Game Story

Worcester, MA — The Worcester Railers dropped their third straight game to the South Carolina Stingrays on Sunday afternoon, completing a sweep 4-2.

Anthony Repaci and Jimmy Lambert scored Worcester’s two goals with Lambert also tallying an assist on Repaci’s goal in his return to Worcester after being recalled to the Bridgeport Islanders. Brent Moran made 32 saves in his only appearance of the weekend. Clay Stevenson was back in the net for the South Carolina Stingrays and made 27 shots for his second win of the weekend. Bear Hughes, Andrew Cherniwchan, Kevin O’Neil, and Tarek Baker each tallied goals for South Carolina. The railers were 0-for-3 on the power play Sunday and were just 1-for-9 in the three games against the Stingrays this weekend.

Bear Hughes got the Stingrays on the scoreboard at the 4:57 mark of the first period. He received a pass from Anthony Del Gaizo in the slot and shot over Brent Moran’s blocker for his 17th goal of the season.

Andrew Cherniwchan added to the Stingrays’ lead on the power play in the second period, scoring his 7th goal of the year. Ryan Scarfo collected a rebound and passed to Cherniwchan, who shot from the left circle into an open net for the 2-0 lead. The Railers reduced the deficit to 2-1 late in the second period, with Anthony Repaci scoring his 9th goal of the season. Jimmy Lambert passed to Repaci on the left circle, and he shot past the glove of Stevenson.

Jimmy Lambert tied the game 32 seconds into the third period with his 9th goal of the season. He stickhandled into the attacking zone and lifted a shot past Stevenson for the 2-2 game. Kevin O’Neil gave South Carolina the lead again with his 15th goal of the year, three minutes later. He lifted a puck through traffic from the top of the left circle for the 3-2 lead. The Railers pulled their goaltender, Henrik Tikkanen, for the extra attacker, but Tarek Baker sealed the 4-2 win for the Stingrays with his 6th goal of the season, 49 seconds before the end of regulation.

The three stars of Sunday afternoon’s game were:

  1. Kevin O’Neil (South Carolina) – 1 goal, 1 assist
  2. Jimmy Lambert (Worcester) – 1 goal, 1 assist
  3. Clay Stevenson (South Carolina) – win, 27 saves, 0.931 SV%

The Maine Mariners and Newfoundland Growlers were the only other north division teams in action Sunday afternoon. The Growlers topped the Mariners 5-3 in St. John.

The Railers are set to play again on Tuesday, heading to Reading, PA for a 10:30 a.m. school day game against the Royals.

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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
1 1 2 4
0 1 1 2
Shots 1 2 3 T
18 9 9 36
6 11 12 29
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
1 – 0 4:57 – 1st B. Hughes (17) A. Del Gaizo, M. Anderson
2 – 0 11:15 – 2nd A. Cherniwchan (7) R. Scarfo, K. O’Neil PP
2 – 1 16:42 – 2nd A. Repaci (9) J. Lambert
2 – 2 0:32 – 3rd J. Lambert (9)
3 – 2 3:38 – 3rd K. O’Neil (15) J. Wilkins, B. Maass
4 – 2 19:11 – 3rd T. Baker (6) EN

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 1 T. Wall 0 0 0 0 0
G 33 C. Stevenson 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 M. Anderson 0 1 0 2 0
F 6 J. Leppard 0 0 0 0 0
F 7 J. Evans 0 0 -1 5 0
F 10 L. Courtnall 0 0 0 1 0
F 15 J. Wilkins 0 1 -1 2 0
F 16 T. Baker 1 0 +1 3 2
D 18 B. Maass 0 1 +1 0 0
F 19 K. O’Neil 1 1 -1 3 0
F 20 R. Scarfo 0 1 +1 1 0
F 21 C. Turnbull 0 0 +1 4 0
F 22 A. Del Gaizo 0 1 +1 1 0
F 25 B. Hughes 1 0 +2 4 0
F 28 A. Cherniwchan 1 0 0 2 0
D 29 E. Wardley 0 0 0 2 4
D 36 M. Kim 0 0 0 6 0
D 39 M. Haš 0 0 0 0 0
D 74 C. Moore 0 0 +1 0 0
Team:
Totals: 4 6 5 36 6
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
33 C. Stevenson (W) – 29 27 2 –
Totals: – 29 27 2 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 B. Moran 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 H. Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 C. McCarthy 0 0 +2 1 0
F 8 B. Butler 0 0 -2 3 0
D 10 T. Cosgrove 0 0 -1 1 2
F 12 B. Beaudoin 0 0 +1 2 0
F 13 B. Jerry 0 0 0 1 2
D 15 C. Evers 0 0 0 0 2
D 17 C. Breen 0 0 0 1 0
F 18 B. Christensen 0 0 -1 1 0
F 19 Q. Ryan 0 0 -1 3 0
D 20 A. Terchiyev 0 0 -1 0 0
F 22 N. Fea 0 0 0 2 0
F 23 A. Bakanov 0 0 -1 1 0
D 27 M. McGurty 0 0 -2 1 0
F 29 Z. Bross 0 0 0 1 0
F 37 R. Newkirk 0 0 -1 3 0
F 44 J. Lambert 1 1 0 4 0
F 81 A. Repaci 1 0 +1 4 0
Team:
Totals: 2 1 -6 29 6
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
30 B. Moran (L) – 35 32 3 –
Empty Net – 1 1 –
Totals: – 36 32 4 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
14:59 – 1st C. Evers 2 Slashing – minor (61.2)
0:34 – 2nd E. Wardley 2 Elbowing – minor (45.2)
9:34 – 2nd B. Jerry 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
17:17 – 2nd T. Baker 2 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
5:39 – 3rd T. Cosgrove 2 Delay of Game (63.2)
11:39 – 3rd E. Wardley 2 High-sticking – minor (60.2)

Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Collin Adams, Jack Quinlivan, Jared Brandt, Ken Appleby, Liam Coughlin, Noah Delmas, Nolan Vesey, and Philip Beaulieu.
  • South Carolina Scratches: Alexandre Fortin, Carter Allen, Chase Stewart, Chaz Reddekopp, Connor Russell, and Justin Florek.
  • Jimmy Lambert was assigned to the Railers Sunday afternoon and wore #44 with his previously-worn #23 already being assigned to Andrei Bakanov. Lambert had a goal and an assist in his return to Worcester and was the second star of the game.
  • The Railers placed Jared Brant on injured reserve this afternoon, with an effective date of January 28, and is eligible to be activated on February 11 when the Railers host Reading, at the earliest. Brandt last played on January 27th in the Railers 7-6 win over Reading.
  • The Jersey auction of the game was Trax’s #7 blue jersey from the Railers’ inaugural season in 2017-18. Very few blue jerseys from that season became available to the public as players who were on the roster at the end of the season received them as a gift from the team.
  • Following Sunday afternoon’s game, the Railers had the following streaks/droughts:
    • Bobby Butler is without a point in his last six games.
    • Billy Jerry is without a point in his last four games.
    • Christian Evers is without a point in his last three games.
    • Conor Breen is without a point in his last four games.
    • Blake Christensen is without a point in his last four games.
    • Artur Terchiyev is without a point in his last four games.
    • Nick Fea is without a point in his last four games.
    • Andrei Bakanov is without a point in his last three games.
    • Myles McGurty is without a point in his last nine games.
    • Zack Bross is without a point in his last four games.
    • Reece Newkirk ended a four-game point streak. (2-2-4).
    • Jimmy Lambert ended a three-game scoring drought in the ECHL.
    • Anthony Repaci is on a five-game point streak. (2-4-6)

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Bobby Butler #8 Jimmy Lambert #44 Quinn Ryan #19
Forward Line 2 Andrei Bakanov #23 Reece Newkirk #37 Blake Christensen #18
Forward Line 3 Nick Fea #22 Brent Beaudoin #12 Anthony Repaci #81
Rotated Forwards – Billy Jerry #13 Zack Bross #29
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Christian Evers #15 Connor McCarthy #2
Defense Pair 2 Artur Terchiyev #20 Myles McGurty #27
Defense Pair 3 Trevor Cosgrove #10 Connor Breen #17
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Brent Moran #30
Backup Goaltender Henrik Tikkanen #39

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Jonny Evans #7 Josh Wilkins #15 Kevin O’Neil #19
Forward Line 2 Tarek Baker #16 Ryan Scarfo #20 Andrew Cherniwchan #28
Forward Line 3 Anthony Del Gaizo #22 Bear Hughes #25 Carter Turnbull #21
Rotated Forwards Tarek Baker #16 – Lawton Courtnall #10
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Michael Kim #36 Evan Wardley #29
Defense Pair 2 Matt Anderson #3 Benton Maass #18
Defense Pair 3 Connor Moore #74 Martin Haš #39
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Clay Stevenson #33
Backup Goaltender Tyler Wall #1

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Nolan Bloyer (31)
Referee Steven Sailor (5)
Linesman Shane Kanaly (74)
Linesman Ryan Robinson (96)


Highlights

Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Stingrays Lines


Bear Hughes goal (1-0 Stingrays)


Andrew Cherniwchan (2-0 Stingrays)


Anthony Repaci goal (Stingrays lead 2-1)


Jimmy Lambert goal (tied 2-2)


Brent Moran saves


O”Neil goal (3-2 Stingrays)


Tarek Baker ENG (4-2 Stingrays)


Railers honor team’s driver Herb Suydan with a team jersey