Game Story

Parker Gahagen made 33 saves in his 23rd appearance of the season for Worcester. Connor Murphy made 29 saves for Rapid City fro his 14th win of the season. MacAuley Carson, Calle Odelius, and Anthony Repaci scored for Worcester. Blake Bennett, Ryan Chyzowski, Chase Pauls, Quinn Olson, and Cameron Buhl scored for Rapid City. Anthony Repaci (3-1-4) extended his point streak to four games, and now has points in his last three games. MacAuley Carson (1-4-5) is now on three game point streak.

This was one of the few games in Railers franchise history where they wore specialty jerseys on the road. The Railers wore Black Hills State Yellow Jackets themed jerseys, while the Rush wore South Dakota Mines Hardrockers themed jerseys, in the inaugural “Black Hills Brawl Night”. Jerseys from both teams were auctioned off to benefit those programs.

Blake Bennett kicked-off scoring at 7:39, when his snipe from the right faceoff circle beat Adam Samuelsson and Parker Gahagen. MacAuley Carson tied the game with his first professional goal two minutes later, tipping in a shot from Calle Odelius at 9:23. Ryan Chyzowski regained Rapid City’s lead at 11:38 on the power play to make it 2-1. Rapid City outshot Worcester 16-5 in the first period, with Worcester having just one shot after Carson’s goal.

Worcester had a little more pep in their step to start the second period, having the first six shots on goal. Calle Odelius tied the game back up on his shot from the left faceoff circle at 2:08. Momentum would shift when Rapid City had the next six shots on goal. Chase Pauls regained the lead for Rapid City on a one-timer at 8:02. Worcester would go on to outshoot Rapid City 13-11 and trail by one heading into the third period.

Rapid Ctty brought their lead to two goals early in the third period when Parker Gahagen played the puck behind his net, and Quinn Olson gained control of the puck and shot it into the empty net at 1:31. Anthony Repaci scored four minutes later on the power play when he scored on a rebound off the pads of Connor Murphy to bring the Railers back to within one. Gahagen was pulled late in the period for the extra attacker, and Rapid City would be awarded their fifth goal to secure the win after Drew Callin tripped up Cameron Buhl on his way to the empty net. Railers outshot the Rush 14-11 in the third period.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Quinn Olson (Rapid City) – 1 goal
2. Chase Pauls (Rapid City) – 1 goal, 2 assists
3. Blake Bennett (Rapid City) – 1 goal, 1 assist

The Trois-Rivieres Lions fell 4-1 to the Toledo Walleye on Saturday night. The Adirondack Thunder beat the Greensboro Gargoyles 4-2. The Maine Mariners beat the Bloomington Bison 4-3. The Norfolk Admirals fell 4-1 to the Fort Wayne Komets. Greensboro, Adirondack, Trois-Rivieres, and Maine all have rematches on Sunday. Wheeling and Reading had this weekend off. Five of the North Division teams play on Wednesday, and all eight play on Friday.

The Bridgeport Islanders fell 4-3 to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday. Cam Berg had an assist on Bridgeport’s second goal, while Daylan Kuefler fought Tristan Broz in his second fight of the season. They’ll head to Bridgeport for a rematch on Sunday at 3 p.m.

The Railers return to Worcester, where they’ll face 3 teams in 3 games next weekend, kicking off against the Trois-Rivieres Lions on Friday at 7:05 p.m.

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Box Score

Scoring	1	2	3	T
	1	1	1	3
	2	1	2	5

Shots	1	2	3	T
	5	13	14	32
	16	11	11	38

Score	#	Per	Team	Time	Goals	Assists
0 – 1	1	1st		7:39	B. Bennett (19)	C. Pauls, M. Smith
1 – 1	2	1st		9:23	M. Carson (1)	C. Odelius
1 – 2	3	1st		11:38	R. Chyzowski (22)	B. Davis, B. Bennett
2 – 2	4	2nd		2:08	C. Odelius (1)	A. Samuelsson, M. Carson
2 – 3	5	2nd		8:02	C. Pauls (3)	R. Wagner, R. Ekström
2 – 4	6	3rd		1:31	Q. Olson (10)	C. Smedsrud
3 – 4	7	3rd		5:31	A. Repaci (16)	M. DeMelis
3 – 5	8	3rd		19:49	C. Buhl (15)	B. Davis, C. Pauls

