Game Story

Henrik Tikkanen made his fourth start of the season, stopping 16 shots before being pulled late in the second period after Maine’s sixth goal. Tristan Lennox finished the game, allowing two goals on 11 shots over the final 21:40. Brad Arvanitis earned his first win of the year for Maine with 25 saves on 26 shots.

Maine’s offense exploded with goals from Linus Hemstrom, Jacob Hudson, Xander Lamppa (2), Jaxon Ballamy, and Lynden McCallum, who recorded a hat trick. Jesse Nurmi netted Worcester’s lone goal midway through the third period, assisted by Ross Mitton.

The night marked Worcester’s annual “Railers Fight Cancer” game, benefiting Why Me & Sherry’s House. All 31 specialty jerseys were auctioned during the game, with Henrik Tikkanen’s selling for $1,500 and captain Anthony Repaci’s for $1,000. The team also celebrated its one-millionth ticket sold milestone since joining the ECHL. A raffle for one additional jersey will be drawn during Sunday’s game.

Through three meetings this season, Maine has outscored Worcester 17-1. The Mariners’ 12 goals this weekend alone surpass Worcester’s total across their first eight games of the year.

Maine opened the scoring at 3:47 of the first when Linus Hemstrom finished a 2-on-1 feed from Sebastian Vidmar that slipped through Tikkanen’s glove side. Worcester went 0-for-2 on the power play in the frame and trailed 9-8 in shots after 20 minutes.

The second period was all Maine. Lynden McCallum scored twice just 17 seconds apart (1:49 and 2:06), both redirections at the top of the crease. Jacob Hudson added a power-play goal off a Railers skater at 15:42, followed by McCallum’s third at 17:55 on another man-advantage, his third professional hat trick. Xander Lamppa deflected a Zachary Massicotte point shot to make it 6-0 before the second intermission.

Tempers boiled over when Lincoln Hatten dropped the gloves with Jaxon Ballamy at 5:32. Later, Tikkanen exchanged words with the bench after being pulled, while head coach Nick Tuzzolino tossed his whiteboards down the tunnel in visible frustration.

Lincoln Hatten fought Jaxon Ballamy at 5:32 in the second period. Hatten landed most of his punches before Ballamy dragged them both down and sending them to their respective penalty boxes. Frustrations were clear when Henrik Tikkanen had some words for the Railers bench after he was pulled for Tristan Lennox at 18:20. Head coach Nick Tuzzolino also showing his frustrations, throwing his whiteboards down the Railers tunnel as the game went into the second intermission.

Jesse Nurmi killed Arvanitis’ shutout hopes at 10:07, ending Maine’s 170:07 shutout streak against Worcester. Nurmi had a quick shot after Arvanitis made a poke check with the puck landing at his feet and put it over Arvanitis’ shoulder for his first career goal. Xander Lamppa made it 7-1, getting a loose puck past Lennox at 18:41. Jaxon Ballamy scored Maine’s eighth goal with 15 seconds remaining to put the final score at 8-1, shot totals were 33-26.

Riley Ginnell had put the puck in the net at 14:38 in the third period, while James Marooney was in the box for Maine for a double minor for high-sticking on Cole Donhauser. The goal was ruled no goal on the ice, and a video review had confirmed that.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Lynden McCallum (Maine) – 3 goals, +2
2. Robert Cronin (Maine) – 3 assists, +2
3. Brad Arvanitis (Maine) – win, 25 saves, 0.962 SV%

Around the North Division, the Wheeling Nailers beat the Greensboro Gargoyles 2-1. The Trois-Rivieres Lions beat the Reading Royals 2-1 at the Santander Arena. The Norfolk Admirals took game two of their 3-in-3 series against the Adirondack Thunder 3-2 in overtime. Six of the eight North Division teams play on Sunday, all are rematches with Wheeling and Greensboro having the afternoon off.

Daylan Kueffler had an assist and was a +2 in the Sound Tigers’ 6-1 win over the Thunderbirds on Saturday night. They’re off until Wednesday, when they host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for a school day game at 10:30 a.m.

The Railers and Mariners meet again on Sunday afternoon to close out the 3-in-3 at 3:05 p.m.

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Box Score

Scoring	1	2	3	T
	1	5	2	8
	0	0	1	1

Shots	1	2	3	T
	8	14	11	33
	9	11	6	26

Score	#	Per	Team	Time	Goals	Assists
1 – 0	1	1st		3:47	L. Hemstrom (2)	S. Vidmar
2 – 0	2	2nd		1:49	L. McCallum (1)	T. Thompson, R. Cronin
3 – 0	3	2nd		2:06	L. McCallum (2)	P. Beaulieu, R. Cronin
4 – 0	4	2nd		15:42	J. Hudson (4)	B. Kalmikov, M. Andreev
5 – 0	5	2nd		17:55	L. McCallum (3)	R. Cronin, L. Hemstrom
6 – 0	6	2nd		18:20	X. Lamppa (2)	Z. Massicotte, C. Villegas

