Game Story

Parker Gahagen stopped 23 shots to earn his 20th win of the season, becoming the sixth goaltender in Railers history to reach the 20-win mark in a single season. Tyler Brennan made 25 saves for the Adirondack Thunder. Worcester got goals from MacAuley Carson, Max Dorrington, and Drew Callin, while Dylan Wendt and Grant Loven scored for Adirondack. Drew Callin (4-2-6) extended his point streak to five games, while Adam Samuelsson (1-4-5) extended his with an assist on Dorrington’s goal.

Worcester got on the board early, taking a 1-0 lead at 4:41 of the first period. MacAuley Carson cut into the left circle and slipped a low shot under Brennan’s left pad for the opening goal. The Railers added to their lead late in the period when Max Dorrington pounced on a rebound after Brennan made a strong initial save, sliding the puck past his outstretched glove with 1:34 remaining in the frame. Worcester carried a 2-0 lead into the intermission while outshooting Adirondack 13-11.

The second period featured plenty of emotion. At 7:40, Max Dorrington went after Tanner Edwards after Edwards delivered a heavy hit on Xavier Jean-Louis. Dorrington landed the bulk of the punches as the two dropped the gloves, both avoiding fighting majors with roughing penalties. Adirondack cut into the deficit at 10:41 when Dylan Wendt redirected a low shot from Conner Hutchison over Gahagen’s left shoulder to make it 2-1. The Thunder held a slight 7-6 edge in shots in the period.

Adirondack pulled even late in regulation at 17:51 of the third, just moments after Samuelsson stepped out of the penalty box following a delay of game minor. Grant Loven found a rebound off a Kevin O’Neil chance and scored on the backhand to tie the game 2-2. The Thunder also edged Worcester in shots during the third, 7-5.

In overtime, Worcester controlled possession and generated four shots before Drew Callin delivered the winner. Anthony Callin set up his brother with a backhand pass, and Drew finished it off to seal Worcester’s 34th win of the season.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Drew Callin (Worcester) – game winning goal
2. Max Dorrington (Worcester) – 1 goal
3. MacAuley Carson (Worcester) – 1 goal

With the Trois-Rivieres Lions beating the Maine Mariners, the Railers have clinched sixth place in the Norht Division. Trois-Rivieres has the tie-breaker with more overtime wins, even if Worcester wins on Sunday.

The Bridgeport Islanders beat the Hershey Bears 2-1 in their final game of the regular season on Saturday night. Calle Odelius scored his first goal of the season, which was the game-winner. They’ll face each other in the first round of the playoffs as they are the fourth and fifth teams in the Atlantic Division. Expect players to be recalled after Sunday’s game.

The season concludes on Sunday afternoon, when the Railers host the Thunder again at 3:05 p.m.

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Box Score

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

Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
	11	7	7	0	25
	13	6	5	4	28

Score	#	Per	Team	Time	Goals	Assists
0 – 1	1	1st		4:41	M. Carson (7)	R. Piercey
0 – 2	2	1st		18:26	M. Dorrington (7)	G. Veremyev, A. Samuelsson
1 – 2	3	2nd		10:41	D. Wendt (9)	C. Hutchison, T. Fawcett
2 – 2	4	3rd		17:51	G. Loven (10)	K. O’Neil, B. Carrabes
2 – 3	5	OT		4:05	D. Callin (25)	A. Callin, C. McDonald

Rosters

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	33	H. Welsch	0	0	0	0	0
G	34	T. Brennan	0	0	0	0	0
D	2	M. Becker	0	0	-1	0	2
D	4	J. Hanzel	0	0	0	2	0
D	6	R. Wheeler	0	0	-1	1	0
F	12	C. McLane	0	0	-1	0	0
F	13	T. Fawcett	0	1	+1	2	0
D	14	C. Hutchison	0	1	0	0	0
D	16	L. Reid	0	0	0	3	0
F	17	K. O’Neil	0	1	0	2	0
F	21	P. Grasso	0	0	0	3	0
F	23	G. Loven	1	0	+1	2	0
F	37	D. Wendt	1	0	0	4	0
F	39	B. McManus	0	0	-1	0	0
D	44	J. Graves	0	0	0	0	0
F	48	T. Bertuzzi	0	0	-1	1	0
F	61	B. Carrabes	0	1	+1	2	0
F	71	J. Isley	0	0	-1	1	0
F	72	A. Campbell	0	0	0	2	0
F	91	T. Edwards	0	0	0	0	4
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	2	4	-3	25	6

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
34	T. Brennan (L)	64:05	28	25	3	0.893
	Totals:	64:05	28	25	3	0.893

