Game Story

Tristan Lennox stopped 30 shots to earn his first win of the season, snapping a thirteen-game personal losing streak dating back to November 25, 2023. Ben Gaudreau got the start for Trois-Rivières, making 15 saves in 33 minutes before being relieved by Vincent Duplessis after giving up four goals. Duplessis turned aside 7 of 8 shots in relief. Worcester’s goals came from Cole Donhauser, Matt DeMelis, Drew Callin, Lincoln Hatten, Ross Mitton, and Riley Ginnell. Scoring for the Lions were Cédric Desruisseaux, Tommy Cormier, Morgan Adams-Moisan, and Mark Estapa.

The win moved Worcester to 2-7-0-1 on the season. The first two periods were among the strongest the Railers have played so far, and Friday marked the first time they’ve held a lead on home ice this year,a promising sign heading into the rest of the weekend.

Worcester set the tone early with back-to-back power-play goals in the opening frame. At 4:21, Donhauser buried a rebound off a Cam McDonald shot with two seconds left on the game’s first power play. Nine minutes later, during a 5-on-3 advantage, DeMelis ripped home Worcester’s second of the night at 13:49.

Callin extended the lead to 3–0 at 9:02 of the second, knocking in a loose puck at the crease from an Anthony Repaci setup. Desruisseaux broke up Lennox’s shutout bid at 11:10 after a scramble in front, but Hatten restored the three-goal cushion at 13:29. Mitton made it 5–1 with 1:50 left in the period, giving Worcester its largest home lead of the year heading into the third.

The Railers carried that 5–1 advantage deep into the third before momentum shifted. At 14:09, Kolby Johnson was assessed a minor and a game misconduct for shooting the puck out of play during a stoppage, putting the Lions on the power play. Just 41 seconds into it, Cormier cut the lead to 5–2. Adams-Moisan brought the Lions closer off a faceoff three and a half minutes later to make it 5–3.

Ginnell hit the empty net with two minutes remaining to put Worcester up 6–3, though Estapa responded twenty seconds later for the Lions’ fourth and final goal, closing out a high-scoring 6–4 finish.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Matt DeMelis (Worcester) – 1 goal
2. Cole Donhauser (Worcester) – 1 goal
3. Riley Ginnell (Worcester) – 1 goal, 1 assist

The Adirondack Thunder beat the Reading Royals 4-3 in overtime. The Greensboro Gargoyles shutout the Tahoe Knight Monsters 2-0. The Norfolk Admirals fell 5-2 to the Savannah Ghost Pirates. The Wheeling Nailers beat the Maine Mariners 5-1, former Railer Jordan Kaplan had a pair of assists in that game. All eight North Division teams play on Saturday night.

The Bridgeport Islanders fell 5-3 to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on the road on Friday night. They host the Rochester Americans on Saturday night.

The Railers and Lions meet again on Saturday night at 6:05 p.m.

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Box Score

Scoring	1	2	3	T
	0	1	3	4
	2	3	1	6

Shots	1	2	3	T
	12	8	14	34
	13	10	5	28

Score	#	Per	Team	Time	Goals	Assists
0 – 1	1	1st		4:21	C. Donhauser (3)	C. McDonald, M. Stief
0 – 2	2	1st		13:49	M. DeMelis (2)	R. Ginnell, C. Odelius
0 – 3	3	2nd		9:02	D. Callin (3)	A. Repaci, C. McDonald
1 – 3	4	2nd		11:10	C. Desruisseaux (2)	A. Beauregard, J. Dion
1 – 4	5	2nd		13:29	L. Hatten (1)	R. Miotto, A. Hora
1 – 5	6	2nd		18:50	R. Mitton (1)	R. Miotto, J. Nurmi

Rosters

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	37	V. Duplessis	0	0	0	0	0
G	39	B. Gaudreau	0	0	0	0	0
D	2	W. McLeod	0	0	0	2	0
F	10	I. Dufort	0	0	-1	3	0
F	15	T. Hylland	0	0	-2	1	0
F	17	M. Estapa	1	0	+1	2	2
LW	19	I. Mianscum	0	1	+1	1	2
F	21	C. Desruisseaux	1	0	+1	1	0
F	22	A. Poulin	0	0	+1	0	0
D	24	D. Louis-Jean	0	0	-2	2	2
D	27	J. Dion	0	1	-1	3	0
F	32	M. Adams-Moisan	1	0	-1	1	0
D	44	L. Fuller	0	0	+2	3	2
D	47	C. Martin	0	1	0	2	0
D	49	R. O’Rourke	0	0	0	1	2
F	77	J. Dunlap	0	1	-1	0	0
C	78	T. Cormier	1	0	-1	4	0
F	82	E. Goriunov	0	0	0	1	0
F	88	R. Kidney	0	0	-3	6	2
F	91	A. Beauregard	0	1	0	1	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	4	5	-6	34	12

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
39	B. Gaudreau	33:29	19	15	4	0.7895
37	V. Duplessis (L)	24:53	9	7	2	0.7778
	Totals:	58:22	28	22	6	0.7857

