Game Story

Goaltender Hugo Ollas earned his twelfth win of the season, ending a five-game skid with 20 saves. Adirondack’s Jeremy Brodeur turned aside 30 shots in the loss. Worcester goals came from Matt Kopperud, Matias Rajaniemi, Anthony Callin (twice), and Cole Donhauser. Scoring for the Thunder were Isaiah Fox, Dennis Busby, Grant Loven, and Dan Ebrahim.

Worcester opened the scoring early, with Matt Kopperud burying a rebound off a Jordan Kaplan shot at 2:03 of the first. Adirondack answered just over two minutes later as Isaiah Fox slipped a shot over Ollas’ shoulder on a feed from Greg Smith. Dennis Busby then gave the Thunder a 2-1 lead on a power play while Cole Donhauser was in the box for tripping. Grant Loven extended the lead to 3-1, deflecting in a shot from Lars Rodne at 14:33. The Railers responded less than a minute later, as Matias Rajaniemi fired one home at 15:24.

The first period also featured two fights. Ryan Mahshie dropped the gloves with Kishaun Gervais following a heavy hit on Brandon Less, while Pito Walton squared off with Isaiah Fox after a hip check on Ryan Conroy at center ice.

Worcester seized control in the second period, lighting the lamp three times to take a 5-3 lead. Anthony Callin tied the game with a shorthanded breakaway goal. At 13:27, Cole Donhauser netted the go-ahead goal, and Callin struck again with an unassisted tally in the final minute of the period. The Railers outshot the Thunder 18-6 in the frame.

The third period remained scoreless until the final minutes. Adirondack cut the deficit to one with 2:37 left when Dan Ebrahim scored with Brodeur pulled for the extra attacker. However, Worcester held strong in the closing moments to seal the 5-4 win. Shots in the third favored Adirondack 9-5, but the Railers led overall, 35-24.

The Three Stars of the Game were:

1. Anthony Callin (Worcester) – 2 goals, 1 assist, +2
2. Matthew Kopperud (Worcester) – 1 goal, +2
3. Isaiah Fox (Adirondack) – 1 goal

The Wheeling Nailers beat the Reading Royals 6-3 on Friday night. The Trois-Rivieres Lions beat the Maine Mariners 6-4. The Norfolk Admirals lost 4-3 in overtime to the Iowa Heartlanders. The Railers pull ahead of the Reading Royals by one point, but the Royals still have one game in hand. All seven North Division teams play on Saturday.

The Bridgeport Islanders lost 4-1 to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday. They’ll host the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday night.

The Railers and Thunder head to Worcester to continue the 3-in-3 series on Satruday night at 6:05 p.m.

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Box Score

Scoring	1	2	3	T
	2	3	0	5
	3	0	1	4

Shots	1	2	3	T
	12	18	5	35
	9	6	9	24

Score	Team	Time	Scored by	Assisted by	Type
1 – 0		2:03 – 1st	M. Kopperud (16)	J. Kaplan, J. Gill
1 – 1		5:33 – 1st	I. Fox (3)	G. Smith, I. Pierce
1 – 2		12:07 – 1st	D. Busby (1)	J. Filmon, B. Carrabes	PP
1 – 3		14:33 – 1st	G. Loven (10)	L. Rødne, K. Ergang
2 – 3		15:24 – 1st	M. Rajaniemi (4)
3 – 3		3:36 – 2nd	A. Callin (22)		SH
4 – 3		13:27 – 2nd	C. Donhauser (10)	G. Luce, A. Callin
5 – 3		19:18 – 2nd	A. Callin (23)
5 – 4		17:23 – 3rd	D. Ebrahim (1)	G. Loven, J. Filmon

