Game Story

Gabriel Carriere made his Railers debut on Sunday with 33 saves. Max Lundgren made his pro debut for the Mariners, earning his first pro win with 31 saves. Matt DeMelis was the lone goal scorer for Worcester. Max Andreev, Josh Bloom, and Antonio Venuto scored for Maine.

Worcester had a better start in Sunday’s game compared to Saturday, but costly mistakes in special teams situations are still present in their play. Max Andreev managed to get his third shorthanded goal against the Railers this weekend. Railers are now 1-for-24 on the power play and have allowed four shorthanded goals.

Matt DeMelis opened up scoring at 10:30 in the first period, picking up a pass from Stevie Moses from the corner and flipped the puck over the shoulder of Max Lundgren on a backhanded shot to give Worcester a 1-0 lead. First period would have the first fights of the season with Tyson Fawcett taking down Wyllum Deveaux three minutes after DeMelis’ goal and Jordan Kaplan fighting Dylan MacKinnon at 15:46. Both fights were retaliation for hits on Cole Donhauser by Deveaux and Vinny Corcoran by Dylan MacKinnon. Railers led 1-0 with Maine outshooting 14-9 through twenty minutes.

Max Andreev scored his third shorthanded goal of the weekend at 11:41 in the second period. Andreev stole the puck from Michael Suda and rushed head-to-head with Gabriel Carriere to tie the game at 1. Maine scored again on the power play at 18:43 in the period while on a four-minute power play. An uncovered Josh Bloom scored on Gabriel Carriere at the crease to give Maine a 2-1 lead. Shots were 31-21 Maine after two periods, Worcester had just two shots on goal in the last ten minutes of the period.

Antonio Venuto extended Maine’s lead to 3-1 at 15:19 in the third period, tipping in a pass from Robert Cronin in front of the Railers’ net. Maine had some opportunities to make it 4-1 with Carrier pulled for the extra attacker with 1:22 left in the game, but failed on those chances. Shots were 36-32 Maine at the end of the game, Worcester outshot Maine 11-5 in the third period.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Max Lundgren (Maine) – win, 31 saves, 0.969 SV%
2. Max Andreev (Maine) – 1 goal, 1 assist
3. Antonio Venuto (Maine) – 1 goal, 1 assist

Around the North Division, the Reading Royals fell 4-1 to the Kalamazoo Wings at home for their first loss of the season. The Trois-Rivieres Lions beat the Norfolk Admirals 7-1 in Norfolk. The Springfield Thunderbirds beat the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday night, 2-1, they’ll head to Providence on Friday to face the Bruins.

Railers will head to Glens Falls on Friday night to take on the Adirondack Thunder at 7 p.m. Woo Hockey will resume Railers coverage for Monday’s school day game against the Thunder at 10:05 a.m.

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Box Score

Box Score

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

Shots	1	2	3	T
	9	12	11	32
	14	17	5	36

Score	Team	Time	Scored by	Assisted by	Type
1 – 0		10:30 – 1st	M. DeMelis (2)	S. Moses, R. Piercey
1 – 1		11:41 – 2nd	M. Andreev (3)		SH
1 – 2		18:43 – 2nd	J. Bloom (1)	M. Andreev, A. Venuto	PP
1 – 3		15:19 – 3rd	A. Venuto (1)	R. Cronin, R. Francis

Rosters

	#	Player	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	30	G. Carriere	0	0	0	0	0
G	31	P. Gahagen	0	0	0	0	0
D	4	C. Federkow	0	0	0	0	0
D	6	C. McDonald	0	0	-1	2	0
D	8	V. Corcoran	0	0	+1	0	0
F	10	J. Kaplan	0	0	0	4	5
F	11	L. Hatten	0	0	-1	0	4
F	12	S. Moses	0	1	0	1	0
F	13	T. Fawcett	0	0	0	3	7
F	16	M. Hobbs	0	0	0	0	2
D	18	M. Suda	0	0	-2	3	0
F	19	R. Piercey	0	1	0	4	0
D	23	A. Kehrer	0	0	0	2	2
F	25	D. McDonnell	0	0	-1	1	0
D	27	R. Wheeler	0	0	+1	3	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	0	0	0	4	2
F	37	M. DeMelis	1	0	0	2	0
F	44	M. Abgrall	0	0	0	0	0
F	74	M. Carson	0	0	-2	1	2
D	88	G. Blanchard	0	0	0	2	4
		Team:	0			0