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	30	T. Lennox	0	0	0	0	0
G	39	H. Tikkanen	0	0	0	0	0
D	3	A. Hora	0	2	+1	1	0
D	4	C. Odelius	0	1	-1	1	2
D	6	C. McDonald	0	2	+1	2	0
F	7	M. Dorrington	0	0	-1	1	0
F	9	R. Ginnell	1	1	+1	3	2
F	10	R. Miotto	0	2	+1	2	0
F	11	L. Hatten	1	0	+2	1	0
F	12	K. Johnson	0	0	-1	1	14
D	14	A. Samuelsson	0	0	-1	0	0
F	16	R. Mitton	1	0	-2	2	0
F	17	T. Schachle	0	0	0	0	2
D	18	M. Suda	0	0	0	1	2
F	25	J. Nurmi	0	1	0	0	0
D	27	M. Stief	0	1	+2	0	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	1	0	+1	4	0
F	37	M. DeMelis	1	0	+1	1	0
F	77	D. Callin	1	0	0	2	0
F	81	A. Repaci	0	1	+1	6	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	6	11	5	28	22

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
30	T. Lennox (W)	60	34	30	4	0.8824
	Totals:	60	34	30	4	0.8824

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
02:23 – 1st		M. Estapa	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
04:53 – 1st		K. Johnson	2	Boarding – minor (41.2)
07:42 – 1st		T. Schachle	2	Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
11:29 – 1st		D. Louis-Jean	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
12:58 – 1st		L. Fuller	2	Interference – minor (56.2)
12:58 – 1st		R. Kidney	2	Unsportsmanlike conduct – minor (75.2)
19:42 – 1st		M. Suda	2	Delay of Game (63.2)
13:47 – 2nd		R. Ginnell	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
03:50 – 3rd		I. Mianscum	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
06:58 – 3rd		R. O’Rourke	2	Holding – minor (54.2)
07:16 – 3rd		C. Odelius	2	Unsportsmanlike conduct – minor (75.2)
14:09 – 3rd		K. Johnson	2	Delay of Game (63.2)
14:09 – 3rd		K. Johnson	10	Game Misconduct – Puck Shot Into Spectator Area (63.9)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Michael Ferrandino, Tyler Kobryn, Riley Piercey, Porter Schachle, T.J. Walsh, Thomas Gale, and Anthony Callin.
• Trois-Rivières Scratches: Jacob Paquette, Emmett Serensits, Andrew Coxhead, Hunter Jones, and Logan Nijhoff.
• Anthony Callin served the final game of his four-game suspension on Friday and is eligible to return for Saturday’s game against Trois-Rivieres. Riley Piercey has three more games on his seven-game suspension and is eligible to return next Saturday (11/22) against Greensboro.
• The Professional Hockey Players Association released an update on Thursday regarding the on-going negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the ECHL and its players, as the season started under terms of the previous agreement which expired in June. In summary, the update talks about fundamental issues regarding wages, mandatory rest periods, and compensation for Community Involvement and Off-Ice Contributions such as school visits, charity auctions, appearances, and fan events. You can read the full update here
• The 2025 ECHL-PHPA-MeiGray Captains’ Club Game-Worn Jersey Auction wrapped up on Thursday. The game-issued Anthony Repaci jersey they had listed sold for $310.
• The Dash Jersey Raffle for this weekend is a #20 Orange Jersey from the 2024-25 season.
• The following transactions were made this week that impacted the Railers roster:
  • Jason Horvath was released from his SPC on Sunday.
  • Adam Samuelsson was acquired via trade with Tahoe for Future considerations on Wednesday.
  • Kabore Dunn was released from his SPC on Thursday.
  • Michael Ferrandino was placed on 3-day IR on Friday.
  • Tanner Schachle was activated from 3-day IR on Friday.
  • Thomas Gale was placed on 14-day IR on Friday.
  • Anthony Hora was activated from 14-day IR on Friday.
• Following Friday night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
  • Anthony Hora snapped a four-game scoring drought with two assists.
  • Cam McDonald snapped an eight-game scoring drought with two assists.
  • Riley Ginnell snapped a three-game scoring drought with a goal and an assist.
  • Tanner Schachle is without a point in his last three games.
  • Michael Suda is without a point in his last six games.
  • Matt Stief snapped a four-game scoring drought with an assist.
  • Cole Donhauser snapped a five-game scoring drought with a goal.
  • Matt DeMelis snapped a five-game scoring drought with a goal.
  • Anthony Repaci snapped a three-game scoring drought with an assist.

Railers Lines

Opponent Lines

On-Ice Officials

Highlights

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

Railers Lines

Lions Lines

Cole Donhauser goal

Matt DeMelis goal

Drew Callin goal

Cédric Desruisseaux goal

Lincoln Hatten goal

Ross Mitton goal

Tommy Cormier goal

Riley Ginnell goal

Morgan Adams-Moisan goal

Mark Estapa goal