Game Story


Glens Falls, NY — On the closing weekend of the regular season, the Worcester Railers traveled to Glens Falls for the first of back-to-back games against the Adirondack Thunder, where they would end up falling 5-1.

The Adirondack Thunder scored five straight goals in an embarrassing effort made by the Worcester Railers. Patrick Grasso scored twice with Sebastian Vidmar, Dajon Mingo, and Shawn Weller each scoring goals. Brent Beaudoin scored the lone goal for Worcester, which would be his 20th of the season. Despite the additions from Jimmy Lambert and Reece Newkirk from Bridgeport earlier in the week, the Railers lacked the scoring to keep up with the Thunder. Henrik Tikkanen started the game,  making eight saves before being replaced by Ken Appleby after the Thunder’s fourth goal. Appleby faired well in his relief appearance, stopping all but one of Adirondack’s 15 shots. Mike Robinson picked up his first win against the Railers in his third appearance in a little over two weeks, his easiest appearance to date this season, facing just 23 shots.

In the first period, Adirondack secured a two-goal advantage by scoring twice. Sebastian Vidmar scored on a one-timer from the right circle at 8:31. Vidmar’s goal was set up on a pass by Ryan Smith, giving the Thunder a 1-0 lead. There was a scuffle at 15:07 involving Railers’ rookie defenseman Artyom Kulakov and Matt Jennings. Although punches were exchanged and gloves were taken off, both players were ultimately given minor penalties for roughing. At 15:58 in the first period, Dajon Mingo capitalized on a pass from Shane Harper and sent a wrist shot past Tikkanen, extending the Thunder’s lead to 2-0.

Patrick Grasso scored two consecutive goals in the second period in a 31-second timespan, increasing the Thunder’s lead to 4-0 and forcing a goaltending change. The first goal was scored at 4:51, followed by his 35th goal of the year at 5:20. Henrik Tikkanen was replaced by Ken Appleby in the Railers net. Later on, at 9:20 of the second period, Shawn Weller scored, pushing the Thunder’s lead to 5-0. The Railers struggled to generate offense, managing only four shots in the period, and they failed to land a shot on goal in the last 9:25 of the period.

Worcester eventually scored just 53 seconds into the third period, as Brent Beaudoin found the net for his 20th goal of the year, with assists from Andrei Bakanov and Anthony Repaci, bringing the score to 5-1.

The three stars of Saturday’s game were:

  1. Patrick Grasso (Adirondack) – 2 goals, 1 assist
  2. Dajon Mingo (Adirondack) – 1 goal, 1 assist
  3. Mike Robinson (Adirondack) – 22 saves, win, 0.957 SV%

Elsewhere, in the north division standings that are no longer relevant to either the Railers or Thunder, the Maine Mariners defeated the Norfolk Admirals earlier in the night 7-2. The Newfoundland Growlers beat the Reading Royals 6-2. The Maine Mariners and Norfolk Admirals wrap up their seasons tomorrow, as do the Railers and Thunder. The fourth and final playoff spot will be determined by the last game of the season, taking place in Glens Falls on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. The Railers must win in regulation to secure their playoff spot.

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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
0 0 1 1
2 3 0 5
Shots 1 2 3 T
8 4 11 23
6 14 7 27
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 8:31 – 1st S. Vidmar (15) R. Smith, D. Mingo
0 – 2 15:58 – 1st D. Mingo (4) S. Harper, P. Grasso
0 – 3 4:49 – 2nd P. Grasso (34) E. Middendorf, M. Stief
0 – 4 5:20 – 2nd P. Grasso (35) S. Harper
0 – 5 9:20 – 2nd S. Weller (13) B. Fleurent, R. Smith
1 – 5 0:53 – 3rd B. Beaudoin (20) A. Bakanov, A. Repaci

