The Worcester Railers came out on top in game two of their final three-in-three weekend of the regular season, edging out the Adirondack Thunder with a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.
Jack Quinlivan scored his first goal of the season in the Worcester Railers 4-2 loss to the Trois-Rivieres Lions on Sunday.
Ken Appleby made 33 saves in his first appearance of the season on Friday night.
The Worcester Railers improved to a 13-11-3-2 record, picking up five points with two wins and an overtime loss in a 3-in-3 series against the Reading Royals to close out the 2023 calendar year.
The Adirondack Thunder scored on the power play and again on an empty net in the third period to eliminate the Railers from playoff contention.
The Railers playoff hopes all come down to the final game of the season as they fail to catch the Thunder 5-1 on Saturday night.
Despite two power-play goals in the second period, the Maine Mariners would pull through, beating the Railers 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Anthony Repaci scored his second hat trick of the season with the game-winning goal in overtime on Friday night.
The Adirondack Thunder completed a sweep of the Railers, picking up wins in all three games this week with a final score of 2-1 at the Cool Insuring Arena on Saturday night.
Reece Newkirk scored the lone goal in his return to Worcester.