Game Story


Glens Falls, NY — The Worcester Railers lost their second consecutive game of the week to the hands of the Adirondack Thunder on Friday night. The final score from Glens Falls was 4-1.

Brent Beaudoin scored Worcester’s only goal, with assists credited to Nolan Vesey and Myles McGurty. Henrik Tikkanen made the start for Worcester, despite a 41-save performance, it was his fifteenth loss of the season. Patrick Grasso had a hat trick for the Thunder, scoring the first, third, and fourth (EN) goals. Former Railer Grant Jozefek scored Adirondack’s second goal. The Railers were outshot 45-25 throughout the game, though scoring opportunities between the two teams could not have been further apart.

Patrick Grasso put the Thunder up 1-0 at 12:01, beating Henrik Tikkanen on a slapshot from the slot.  The Thunder outshot Worcester 17-10 heading into the second period with the one-goal advantage.

Neither team scored in the second period, keeping the Railers in the game despite being outshot 12-6 in the middle frame. Andrei Bakanov would get the first shot tally halfway through the period with the Railers heading on their first power play. Despite being outplayed, the Railers still trailed by one heading into the third period.

Brent Beaudoin managed to tie the game 1-1 with his 19th goal of the season at 4:12 of the third period, assisted by Nolan Vesey and Myles McGurty. The burst of life wouldn’t last long with Grand Jozefek scoring 38 seconds later to give the Thunder a 2-1 lead. Patrick Grasso would score two more times at 8:03 and an empty net goal at 17:22 to complete the hat trick and give the Thunder a 4-1 victory.

The three stars of Friday night’s game were:

  1. Patrick Grasso (Adirondack) – 3 goals, +2
  2. Sebastian Vidmar (Adirondack) – 3 assists, +2
  3. Grant Jozefek (Adirondack) – 1 goal, +2

In the North division, Reading emerged victorious over the Toledo Walleye, ending Toledo’s 18-game winning streak with a 4-2 score, the second-best in ECHL history. Meanwhile, the Florida Everblades failed to score against the Newfoundland Growlers, who shut out the ‘Blades 3-0. The Maine Mariners secured a narrow 4-3 victory in overtime against the Atlanta Gladiators. Finally, the Trois-Rivieres Lions dominated the Norfolk Admirals, shutting them out 5-0. Railers magic number to clinch a playoff spot remains at 16 points with 12 games left in their season. The Adirondack Thunder are five points back of a playoff spot with two games in hand.

The Railers and Thunder’s week concludes Saturday night in Glens Falls.


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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
0 0 1 1
1 0 3 4
Shots 1 2 3 T
10 6 9 25
17 12 16 45

 

Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 12:01 – 1st P. Grasso (28) S. Harper, S. Vidmar
1 – 1 4:12 – 3rd B. Beaudoin (19) N. Vesey, M. McGurty
1 – 2 4:50 – 3rd G. Jozefek (17) B. Fleurent, T. Broughman
1 – 3 8:03 – 3rd P. Grasso (29) S. Vidmar, R. Orgel
1 – 4 17:22 – 3rd P. Grasso (30) S. Vidmar EN

