Game Story

Holy Cross alum Thomas Gale made his season debut for Worcester, stopping 26 shots in a solid first outing. Luke Cavallin turned aside 22 shots for Maine to earn his sixth win of the year, and third against the Railers this season. The Mariners’ offense came from Jacob Perreault, Lynden McCallum (twice), and Sebastian Vidmar, while Drew Callin and Kolby Johnson scored for Worcester. The Railers are still searching for their first win at home after losing six at the DCU Center and have lost their last five games.

Though the Railers showed more life than in previous nights, turnovers and defensive miscues continued to cost them. Gale gave Worcester some much-needed stability between the pipes, offering Tristan Lennox and Henrik Tikkanen a breather, but the lack of sustained offense remained the biggest hurdle.

Maine jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening frame. With Jesse Nurmi in the box for slashing, Jacob Perreault buried a one-timer just eight seconds into the ensuing power play at 1:58. Lynden McCallum doubled the lead with a laser under the crossbar at 17:17. A potential Worcester goal from Riley Ginnell was waved off for goaltender interference, marking the second straight night his tally was overturned. Shots were even 9-9 after one.

Worcester cut into the deficit early in the second when Drew Callin deflected a Ryan Miotto feed on the power play at 1:48. McCallum answered with his second of the night, another one-timer on the man advantage at 7:46. During the period, Maine forward Xander Lamppa exited the game after a collision with Miotto left him bloodied; he did not return. Maine outshot Worcester 17-7 in the frame.

Kolby Johnson pulled Worcester back within one midway through the third, burying a loose puck in front at 9:35 for his first of the season. Gale was pulled for the extra attacker with 2:38 remaining, but Sebastian Vidmar sealed the win for Maine with an empty-net goal 25 seconds later.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Lynden McCallum (Maine) – 2 goals
2. Luke Cavallin (Maine) – win, 22 saves, 0.917 SV%
3. Thomas Gale (Worcester) – 26 saves

All eight North Division clubs return to action on Friday.

The Railers host the Trois-Rivieres Lions for the first of back-to-back games on Friday at 7:05 p.m.

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Box Score

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

Shots	1	2	3	T
	9	17	4	30
	9	7	8	24

Score	#	Per	Team	Time	Goals	Assists
1 – 0	1	1st		1:58	J. Perreault (5)	T. Thompson, B. Kalmikov
2 – 0	2	1st		17:17	L. McCallum (4)	J. Perreault, P. Beaulieu
2 – 1	3	2nd		1:48	D. Callin (2)	R. Miotto, C. Odelius
3 – 1	4	2nd		7:46	L. McCallum (5)	B. Kalmikov, T. Thompson
3 – 2	5	3rd		9:35	K. Johnson (1)	L. Hatten, M. Dorrington
4 – 2	6	3rd		18:47	S. Vidmar (1)	M. Andreev

Rosters

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	1	B. Arvanitis	0	0	0	0	0
G	33	L. Cavallin	0	0	0	0	0
D	2	Z. Massicotte	0	0	-1	0	0
F	3	B. Raymond	0	0	0	2	0
D	6	O. Gallatin	0	0	+1	0	2
D	7	P. Beaulieu	0	1	+2	3	0
F	9	B. Kalmikov	0	2	0	5	2
F	13	R. Cronin	0	0	+1	0	0
F	14	J. Perreault	1	1	+1	2	0
D	15	T. Thompson	0	2	-1	5	0
F	17	C. Villegas	0	0	0	0	0
F	19	X. Lamppa	0	0	0	0	0
F	21	L. Hemstrom	0	0	0	0	0
F	22	S. Vidmar	1	0	0	2	0
F	23	M. Andreev	0	1	+1	2	2
F	27	L. McCallum	2	0	+1	4	2
F	28	A. DiPaolo	0	0	-1	1	2
D	42	J. Marooney	0	0	+1	1	0
D	44	J. Bellamy	0	0	0	0	2
F	92	J. Hudson	0	0	0	3	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	4	7	5	30	12

