Game Story

Tristan Lennox was stellar between the pipes for Worcester, turning aside 37 shots to earn his second win of the season and his first since November 14. Luke Cavallin stopped 22 shots for Maine. Anthony Callin scored twice in regulation for Worcester, striking once shorthanded and once on the power play, while Ryan Miotto delivered the game-winner in the shootout. Andrew Nielsen and Antonio Ventuto scored for Maine. This was just Worcester’s second shootout of the season, the other was a loss to Reading on Halloween.

Andrew Nielsen opened the scoring with a snipe from the right faceoff circle, finding the back of the net after hitting the crossbar and behind Tristan Lennox at 4:58 in the first period. Ryan Miotto found the back of the net at 18:03 in the period, tapping in a loose puck on the doorstop of Luke Cavallin. His goal went to review just as players were lining up for the next faceoff, a gift of a goaltender interference ruling pulled his goal off the scoresheet. Maine outshot Worcester 11-10 in the opening frame.

The second period remained scoreless despite a physical stretch that saw the teams combine for 26 penalty minutes. Maine again controlled the shot count, outshooting Worcester 9-7.

Worcester seized momentum early in the third period. Anthony Callin tied the game with a shorthanded goal at 3:38 while McAuley Carson served a high-sticking penalty, then struck again just three minutes later on the power play to give the Railers the lead. Maine responded late, as Antonio Ventuto scored with the extra attacker at 17:29, just 11 seconds after Cavallin was pulled. The third period was a tale of two halves: Worcester dominated the opening nine minutes without allowing a shot, while Maine controlled the final 11 minutes, holding Worcester shotless. Maine outshot Worcester 10-5 in the period.

The game remained tied through overtime, where Lennox was at his best. He stopped nine shots in the extra frame, many coming after Worcester was shorthanded due to a holding penalty to Lincoln Hatten. Lennox’s overtime performance stood out as one of his best in a Railers uniform.

In the shootout, Matt DeMelis and Brooklyn Kalmikov scored in the first round. Gleb Veremyev and Jacob Perrault were denied in the second. Ryan Miotto converted in the third round, and Lennox sealed the win by stopping Zach Jordan before he could get a shot off, securing the Railers’ 3–2 victory.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Tristan Lennox (Worcester) – win, 37 saves, 0.949 SV%
2. Anthony Callin (Worcester) – 2 goals
3. Andrew Nielsen (Worcester) – 1 goal, 1 assist

The Trois-Rivieres Lions beat the Adirondack Thunder 3-1 earlier in the night. The Reading Royals shutout the Greensboro Gargoyles 6-0 at home. The Norfolk Admirals topped the Wheeling Nailers 2-1 at the Norfolk Scope. All eight North Division teams have rematches on Saturday night.

The Birdgeport Islanders beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3-1 on Friday night. Railers alum Daylan Kuefler provided an assist, while Cam Berg was a +1. The Islanders host the Springfield Thunderbirds on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Railers return to Portland on Saturday night, where they’ll face the Pirates at 6 p.m.

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Box Score

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

Shots	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
	10	7	5	2	1	25
	11	9	10	9	0	39

Score	Team	Time	Scored by	Assisted by	Type
0 – 1	MNE	4:58 – 1st	A. Nielsen (4)	J. Edward, J. Perreault
1 – 1		3:38 – 3rd	A. Callin (9)	C. McDonald, D. Callin	SH
2 – 1		6:34 – 3rd	A. Callin (10)	C. Donhauser, M. Suda	PP
2 – 2	MNE	17:29 – 3rd	A. Venuto (8)	B. Kalmikov, A. Nielsen

Rosters

	#	Player	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	30	T. Lennox	0	0	0	0	0
G	35	P. Gahagen	0	0	0	0	0
D	3	A. Hora	0	0	-1	1	2
D	6	C. McDonald	0	1	0	1	0
F	7	M. Dorrington	0	0	-1	1	0
F	10	R. Miotto	0	0	-1	1	2
F	11	L. Hatten	0	0	-1	3	6
D	14	A. Samuelsson	0	0	-1	2	0
F	15	G. Veremyev	0	0	0	0	0
D	18	M. Suda	0	1	+1	2	0
F	19	R. Piercey	0	0	0	0	0
D	24	J. Pulkkinen	0	0	0	2	0
D	28	C. Federkow	0	0	0	0	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	0	1	-1	1	0
F	37	M. DeMelis	0	0	-1	0	0
F	44	A. Callin	2	0	+1	6	0
F	74	M. Carson	0	0	0	0	2
F	77	D. Callin	0	1	+1	2	0
F	81	A. Repaci	0	0	-1	2	0
D	88	G. Blanchard	0	0	-1	0	0
		Team:	1			1