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
30	G. Carriere (L)	58:38	36	33	3	0.917
58:38	36	33	3	0.917

	#	Player	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	37	L. Cavallin	0	0	0	0	0
G	47	M. Lundgren	0	0	0	0	0
F	2	J. Stewart	0	0	0	2	0
D	3	M. Underwood	0	0	+1	1	0
F	4	W. Deveaux	0	0	-1	0	9
F	8	A. Venuto	1	1	+1	3	2
F	13	R. Cronin	0	1	+1	4	0
F	14	R. Francis	0	1	+1	1	0
F	17	J. Bloom	1	0	0	5	2
F	19	B. Allison	0	0	0	2	0
D	20	O. Gallatin	0	0	+1	5	0
F	21	L. Hemstrom	0	0	0	1	2
F	23	M. Andreev	1	1	+1	2	0
F	25	M. Primeau	0	0	0	4	0
D	27	N. Anderson	0	0	-1	1	0
D	28	C. Doherty	0	0	0	2	0
F	29	J. Works	0	0	-1	1	0
D	44	J. Bellamy	0	0	0	1	0
F	58	K. Vaisanen	0	0	0	1	0
D	61	D. MacKinnon	0	0	+1	0	5
		Team:	0			0

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
47	M. Lundgren (W)	–	32	31	1	–
	Totals:	–	32	31	1	–

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
7:55 – 1st		A. Kehrer	2	High-sticking – minor (60.2)
13:30 – 1st		T. Fawcett	2	Instigating – minor (46.11)
13:30 – 1st		T. Fawcett	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
13:30 – 1st		W. Deveaux	2	Boarding – minor (41.2)
13:30 – 1st		W. Deveaux	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
15:46 – 1st		J. Kaplan	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
15:46 – 1st		D. MacKinnon	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
18:27 – 1st		M. Hobbs	2	Interference – minor (56.2)
3:12 – 2nd		M. Carson	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
4:22 – 2nd		A. Venuto	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
9:57 – 2nd		J. Bloom	2	Interference – minor (56.2)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Adam Samuelsson, Anthony Repaci, Cooper Moore, Riley Ginnell, and William Lavallière.
• Maine Scratches: Christian Propp, David Jankowski, Jack Bar, Nolan Renwick, Ryan McGuire, and Xavier Henry.
• The Maine Mariners debuted their new Navy alternate jerseys on Sunday. Over the past few seasons, they have had a black and yellow Bruins alternate. This year’s alternate is similar to the Bruins current jerseys with a navy base and green sleeves and their normal trident crest and green lettering.
• Connor Federkow did not face a fine or suspension for his boarding major and game misconduct for boarding on Saturday afternoon. He was in the line-up as usual on Sunday.
• Following Sunday’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
  • Cam McDonald is without a point in his last four games.
  • Vinny Corcoran is without a point in his last four games.
  • Stevie Moses snapped a three-game scoring drought with an assist.
  • Tyson Fawcett is without a point in his last four games.
  • Matt Hobbs is without a point in his last three games.
  • Michael Suda is without a point in his last three games.
  • Riley Piercey snapped a three-game scoring drought with an assist.
  • Anthony Kehrer is without a point in his last four games.
  • Declan McDonnell is without a point in his last three games.
  • Ryan Wheeler is without a point in his last three games.

Railers Lines

On-Ice Officials

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

Railers Lines

Matt DeMelis goal

Jordan Kaplan vs Dylan MacKinnon

Railers pics from first period

Max Andreev goal

Josh Bloom goal

Railers pics from second period

Railers pics from third period

Antonio Venuto goal