Rosters

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	30	T. Lennox	0	0	0	0	0
G	35	P. Gahagen	0	0	0	0	0
D	4	C. Odelius	1	1	+1	2	0
D	6	C. McDonald	0	0	-1	0	2
F	7	M. Dorrington	0	0	0	1	0
F	10	R. Miotto	0	0	-1	3	0
F	11	L. Hatten	0	0	-2	2	0
D	14	A. Samuelsson	0	1	0	4	0
F	15	G. Veremyev	0	0	0	0	0
D	18	M. Suda	0	0	-2	4	4
F	19	R. Piercey	0	0	+1	1	0
F	25	K. Acosta	0	0	+1	0	0
D	28	C. Federkow	0	0	0	1	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	0	0	-2	1	0
F	37	M. DeMelis	0	1	+1	5	0
F	44	A. Callin	0	0	-3	3	0
F	74	M. Carson	1	1	+2	3	0
F	77	D. Callin	0	0	-3	1	2
F	81	A. Repaci	1	0	-2	1	0
D	88	G. Blanchard	0	0	-1	0	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	3	4	-11	32	8

Player	SV%

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	31	C. Murphy	0	0	0	0	0
G	35	N. Torchia	0	0	0	0	0
F	3	D. Pilon	0	0	-1	1	0
D	4	K. Tiessen	0	0	0	0	2
F	8	C. Smedsrud	0	1	-1	2	0
D	9	J. Ratzlaff	0	0	+1	1	0
D	12	C. Pauls	1	2	+3	3	0
F	13	R. Wagner	0	1	+2	3	0
F	14	B. Wood	0	0	+1	4	0
F	21	C. Buhl	1	0	+2	5	2
D	22	M. Smith	0	1	+2	0	0
F	23	C. Joyce	0	0	-1	2	0
F	29	R. Chyzowski	1	0	+1	4	0
F	51	Q. Olson	1	0	0	3	0
F	70	R. Ekström	0	1	+1	2	0
D	74	I. Pierce	0	0	-1	1	0
D	76	X. Bernard	0	0	0	0	2
F	82	B. Davis	0	2	+2	2	0
F	88	G. Klotz	0	0	-1	2	0
F	91	B. Bennett	1	1	0	3	2
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	5	9	10	38	8

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
31	C. Murphy (W)	60	32	29	3	0.906
	Totals:	60	32	29	3	0.906

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
03:55 – 1st		B. Bennett	2	High-sticking – minor (60.2)
10:45 – 1st		C. McDonald	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
11:38 – 1st		M. Suda	4	High-sticking – double minor (60.3)
17:55 – 2nd		X. Bernard	2	High-sticking – minor (60.2)
04:52 – 3rd		K. Tiessen	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
14:18 – 3rd		C. Buhl	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
19:49 – 3rd		D. Callin	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Anthony Hora, Michael Ferrandino, Riley Ginnell, Ross Mitton, and Thomas Gale.
• Rapid City Scratches: Bobby Russell, Lucas Helland, Parker Bowman, Rico DiMatteo, and Seth Fyten.
• The jerseys worn by Worcester during this game are still up for auction through Rapid City’s Dash Account, and ends on Monday night. The link to that auction can be found here.
• Following Saturday night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
  • Ryan Miotto is without a point in his last five games.
  • Lincoln Hatten is without a point in his last three games.
  • Gleb Veremyev is without a point in his last three games.
  • Riley Piercey is without a point in his last seven games.
  • Khristian Acosta is without a point in his last six games.
  • Connor Federkow is without a point in his last sixteen games.
  • MacAuley Carson is on a three-game point streak. (1-4-5)
  • Anthony Repaci extended his point streak to four games, and is now on a three-game goal streak. (3-1-4)
    

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On-Ice Officials

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

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Blake Bennett goal

MacAuley Carson goal

Ryan Chyzowski goal

Calle Odelius goal

Chase Pauls goal

Quinn Olson goal

Anthony Repaci goal