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 35 K. Appleby 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 H. Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 C. McCarthy 0 0 -2 1 0
F 7 L. Coughlin 0 0 -3 1 0
F 8 B. Butler 0 0 0 2 0
F 11 N. Vesey 0 1 -1 0 0
F 12 B. Beaudoin 1 0 0 3 0
F 16 J. Hayhurst 0 0 -1 3 0
F 17 A. Callin 0 0 -1 4 0
F 18 A. Goodsir 0 0 0 1 0
D 21 C. Breen 0 0 0 2 0
D 22 J. Victor 0 0 0 0 0
F 23 A. Bakanov 0 0 -2 1 0
D 25 P. Beaulieu 0 0 -2 0 0
D 26 J. Brandt 0 0 -1 2 0
D 27 M. McGurty 0 1 -1 0 0
F 37 R. Newkirk 0 0 -1 2 2
F 44 S. Jandric 0 0 -1 1 0
F 81 A. Repaci 0 0 0 2 0
Team:
Totals: 1 2 -16 25 2
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
39 H. Tikkanen (L) – 44 41 3 –
Empty Net – 1 1 –
Totals: – 45 41 4 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 1 V. Purpura 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 J. Theut 0 0 0 0 0
D 4 M. Slick 0 0 0 1 0
D 7 M. Stief 0 0 +1 1 0
D 8 W. Letourneau 0 0 +2 3 0
F 10 R. Smith 0 0 0 4 0
F 11 S. Harper 0 1 +1 2 0
D 12 R. Orgel 0 1 +1 1 0
D 13 I. Chukarov 0 0 +1 2 0
F 14 M. Jennings 0 0 0 6 0
F 18 E. Middendorf 0 0 0 4 0
F 21 P. Grasso 3 0 +2 5 0
F 22 S. Vidmar 0 3 +2 1 0
F 23 N. Rivera 0 0 0 2 2
D 26 K. Hallbauer 0 0 +1 3 0
F 27 T. Broughman 0 1 +1 3 0
F 29 B. Fleurent 0 1 +1 3 0
F 43 G. Jozefek 1 0 +2 3 0
F 63 S. Weller 0 0 0 1 2
Team:
Totals: 4 7 15 45 4
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
35 J. Theut (W) – 25 24 1 –
Totals: – 25 24 1 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
1:01 – 2nd R. Newkirk 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
9:48 – 2nd S. Weller 2 Elbowing – minor (45.2)
14:09 – 3rd N. Rivera 2 Elbowing – minor (45.2)


Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Billy Jerry, Chris Ordoobadi, Christian Evers, Jack Quinlivan, Max Johnson, Noah Delmas, and Quinn Ryan.
  • Adirondack scratches: Brandon Schultz, Bryce Martin, Colin Long, Jeff Taylor, Mareks Mitens, and Yanick Turcotte.
  • Steve Jandric was assigned to Worcester from Springfield after spending the majority of the season after a successful PTO with the club. He had eight points in 31 games with Springfield. Friday marked his first game in the ECHL since November 16. Nick Fea was released to make room for Jandric as the team was at capacity.
  • The Railers announced the following number changes on Friday morning following Steve Jandric and Reece Newkirk’s returns to Worcester. Max Johnson is the first player to be issued #42 this season, including pre-season action if he ends up playing again this season – he was placed on injured reserve earlier in the week. It is assumed there was a new set of jerseys with #42 made up after a number of number swaps already being made this season.
    • Jandric: 44
    • Victor: 22
    • Johnson: 42
  •  Following Friday night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Connor McCarthy is without a point in his last nine games.
    • Liam Coughlin is without a point in his last three games.
    • Jacob Hayhurst snapped a four-game point streak. (2-2-4)
    • Conor Breen is without a point in all sixteen of his games with Worcester.
    • Josh Victor is without a point in his last five games.
    • Phil Beaulieu is without a point in his last three games.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Steve Jandric #44 Brent Beaudoin #12 Anthony Repaci #81
Forward Line 2 Jacob Hayhurst #16 Reece Newkirk #37 Bobby Butler #8
Forward Line 3 Nolan Vesey #11 Liam Coughlin #7 Andrei Bakanov #23
Rotated Forwards Adam Goodsir #18 Anthony Callin #17 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Jared Brandt #26 Myles McGurty #27
Defense Pair 2 Philip Beaulieu #25 Philip Beaulieu #25
Defense Pair 3 Josh Victor #22 Conor Breen #21
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 Travis Broughman #27 Ryan Smith #10
Forward Line 3 Nick Rivera #23 Matt Jennings #14 Erik Middendorf #37
Rotated Forwards Shawn Weller #63 – Brady Fleurent #29
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Wayne Letourneau #8 Matt Stief #7
Defense Pair 2 Ivan Chukarov #13 Kyle Hallbauer #26
Defense Pair 3 Matt Slick #4 Ryan Orgel #12
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Jake Theut #35
Backup Goaltender Vinnie Purpura #1

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Trevor Wohlford (38)
Referee –
Linesman Shane Kanaly (74)
Linesman Sam Schildkraut (46)


Highlights

Highlights for this game can be found on the ECHL website.

Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Thunder Lines


Patrick Grasso goal (1-0 Thunder)


Brent Beaudoin goal (Tied 1-1)


Grant Jozefek goal (2-1 Thunder)


Patrick Grasso Second Goal (3-1 Thunder)


Patrick Grasso ENG – Hat Trick (4-1 Thunder)