Match Notes
- Worcester leads the season series at 3-1.
- Reading can get within a point of second place with a win and a regulation loss by Adirondack.
- Worcester can tie with Brampton for sixth place with a win and a Brampton loss.
Royals Notes
- Team Rankings and Averages:
- Reading has five shootout losses this season.
- Royals have the second worst penalty kill overall with 27 goals allowed on 126 penalties. (78.6 percent)
- Reading is 9-0-2-1 when leading after 20 minutes and are 13-0-2-1 when leading after 40. They are 0-9-0-1 when trailing after two periods.
- Royals are on a 4 game losing streak on the road, which began when Worcester beat them 5-3 on December 12.
- Reading is the second least penalized team in the ECHL with 374 PIMS.
- Player Rankings and Streaks:
- Woo Hockey Alum Frank DiChiara has goals in back-to-back games and leads all Royals with 5 power play goals.
- Chris McCarthy leads all Royals forwards with 33 points and 25 assists. (8-25-33)
- Josh MacDonald leads all Royals forwards in goals with 16. (16-11-27)
- Recent Transactions:
- Michael Huntebrinker was recalled to Lehigh Valley on Thursday.
- Possible Scratches:
- Sean Campbell – Last played December 30.
- Brayden Low – Last played December 31.
- Adam Marsh – on injured reserve. Last played November 30.
Railers Notes
- Team Rankings and Averages:
- Worcester has the lowest goals per game average at 2.26.
- Railers are ranked second with just two shorthanded goals allowed this season.
- Worcester has the second-worst power play in the league at 12.2 percent. Their 16 power play goals is the lowest in the league.
- Railers are tied for first on the penalty kill at home at 90 percent. They are tied with South Carolina, who has allowed five goals while Worcester has allowed six.
- Player Rankings and Streaks:
- Evan Buitenhuis is third in the league with .926 save percentage.
- Barry Almeida is ranked fifth in shots on goal with 138.
- Ryan MacKinnon has seven points (0-7-7) in his last seven games.
- Connor Doherty has four fighting majors this season.
- Barry Almeida is one goal short from his 100th ECHL goal.
- Cold Streaks:
- Tommy Panico – 12 games
- Connor Doherty – 10 games
- Alex Adams – 7 games
- Nick Roberto – 6 games
- Ivan Kosorenkov – 5 games
- Tyler Mueller – 4 games
- Woody Hudson – 3 games
- David Quenneville – 3 games
- Nick Sorkin – 3 games
- Recent Transactions:
- Nick Roberto was activated from Reserve and Alex Adams was placed on reserve on Friday.
- Mitch Gillam and Mike Cornell were recalled to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Thursday.
- Rob Lemelin was signed as the emergency back-up goaltender on Thursday.
- David Quenneville was activated from reserve on Thursday.
- Alex Adams was placed on reserve on Thursday.
- Nick Roberto was acquired from South Carolina on Wednesday for future considerations.
- Possible Scratches:
- Malcolm Gould – On injured reserve, is eligible to be activated.
- Kyle McKenzie – On injured reserve, is eligible to be activated.
- Yanick Turcotte – Suspended. Serving his second of five games.
- Alex Adams – On reserve.
- Additional scratches to be determined around game time.
Isles/Sound Tigers News
- Islanders 4, Rangers 3 [NHL]
- Matt Barzal had three points (1g, 2a) on Thursday, has 14 points (4g, 10a) in seven games against the Rangers.
- Josh Bailey scored the game-winning goal on the only Islanders’ shot in the third period.
- Sound Tigers 4, Utica 3 (SO) [Sound Tigers]
- Chris Casto, Tanner Fritz, Yannick Rathgeb, and Parker Wotherspoon scored for Bridgeport.
- Woo Hockey Alum Mitch Gillam was the back-up for Bridgeport.
- Woo Hockey Alum Alex Sakellaropoulos was dressed as the back-up goaltender for Utica.
- Islanders play against the Rangers today at 1 PM.
- Sound Tigers play tonight at home against the Wolf Pack.
Recent North Division Game Results
- Friday, January 11, 2019
North Division Games Today
- Adirondack Thunder vs Newfoundland Growlers
- Reading Royals vs Worcester Railers
- Maine Mariners vs Brampton Beast
Other Mentions
- The Railers will be giving out Mitch Gillam bobbleheads tonight to the first 3,000 fans.
- For live updates during the game, follow us on Twitter @WooHockeyNews.