee –
Linesman Guillaume Ouellet (51)
Linesman Nicolas Boivin (82)


Highlights

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Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Lions Lines


Issac Dufort goal


Riley Ginnell vs Israel Mianscum fight


Tyler Hylland goal


Tyler Kobryn goal


Anthony Beauregard goal