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	33	T. Gale	0	0	0	0	0
G	35	P. Gahagen	0	0	0	0	0
D	6	C. McDonald	0	1	0	0	0
F	7	M. Dorrington	1	0	+1	1	2
F	11	L. Hatten	0	0	0	3	0
D	14	A. Samuelsson	0	1	0	1	4
F	15	G. Veremyev	0	1	+1	2	0
F	16	R. Mitton	0	0	+1	0	0
F	17	D. Duhart	0	0	0	0	0
D	18	M. Suda	0	0	-1	4	0
F	19	R. Piercey	0	1	0	0	2
D	21	C. McCarthy	0	0	+1	2	0
D	25	V. Corcoran	0	0	-1	1	0
D	27	X. Jean-Louis	0	0	+1	1	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	0	0	0	0	0
F	37	M. DeMelis	0	0	0	0	0
F	44	A. Callin	0	1	+1	4	0
F	74	M. Carson	1	0	0	1	0
F	77	D. Callin	1	0	0	6	0
F	81	A. Repaci	0	0	-1	2	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	3	5	3	28	8

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
35	P. Gahagen (W)	64:05	25	23	2	0.920
	Totals:	64:05	25	23	2	0.920

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
11:02 – 1st		M. Becker	2	High-sticking – minor (60.2)
07:40 – 2nd		T. Edwards	2	Roughing – minor (51.2)
07:40 – 2nd		M. Dorrington	2	Roughing – minor (51.2)
18:40 – 2nd		A. Samuelsson	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
02:21 – 3rd		R. Piercey	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)
05:53 – 3rd		T. Edwards	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
15:45 – 3rd		A. Samuelsson	2	Delay of Game (63.2)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Anthony Hora, Connor Federkow, Declan McDonnell, Gabe Blanchard, Jordan Kaplan, Max Ruoho, Riley Ginnell, Ryan Miotto, and Tristan Lennox.
• Adirondack Scratches: Adrien Beraldo, Dan Ebrahim, Daniel Amesbury, Jacob Slipec, Jeremy Brodeur, Justin Taylor, Matt Salhany, Pierson Brandon, Ryan Helliwell, and Sean Olson.
• The Railers hosted what will probably be their last “Orange” out game. The team auctioned their orange jerseys, which has been a tradition since the second season, and had discounted orange merchandise for sale. Word around the rink Saturday was that the team did not order orange jerseys for next season, coinciding with the final year of the team’s affiliation agreement with the Islanders organization.
• The results of the Orange jersey auction was:
  • Anthony Hora #3 – $375
  • Calle Odelius #4 – $1000
  • Cam McDonald #6 – $450
  • Max Dorrington #7 – $600
  • Michael Ferrandino #8 – $375
  • Riley Ginnell #9 – $300
  • Ryan Miotto #10 – $325
  • Lincoln Hatten #11 – $750
  • Max Ruoho #13 – $275
  • Adam Samuelsson #14 – $350
  • Gleb Veremyev #15 – $1000
  • Ross Mitton #16 – $400
  • Dalton Duhart #17 – $325
  • Michael Suda #18 – $650
  • Riley Piercey #19 – $475
  • Jordan Kaplan #20 – $275
  • Case McCarthy #21 – $350
  • Jesse Pulkkinen #24 – $300
  • Vinny Cocoran #25 – $275
  • Decaln McDonnell #26 – $275
  • Xavier Jean-Louis #27 – $350
  • Connor Federkow #28 – $250
  • Cole Donhauser #29 – $625
  • Tristan Lennox #30 – $400
  • Thomas Gale #33 – $475
  • Parker Gahagen #35 – $525
  • Matt DeMelis #37 – $400
  • Henrik Tikkanen #39 – $500.39
  • Anthony Callin #44 – $444.44
  • MacAuley Carson #74 – $400
  • Drew Callin #77 – $467
  • Anthony Repaci #81 – $2000
  • Gabe Blanchard #88 – $250
  • Trax #7 – $900
• Following Saturday Night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
  • Lincoln Hatten is without a point in his last 8 games.
  • Adam Samuelsson extended his point streak to 4 games with an assist. (1-4-5)
  • Michael Suda snapped his point streak after 4 games. (0-6-6)
  • Drew Callin extended his point streak to 5 games with the game-winning goal. (4-2-6)

Railers Lines

Opponent Lines

On-Ice Officials

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

Railers Lines

Thunder Lines

MacAuley Carson goal

Max Dorrington goal

Dylan Wendt goal

Game pics via @ECHLThunder

Grant Loven goal

Drew Callin goal