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 35 K. Appleby 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 H. Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0
F 7 L. Coughlin 0 0 -1 0 0
F 8 B. Butler 0 0 -1 1 0
D 10 T. Cosgrove 0 0 -2 2 0
F 11 N. Vesey 0 0 -1 0 2
F 12 B. Beaudoin 1 0 +1 2 0
D 15 C. Evers 0 0 -1 1 0
F 16 J. Hayhurst 0 0 -1 1 0
F 17 A. Callin 0 0 -2 0 2
F 22 J. Lambert 0 0 -4 1 0
F 23 A. Bakanov 0 1 +1 1 0
D 26 J. Brandt 0 0 -1 1 0
D 27 M. McGurty 0 0 -1 5 0
D 29 A. Kulakov 0 0 0 0 2
F 37 R. Newkirk 0 0 -3 1 0
D 41 R. Da Silva 0 0 -3 1 0
F 44 S. Jandric 0 0 0 3 0
F 81 A. Repaci 0 1 0 3 0
Team:
Totals: 1 2 -19 23 6
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
39 H. Tikkanen (L) – 12 8 4 –
35 K. Appleby – 15 14 1 –
Totals: – 27 22 5 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 1 M. Petizian 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 M. Robinson 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 D. Mingo 1 1 +2 2 2
D 4 M. Slick 0 0 +2 0 0
D 7 M. Stief 0 1 +1 0 0
D 8 W. Letourneau 0 0 +1 1 0
F 9 C. Long 0 0 0 1 0
F 10 R. Smith 0 2 +2 2 0
F 11 S. Harper 0 2 +2 2 0
D 12 R. Orgel 0 0 +1 3 0
F 14 M. Jennings 0 0 -1 1 2
F 21 P. Grasso 2 1 +2 6 0
F 22 S. Vidmar 1 0 +1 2 2
D 26 K. Hallbauer 0 0 +1 0 2
F 27 T. Broughman 0 0 0 2 0
F 29 B. Fleurent 0 1 +1 1 0
F 37 E. Middendorf 0 1 +2 2 0
F 43 G. Jozefek 0 0 +1 1 0
F 63 S. Weller 1 0 +1 1 0
Team:
Totals: 5 9 19 27 8
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
39 M. Robinson (W) – 23 22 1 –
Totals: – 23 22 1 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
15:07 – 1st A. Kulakov 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
15:07 – 1st M. Jennings 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
16:31 – 1st S. Vidmar 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
7:12 – 2nd A. Callin 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
14:46 – 2nd K. Hallbauer 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
15:32 – 2nd N. Vesey 2 Slashing – minor (61.2)
7:16 – 3rd D. Mingo 2 Slashing – minor (61.2)


Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Adam Goodsir, Connor McCarthy, Jack Quinlivan, Max Johnson, Nick Fea, Noah Delmas, Phil Beaulieu, and Quinn Ryan.
  • Adirondack Scratches: Brandon Schultz, Bryce Martin, Erik Middendorf, Ivan Chukarov, Jake Theut, Jeff Taylor, Mareks Mitens, Nick Rivera, Vinnie Purpura, and Yanick Turcotte.
  • Jimmy Lambert and Reece Newkirk were assigned to the Railers on Friday. In moves to get into Roster limits, Chris Ordoobadi and Billy Jerry were released. Ordoobadi was activated off of injured reserve in another transaction, with Adam Goodsir also heading to injured reserve effective April 6. Lambert wore #22 on Saturday after wearing #44 and #23 in his previous stints with the Railers earlier this season.
  • Ryan MacKinnon, Collin Adams, and Blade Jenkins remain with the Bridgeport Islanders. Adams was in the lineup Saturday, while MacKinnon and Jenkins were absent from the lineup. In Bridgeport’s 5-3 loss to Providence, Adams had a -1 rating, did not register a shot on goal, and did not score a goal or assist on any goals.
  • Saturday’s game was Ryan Da Silva’s 100th ECHL game.
  • Following Saturday’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Liam Coughlin is without a point in his last three games.
    • Nolan Vesey snapped a five-game point streak. (2-3-5)
    • Christian Evers is without a point in his last five games.
    • Anthony Callin is without a point in his last four games.
    • Andrei Bakanov snapped a three-game scoring drought with an assist on Saturday.
    • Jared Brandt is without a point in his last six games.
    • Steve Jandric snapped his point streak at three games. (1-3-4)
    • Anthony Repaci is on a three-game point streak. (2-3-5)

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Andrei Bakanov #23 Brent Beaudoin #12 Anthony Repaci #81
Forward Line 2 Steve Jandric #44 Jacob Hayhurst #16 Bobby Butler #8
Forward Line 3 Jimmy Lambert #22 Anthony Callin #17 Reece Newkirk #37
Rotated Forwards Nolan Vesey #11 Liam Coughlin #7 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Jared Brandt #26 Myles McGurty #27
Defense Pair 2 Trevor Cosgrove #10 Ryan Da Silva #41
Defense Pair 3 Christian Evers #15 Artyom Kulakov #29
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Henrik Tikkanen #39
Backup Goaltender Ken Appleby #35

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Sebastian Vidmar #22 Shane Harper #11 Patrick Grasso #21
Forward Line 2 Grant Jozefek #43 Ryan Smith #10 Erik Middendorf #37
Forward Line 3 Matt Jennings #14 Travis Broughman #27 Brady Fleurent #29
Rotated Forwards Shawn Weller #63 Colin Long #9 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Matt Stief #7 Dajon Mingo #3
Defense Pair 2 Matt Slick #4 Ryan Orgel #12
Defense Pair 3 Wayne Letourneau #8 Kyle Hallbauer #26
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Mike Robinson #39
Backup Goaltender Matt Petizian #1

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Yannick Jobin-Manseau (30)
Referee Alex Normandin (26)
Linesman Trevor Waite (73)
Linesman Matthew Heinen (93)


Highlights


Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Thunder Lines


Sebastian Vidmar goal (1-0 Thunder)


Dajon Mingo goal (2-0 Thunder)


Patrick Grasso first goal (3-0 Thunder)


Patrick Grasso second goal (4-0 Thunder)


Shawn Weller goal (5-0 Thunder)


Brent Beaudoin goal (5-1 Thunder)