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
33	L. Cavallin (W)	60	24	22	2	0.9167
	Totals:	60	24	22	2	0.9167

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	33	T. Gale	0	0	0	0	0
G	39	H. Tikkanen	0	0	0	0	0
D	4	C. Odelius	0	1	-1	0	0
D	6	C. McDonald	0	0	0	1	0
F	7	M. Dorrington	0	1	0	0	0
D	8	M. Ferrandino	0	0	0	1	0
F	9	R. Ginnell	0	0	-1	3	0
F	10	R. Miotto	0	1	0	2	2
F	11	L. Hatten	0	1	0	2	0
F	12	K. Johnson	1	0	0	2	0
F	13	T. Kobryn	0	0	0	1	0
F	16	R. Mitton	0	0	0	1	0
D	18	M. Suda	0	0	0	0	0
F	25	J. Nurmi	0	0	0	1	2
D	27	M. Stief	0	0	0	0	0
D	28	K. Dunn	0	0	0	1	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	0	0	-1	0	0
F	37	M. DeMelis	0	0	-1	0	0
F	77	D. Callin	1	0	-1	3	2
F	81	A. Repaci	0	0	-1	6	2
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	2	4	-6	24	8

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
33	T. Gale (L)	57:29	29	26	3	0.8966
	Empty Net		1		1	0.0000
	Totals:	57:29	30	26	4	0.8667

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
01:50 – 1st		J. Nurmi	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
02:54 – 1st		A. DiPaolo	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
08:29 – 1st		M. Andreev	2	Interference on the Goalkeeper – minor (69.2)
17:39 – 1st		B. Kalmikov	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
19:48 – 1st		J. Bellamy	2	Roughing – minor (51.2)
01:58 – 2nd		O. Gallatin	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
06:15 – 2nd		A. Repaci	2	Delay of Game (63.2)
08:05 – 2nd		R. Miotto	2	Boarding – minor (41.2)
12:50 – 2nd		D. Callin	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
05:33 – 3rd		L. McCallum	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Anthony Callin, Anthony Hora, Jason Horvath, Porter Schachle, Riley Piercey, T.J. Walsh, Tanner Schachle, and Tristan Lennox.
• Maine Scratches: Ethan Pearson, Jackson Stewart, Liam Gorman, Loke Johansson, Mason Primeau, Shawn Element, Ty Cheveldayoff, Wyllum Deveaux, and Zackary Jones.
• The Railers released Jason Horvath from his SPC on Sunday morning and activated Kolby Johnson and Thomas Gale from 14-day injured reserve. Tanner Schachle was placed on 3-day injured reserve.
• Railers Season Ticket Holder Jeff Saegh was the latest to try out the Wonder Bar Pizza at the DCU Center. He gave a 10/10 rating just before puck drop in the Coors Light Zone and mentioned he was disappointed he’d have to walk all the over to grab another slice. I have yet to try a slice and might do so next weekend.
• Following Sunday’s game, the Railers had the following scoring droughts:
  • Calle Odelius snapped a four-game scoring drought with an assist.
  • Cam McDonald is without a point in his last eight games.
  • Max Dorrington snapped a three-game scoring drought with an assist.
  • Michael Ferrandino is without a point in his last five games.
  • Riley Ginnell is without a point in his last three games.
  • Ryan Miotto snapped a three-game scoring drought with an assist.
  • Lincoln Hatten snapped an eight-game scoring drought with an assist.
  • Tyler Kobryn is without a point in his last five games.
  • Michael Suda is without a point in his last five games.
  • Matt Stief is without a point in his last four games.
  • Kabore Dunn is without a point in his last seven games.
  • Cole Donhauser is without a point in his last five games.
  • Matt DeMelis is without a point in his last five games.
  • Anthony Repaci is without a point in his last three games.
    

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On-Ice Officials

Highlights

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

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Jacob Perrault goal

Lynden McCallum first goal

Drew Callin goal

Lynden McCallum second goal

Kolby Johnson goal

Sebastian Vidmar goal