Rosters

	#	Player	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	30	H. Ollas	0	0	0	0	0
G	32	M. Bullion	0	0	0	0	0
F	4	R. Mahshie	0	0	0	2	5
F	7	J. Gill	0	1	+2	2	0
D	8	P. Walton	0	0	+1	0	5
F	10	J. Kaplan	0	1	+2	2	2
F	13	T. Kobryn	0	0	-1	0	0
D	14	M. Rajaniemi	1	0	+1	1	0
F	16	G. Loughran	0	0	-1	1	0
F	17	T. Schachle	0	0	-1	3	0
F	18	M. Kopperud	1	0	+2	5	0
D	22	G. Luce	0	1	+1	1	0
D	24	M. Klee	0	0	-1	0	0
D	26	C. Welsh	0	0	+2	1	2
D	27	C. McDonald	0	0	0	2	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	1	0	+2	2	2
F	33	L. Hatten	0	0	0	1	2
F	37	M. DeMelis	0	0	-2	0	0
F	44	A. Callin	2	1	+2	5	0
F	81	A. Repaci	0	0	0	7	0
		Team:

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
30	H. Ollas (W)	–	24	20	4	–
	Totals:	–	24	20	4	–

	#	Player	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	35	J. Brodeur	0	0	0	0	0
G	41	H. Welsch	0	0	0	0	0
D	2	B. Less	0	0	+1	0	0
D	6	R. Wheeler	0	0	-3	4	0
D	8	R. Conroy	0	0	-2	0	4
D	9	T. Gibson	0	0	-2	1	0
D	13	D. Busby	1	0	0	1	0
F	18	K. Ergang	0	1	0	4	0
F	20	C. Villegas	0	0	-2	1	2
F	22	J. Breault	0	0	-2	1	0
F	23	G. Loven	1	1	+2	3	0
F	24	J. Filmon	0	2	0	0	0
F	27	I. Fox	1	0	0	4	7
F	29	G. Smith	0	1	-1	0	0
F	36	S. Gulka	0	0	0	0	0
F	43	K. Gervais	0	0	0	0	5
F	46	D. Ebrahim	1	0	0	3	0
D	58	I. Pierce	0	1	0	0	0
F	61	B. Carrabes	0	1	0	1	0
F	72	L. Rødne	0	1	0	1	0
		Team:

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GJ	SV%
35	J. Brodeur (L)	–	35	30	5	–
	Totals:	–	35	30	5	–

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
9:32 – 1st		R. Mahshie	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
9:32 – 1st		K. Gervais	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
10:18 – 1st		J. Kaplan	2	Roughing – minor (51.2)
10:18 – 1st		R. Conroy	2	Roughing – minor (51.2)
11:54 – 1st		C. Donhauser	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
15:24 – 1st		P. Walton	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
15:24 – 1st		I. Fox	2	Instigating – minor (46.11)
15:24 – 1st		I. Fox	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
19:12 – 1st		R. Conroy	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
3:20 – 2nd		C. Welsh	2	Roughing – minor (51.2)
16:58 – 2nd		L. Hatten	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)

Notes

• • Worcester Scratches: Alec Cicero, JD Dudek, Kabore Dunn, Kolby Johnson, Matt Ustaski, Riley Ginnell, and Ryan Dickinson.
  • Adirondack Scratches: Andre Ghantous, Darian Skeoch, David Fessenden, Gustav Müller, Kevin O’Neil, Kurt Gosselin, Pierson Brandon, T.J. Friedmann, Tag Bertuzzi, Taylor Ford, and Tyler Brennan.
  • Following Friday Night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Ryan Mahshie is without a point in his last 10 games.
    • Justin Gill extended his point streak to 4 games with an assist. (3-3-6)
    • Jordan Kaplan snapped his point drought after 4 games.
    • Matias Rajaniemi snapped his point drought after 3 games.
    • Tanner Schachle is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Matthew Kopperud snapped his point drought after 4 games.
    • Griffin Luce snapped his point drought after 3 games.
    • Lincoln Hatten is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Matt DeMelis is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Anthony Repaci snapped his point streak after 9 games. (5-10-15)

Railers Lines

Opponent Lines

On-Ice Officials

Highlights

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Notable Tweets as the Game Happened

Railers Lines

Thunder Lines

Matt Kopperud goal

Isaiah Fox goal

Ryan Mahshie vs Kishaun Gervais

Grant Loven goal

Dennis Busby goal

Dennis Busby proshot goal

Anthony Callin goal

Cole Donhauser goal

Anthony Callin goal