Rosters

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	1	B. Arvanitis	0	0	0	0	0
G	33	L. Cavallin	0	0	0	0	0
D	2	Z. Massicotte	0	1	+2	4	0
F	3	B. Raymond	0	1	+1	0	0
D	7	P. Beaulieu	0	1	+2	1	0
F	9	B. Kalmikov	0	1	0	4	2
F	13	R. Cronin	0	3	+2	1	0
F	14	J. Perreault	0	0	+2	2	0
D	15	T. Thompson	0	1	+3	2	0
F	17	C. Villegas	0	1	+1	0	0
F	19	X. Lamppa	2	1	+2	2	0
F	21	L. Hemstrom	1	1	0	2	0
F	22	S. Vidmar	0	2	+2	0	0
F	23	M. Andreev	0	1	0	1	0
F	27	L. McCallum	3	0	+2	4	0
F	28	A. DiPaolo	0	0	+1	0	2
D	42	J. Marooney	0	0	-1	1	4
D	44	J. Bellamy	1	1	+1	3	5
D	55	L. Johansson	0	0	0	4	2
F	92	J. Hudson	1	0	0	2	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	8	15	20	33	15

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
1	B. Arvanitis (W)	60	26	25	1	0.9615
	Totals:	60	26	25	1	0.9615

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	30	T. Lennox	0	0	0	0	0
G	39	H. Tikkanen	0	0	0	0	0
D	4	C. Odelius	0	0	-2	1	0
D	6	C. McDonald	0	0	-2	3	0
F	7	M. Dorrington	0	0	-1	4	0
D	8	M. Ferrandino	0	0	-2	2	0
F	9	R. Ginnell	0	0	-2	1	0
F	10	R. Miotto	0	0	0	2	0
F	11	L. Hatten	0	0	0	1	7
F	13	T. Kobryn	0	0	-1	0	2
D	15	J. Horvath	0	0	-2	2	2
F	16	R. Mitton	0	1	+1	0	0
F	17	T. Schachle	0	0	0	0	2
D	18	M. Suda	0	0	0	1	0
F	25	J. Nurmi	1	0	+1	1	0
D	27	M. Stief	0	0	0	1	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	0	0	-3	1	2
F	37	M. DeMelis	0	0	0	2	0
F	77	D. Callin	0	0	-3	3	0
F	81	A. Repaci	0	0	-4	1	0
		Team:	0			0	2
		Totals:	1	1	-20	26	17

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
39	H. Tikkanen (L)	37:44	22	16	6	0.7273
30	T. Lennox	21:40	11	9	2	0.8182
	Totals:	59:24	33	25	8	0.7576

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
13:39 – 1st		L. Johansson	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
17:09 – 1st		B. Kalmikov	2	Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
05:32 – 2nd		J. Bellamy	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
05:32 – 2nd		L. Hatten	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
12:42 – 2nd		T. Schachle	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
14:48 – 2nd		Served by A. Repaci	2	Delay of Game – Faceoff Infraction (76.6)
16:45 – 2nd		J. Horvath	2	Hooking – minor (55.2)
01:04 – 3rd		C. Donhauser	2	Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
04:04 – 3rd		L. Hatten	2	Elbowing – minor (45.2)
07:23 – 3rd		A. DiPaolo	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
10:43 – 3rd		J. Marooney	4	High-sticking – double minor (60.3)
19:26 – 3rd		T. Kobryn	2	Tripping – minor (57.2)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Anthony Callin, Anthony Hora, Kabore Dunn, Kolby Johnson, Porter Schachle, Riley Piercey, T.J. Walsh, and Thomas Gale.
• Maine Scratches: Ethan Pearson, Jackson Stewart, Liam Gorman, Mason Primeau, Owen Gallatin, Shawn Element, Ty Cheveldayoff, Wyllum Deveaux, and Zackary Jones.
• Renovations continue around the DCU Center as crews have begun to replace the ribbon boards that hang along the 300-level of the upper bowl. The video boards are still being worked on at the convention center and by the main entrance.
  The Railers were assigned Cole Odelius from Bridgeport on Saturday morning. He was on recall since October 30, and did not dress for any of the four games Bridgeport played in that span.
• The average bid for the Railers Fight Cancer jerseys was $370. The top highest-grossing jerseys in this auction were:
  • Henrik Tikkanen #39 – $1,500 (Buy it Now)
  • Anthony Repaci #81 w/ C – $1,000 (Buy it Now)
  • Kolby Johnson #12 – $925
  • Thomas Gale #33 – $510
  • Michael Ferrandino #8 – $500
  • Trax #7 – $452
  • Tanner Schachle #17 and Drew Callin #77 – $450
• Following Saturday night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring droughts:
  • Calle Odelius is without a point in his last four games.
  • Cam McDonald is without a point in his last seven games.
  • Max Dorrington is without a point in his last three games.
  • Michael Ferrandino is without a point in his last four games.
  • Ryan Miotto is without a point in his last four games.
  • Lincoln Hatten is without a point in his last eight games.
  • Tyler Kobryn is without a point in his last four games.
  • Jason Horvath is without a point in his last five games.
  • Michael Suda is without a point in his last four games.
  • Jesse Nurmi snapped a three-game scoring drought with a goal.
  • Matt Stief is without a point in his last three games.
  • Cole Donhauser is without a point in his last four games.
  • Matt DeMelis is without a point in his last four games.

Railers Lines

On-Ice Officials

Highlights

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

Railers Lines

Linus Hemstrom goal

Lynden McCallum first goal

Lynden McCallum second goal

Jacob Hudson goal

Lincoln Hatten vs Jaxon Ballamy

Lynden McCallum third goal

Xander Lamppa first goal

Jesse Nurmi goal

Xander Lamppa second goal

Jaxon Ballamy goal