Game Story

Henrik Tikkanen earned his fifth win of the year, stopping 18 shots, while Ruslan Khazheyev turned aside 29 for Greensboro. Riley Piercey, Matt DeMelis, and Anthony Repaci found the back of the net for Worcester, with Colton Leiter and former Railer Wade Murphy scoring for the Gargoyles. Lincoln Hatten saw his six-game point streak come to an end, while DeMelis extended his own run to four games (2-3-5).

Worcester opened the scoring at 13:36 of the first period when Max Dorrington collected a loose puck at the Greensboro blue line and moved it up to Riley Piercey, who slipped a shot through the pads of Khazheyev for a 1-0 lead. The Railers carried that advantage into the intermission, outshooting the Gargoyles 11-4 in the opening frame.

Greensboro responded early in the second, tying the game at 4:32 as Colton Leiter beat Tikkanen over the glove while Michael Suda served a hooking penalty. Worcester reclaimed the lead at 11:04 when Khazheyev made the initial stop on a Matt Stief attempt but could not control the rebound, allowing Matt DeMelis to slide the puck home from the left side. The Railers went into the third period up 2-1 and held a 14-10 edge in shots for the period.

The Gargoyles evened the score again at 3:53 of the third when a turnover by Riley Ginnell led to a two-on-one rush. Ethan Leyh set up Wade Murphy, whose shot slipped five-hole on Tikkanen to make it 2-2. Both teams had six shots apiece in the third period.

In overtime, Worcester sealed the victory at 1:30 as Anthony Repaci finished a one-timer from Cole Donhauser, sneaking the puck between Khazheyev and the post to lock up the Railers’ second win of the weekend. Lincoln Hatten was assessed a 10-minute misconduct after the goal, exchanging some words with Ruslan Khazheyev at the bench.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Anthony Repaci (Worcester) – game-winning goal
2. Matt DeMelis (Worcester) – 1 goal
3. Wade Murphy (Greensboro) – 1 goal

The Maine Mariners defeated the Norfolk Admirals 5–1 in Portland in the only other divisional matchup on Sunday. Looking ahead, the Adirondack Thunder host the Trois-Rivières Lions on Wednesday, while the Greensboro Gargoyles welcome the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and the Wheeling Nailers take on the Indy Fuel.

The Railers resume play following Thanksgiving break on Black Friday, traveling to Glens Falls to take on the Adirondack Thunder to open a three-in-three road stretch. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Box Score

Scoring	1	2	3	OT	T
	0	1	1	0	2
	1	1	0	1	3

Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
	4	10	6	0	20
	11	14	6	1	32

Score	#	Per	Team	Time	Goals	Assists
0 – 1	1	1st		13:36	R. Piercey (1)	M. Dorrington
1 – 1	2	2nd		4:32	C. Leiter (1)	E. Leyh
1 – 2	3	2nd		11:04	M. DeMelis (4)	M. Stief, R. Ginnell
2 – 2	4	3rd		3:53	W. Murphy (4)	E. Leyh, A. Borshyov
2 – 3	5	OT		1:30	A. Repaci (3)	C. Donhauser, M. Stief

Rosters

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	32	N. Quapp	0	0	0	0	0
G	80	R. Khazheyev	0	0	0	0	0
D	2	T. Zins	0	0	0	3	4
D	5	A. Kulbis-Marino	0	0	-1	1	2
F	6	W. Murphy	1	0	+1	1	0
D	8	P. Kyte	0	0	0	1	2
D	9	D. Skelly	0	0	-2	1	0
F	10	C. Walker	0	0	0	0	0
F	12	Z. Faremouth	0	0	-1	3	0
F	14	P. Newell	0	0	-2	0	0
F	17	A. Rinaldi	0	0	0	2	0
F	18	R. Richardson	0	0	0	0	0
F	19	E. Leyh	0	2	+1	1	0
D	22	A. Borshyov	0	1	+1	0	0
F	24	D. Koumontzis	0	0	-1	1	0
F	40	T. Weiss	0	0	-2	1	0
F	44	G. Smith	0	0	0	1	2
D	45	C. Leiter	1	0	-1	1	0
F	86	J. Biro	0	0	0	0	0
F	98	J. Elmer	0	0	-2	3	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	2	3	-9	20	10

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
80	R. Khazheyev (L)	61:30	32	29	3	0.9063
	Totals:	61:30	32	29	3	0.9063

	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	0	0	2	0
D	6	C. McDonald	0	0	+1	0	0
F	7	M. Dorrington	0	1	+1	3	2
D	8	M. Ferrandino	0	0	0	2	0
F	9	R. Ginnell	0	1	0	1	0
F	10	R. Miotto	0	0	-1	0	0
F	11	L. Hatten	0	0	0	0	10
D	14	A. Samuelsson	0	0	+1	3	2
F	16	R. Mitton	0	0	0	2	0
D	18	M. Suda	0	0	+1	1	2
F	19	R. Piercey	1	0	+1	4	0
F	25	J. Nurmi	0	0	+1	0	2
D	27	M. Stief	0	2	+1	1	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	0	1	+1	3	0
F	37	M. DeMelis	1	0	0	2	0
F	44	A. Callin	0	0	0	3	0
F	77	D. Callin	0	0	0	1	0
F	81	A. Repaci	1	0	+1	4	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	3	5	8	32	18

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
39	H. Tikkanen (W)	60:57	20	18	2	0.9000
	Totals:	60:57	20	18	2	0.9000

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
14:05 – 1st		J. Nurmi	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
19:09 – 1st		P. Kyte	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
03:36 – 2nd		M. Suda	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
16:15 – 2nd		A. Samuelsson	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
20:00 – 2nd		G. Smith	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
02:05 – 3rd		T. Zins	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
06:10 – 3rd		A. Kulbis-Marino	2	Roughing – minor (51.2)
06:10 – 3rd		M. Dorrington	2	Roughing – minor (51.2)
14:54 – 3rd		T. Zins	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
01:30 – 1st OT		L. Hatten	10	Misconduct (39.4)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Kolby Johnson, Tanner Schachle, Porter Schachle, T.J. Walsh, Brendan Dowler, and Thomas Gale.
• Greensboro Scratches: Logan Nelson, Dawson McKinney, Noah Delmas, and Gabe Blanchard.
• Following Sunday afternoon’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
  • Anthony Hora is without a point in his last five games.
  • Max Dorrington snapped a five-game scoring drought with an assist.
  • Lincoln Hatten snapped a six-game point streak. (5-3-8)
  • Adam Samuelsson is without a point in his last six games.
  • Ross Mitton is without a point in his last five games.
  • Riley Piercey snapped a three-game scoring drought with a goal.
  • Jesse Nurmi is without a point in his last five games.
  • Matt DeMelis extended his point streak to four games. (2-3-5)
    

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On-Ice Officials

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

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Riley Piercey goal

Colton Leiter goal

Matt DeMelis goal

Wade Murphy goal

Anthony Repaci goal