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
30	T. Lennox (W)	–	39	37	2	–
	Totals:	–	39	37	2	–

	#	Player	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	1	B. Arvanitis	0	0	0	0	0
G	33	L. Cavallin	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	J. Edward	0	1	+1	3	0
D	6	A. Nielsen	1	1	+2	4	2
F	8	A. Venuto	1	0	+1	4	0
F	9	B. Kalmikov	0	1	+2	4	0
F	13	R. Cronin	0	0	0	0	0
F	14	J. Perreault	0	1	+1	3	0
D	15	T. Thompson	0	0	0	1	10
F	19	X. Lamppa	0	0	0	2	2
D	20	O. Gallatin	0	0	-1	2	0
F	21	L. Hemstrom	0	0	0	2	2
F	22	S. Vidmar	0	0	0	2	0
F	23	M. Andreev	0	0	+1	2	4
F	27	Z. Jordan	0	0	0	5	0
F	29	L. Gorman	0	0	0	1	0
F	41	M. Deelstra	0	0	0	1	0
D	44	J. Bellamy	0	0	0	2	0
D	55	L. Johansson	0	0	0	1	0
F	92	J. Hudson	0	0	-1	0	0
		Team:	0			0	2

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GJ	SV%
33	L. Cavallin (SOL)	–	24	22	2	–
	Totals:	–	24	22	2	–

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
7:19 – 1st		X. Lamppa	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
1:36 – 2nd		R. Miotto	2	Holding – minor (54.2)
3:06 – 2nd		Served by M. Deelstra	2	Bench minor – Too many men (74.2)
10:56 – 2nd		L. Hatten	4	Double Minor – Roughing
10:56 – 2nd		L. Hemstrom	2	Roughing – minor (51.2)
10:56 – 2nd		T. Thompson	10	Misconduct (39.4)
11:22 – 2nd		A. Hora	2	Interference – minor (56.2)
15:53 – 2nd		M. Andreev	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
17:59 – 2nd		M. Andreev	2	Unsportsmanlike conduct – minor (75.2)
2:32 – 3rd		M. Carson	2	High-sticking – minor (60.2)
4:41 – 3rd		A. Nielsen	2	Interference – minor (56.2)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Case McCarthy, Lazarus Kaebel, Michael Ferrandino, Riley Ginnell, Ross Mitton, and Thomas Gale.
• Maine Scratches: Alex DiPaolo, Ben Raymond, Jackson Stewart, James Marooney, Mason Primeau, Michael Underwood, Nick Anderson, Ty Cheveldayoff, Wyllum Deveaux, and Zachary Massicotte.
• The ECHL announced the following rescheduled dates for games that were postponed in late December due to the ECHL player’s strike. As mentioned in the notes from the last game, the ECHL added a week onto the season to accommodate all of the rescheduled games.
  • Wednesday, April 15th at 7:05 PM at Maine (originally Friday, December 26th)
  • Saturday, April 18th at 6:05 PM vs Adirondack (originally Saturday, December 27th)
  • Sunday, April 19th at 3:05 PM vs Adirondack (originally Sunday, December 28th)
• Porter Schachle was released on Friday. His brother was released earlier in the week on Wednesday when the Railers were assigned Cam Berg. Cam Berg was recalled to Bridgeport on Thursday.
• Ross Mitton was placed on 14-day injured reserve on Thursday after taking a puck to the face in the third period of Wednesday’s game.

Railers Lines

On-Ice Officials

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

Railers Lines (Ferrandino is actually Suda on the lines)

Andrew Nielsen goal

Anthony Callin shorthanded goal

Anthony Callin power play goal

Antonio Venuto goal

Tristan Lennox save

Tristan Lennox shootout save