Game Story


Worcester, MA — The Worcester Railers earned their second home win on Saturday night, defeating the Cincinnati Cyclones 4-2 at the DCU Center.

Tristan Lennox secured his third consecutive win of the season for the Railers, making a career-high 43 saves. Olof Lindbom, starting for the Cyclones for the second straight game, faced 31 shots and made key saves. Goals for the Railers were contributed by Anthony Callin, Zach White, Blade Jenkins, and Brendan Robbins, while Ole Julian Bjørgvik-Holm and Matej Pekar tallied for the Cyclones in their late comeback attempt. The Railers are back to .500 for the first time since winning on opening night.

The lone referee for the second consecutive game was Dominic Cadieux. Despite the Railers having more power play opportunities, there were numerous missed calls for the second straight game.

Worcester initiated the scoring as Anthony Callin deflected a shot from Todd Goehring from the right circle during a rush into the Cyclones’ zone at 7:12 in the first period. Zach White doubled the lead two minutes later, taking advantage of a mishandled puck by Cincinnati’s goaltender Olof Lindbom behind the net. Keeghan Howdeshell recovered the puck and connected with White at 9:21.

Heading into the second period with a steady lead, the Railers continued to extend their advantage when Blade Jenkins deflected a shot from Trevor Cosgrove at 11:32.

Cincinnati fought back in the third period with two goals. Ole Julian Bjørgvik-Holm showcased a skillful move close to the net, firing a shot into the top corner. Just three minutes later, Matej Pekar redirected a point shot from Steven MacLean, narrowing the Cyclones’ deficit to 3-2. Lindbom was pulled during the Cyclones’ timeout with 1:03 left in the period, and Brendan Robbins scored on a hail-mary shot from the Railers’ zone to secure their second home win of the season.

The three stars of the game were:

  1. Tristan Lennox (Worcester) – win, 43 saves, 0.915 SV%
  2. Blade Jenkins (Worcester) – game-winning goal
  3. Matej Pekar (Cincinnati) – 1 goal

The Railers welcome the Maine Mariners for the first meeting between the two teams on Sunday afternoon, puck drop is slated for 3:05 p.m.

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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
0 0 2 2
2 1 1 4
Shots 1 2 3 T
17 12 16 45
12 13 10 35
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 7:12 – 1st A. Callin (2) T. Goehring, A. Bakanov
0 – 2 9:21 – 1st Z. White (2) K. Howdeshell
0 – 3 11:32 – 2nd B. Jenkins (4) T. Cosgrove, C. Welsh
1 – 3 10:31 – 3rd O. Bjørgvik-Holm (3) L. Caporusso, J. Vaive
2 – 3 12:45 – 3rd M. Pekar (4) S. MacLean, C. DiGiacinto
2 – 4 19:40 – 3rd B. Robbins (4) EN

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 O. Lindbom 0 0 0 0 0
G 31 T. Boyko 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 L. Cato 0 0 -3 3 0
D 4 D. Savenkov 0 0 +2 3 0
D 5 J. Smereck 0 0 -2 7 0
D 6 S. MacLean 0 1 -1 0 2
F 8 Z. Andrusiak 0 0 0 4 0
F 10 L. Burzan 0 0 0 1 0
F 12 M. Pekar 1 0 0 2 0
F 16 J. Gaudet 0 0 0 6 0
C 23 L. Caporusso 0 1 +1 1 2
F 27 P. Polino 0 0 -1 1 0
F 28 L. Lapid 0 0 -1 3 0
F 39 A. Berg 0 0 -2 2 0
F 46 J. Vaive 0 1 0 0 2
D 47 O. Bjørgvik-Holm 1 0 0 3 0
F 62 S. Panwar 0 0 -2 3 0
F 86 J. Hardie 0 0 -2 3 0
F 96 C. DiGiacinto 0 1 0 3 0
Team:
Totals: 2 4 -11 45 6
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
30 O. Lindbom (L) – 34 31 3 –
Empty Net – 1 1 –
Totals: – 35 31 4 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 T. Lennox 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 H. Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 R. Verrier 0 0 +2 0 0
D 4 J. Schultz 0 0 -1 2 2
F 5 Z. White 1 0 +1 3 0
D 10 T. Cosgrove 0 1 +2 1 0
F 11 A. Bakanov 0 1 +1 2 0
F 12 J. Cipollone 0 0 0 0 0
F 13 J. Pivonka 0 0 -1 2 0
F 15 B. Robbins 1 0 +2 2 2
F 16 A. Calder 0 0 0 3 0
F 17 K. Howdeshell 0 1 +1 2 0
F 19 B. Jenkins 1 0 0 7 0
F 23 T. Goehring 0 1 0 1 0
D 26 C. Welsh 0 1 +1 0 0
F 29 R. Piercey 0 0 0 3 0
F 44 A. Callin 1 0 +1 5 0
D 70 Z. Garat 0 0 -1 0 0
D 88 A. Kulakov 0 0 +2 2 0
Team:
Totals: 4 5 10 35 4
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
30 T. Lennox (W) – 45 43 2 –
Totals: – 45 43 2 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
2:36 – 2nd S. MacLean 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
7:08 – 2nd B. Robbins 2 Delay of Game – Faceoff Infraction (76.6)
12:16 – 2nd L. Caporusso 2 Interference – minor (56.2)
18:47 – 2nd J. Vaive 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
6:33 – 3rd J. Schultz 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)


Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Anthony Repaci, Christian Krygier, Jack Quinlivan, John Copeland, and Quinn Ryan.
  • Cincinnati Scratches: Julian Sime, Nicholas Favaro, and Roman Ahcan.
  • In a flurry of transactions on Saturday, the Railers brought back Todd Goehring, who attended the Railers training camp this past October. He played in both pre-season games and scored an assist but was cut before the season started. His season started with the Fayetteville Marksmen of the SPHL, where he had five points in seven games.
  • In other transactions, Anthony Repaci and Jack Quinlivan have been placed on injured reserve. Repaci, who has missed a number of games already this season, is eligible to be activated on November 24. Quinlivan is eligible to return on December 2. The Railers had also signed former Worcester Blades goaltender Mariah Fujimagari for a second time this morning and was released in the afternoon.
  • Following Saturday’s game, the Railers had the following streaks and droughts:
    • Ryan Verrier is without a point in all eleven games he’s played so far this season.
    • Jake Schultz is without a point in all nine games he’s played so far this season.
    • Zach White snapped a four-game scoring drought with a goal.
    • Trevor Cosgrove is now on a three-game point streak with an assist on Saturday. (1-3-4)
    • Connor Welsh is now on a three-game point streak with an assist on Saturday. (1-2-3)
    • Riley Piercey is without a point in his last four games.
    • Anthony Callin snapped a four-game scoring drought with a goal on Saturday.


Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines

[The Cincinnati Cyclones do not tweet out their line-ups, so this tweet does not exist.]

Cyclones Lines


Todd Goehring Goal (1-0 Railers)


Zach White Goal (2-0 Railers)


Blade Jenkins Goal (3-0 Railers)


Ole Julian Bjørgvik-Holm Goal (3-1 Railers)


Matej Pekar Goal (3-2 Railers)

[This goal was not tweeted by the Railers]

Brendan Robbins Goal (4-2 Railers)