Game Story

Parker Gahagen turned aside 28 shots in his first ECHL start of the season, while Jakub Malek stopped 21 for the Thunder to earn his first career win. Gahagen becomes the fourth goaltender to suit up for Worcester after previously facing them, joining Josh Boyko, John Muse, and Kaden Fulcher, all of whom also faced the Railers as members of the Reading Royals. Riley Ginnell scored Worcester’s lone goal, while TJ Friedmann and Brannon McManus tallied for Adirondack.

Adirondack opened the scoring just 2:47 into the game on their first shot. TJ Friedmann finished a setup from Chase McLane, who fed him from behind the net for a quick strike from the slot that slipped past Cole Donhauser, Cam McDonald, and Gahagen. The Thunder carried the play early, outshooting Worcester 12-7 in the first period.

At 1:57 of the second, Lincoln Hatten and Jacob Graves dropped the gloves. Graves landed a few early punches before Hatten lost his footing, bringing both players to the ice. Each received five-minute majors for fighting, along with an additional two minutes for removing their helmets. Worcester found themselves shorthanded twice more in the frame, with penalties to MacAuley Carson (slashing at 11:13) and Cam McDonald (cross-checking at 15:59). Adirondack again held the edge in shots, 10-4, stretching the overall margin to 22-11.

Ginnell pulled Worcester even at 10:39 of the third period. Ross Mitton’s initial shot went high off the glass behind the net, where Ryan Miotto gathered the puck and slid it across the crease to Ginnell, who knocked it in. Worcester outshot Adirondack 11-7 in the final frame, but the game remained tied through 60 minutes, with total shots ending 29-22 in favor of the Thunder.

Just 44 seconds into overtime, Brannon McManus ended it, beating Michael Ferrandino and Gahagen on the only shot of the overtime period.

The three stars of the game were:

1. Brannon McManus (Adirondack) – 1 goal
2. Jakub Malek (Adirondack) – win, 21 saves, 0.955 SV%
3. Parker Gahagen (Worcester) – 28 saves, 0.933 SV%

In other North Division results, Trois-Rivières rolled to a 5-1 win over Reading, Maine earned a 3-2 victory against Norfolk, Greensboro fell 5-4 to South Carolina in overtime and Wheeling posted a 5-2 win over Toledo. All eight division teams return to action on Saturday.

The Bridgeport Islanders fell 6-3 to the Springfield Thunderbirds earlier on Friday afternoon. They allowed six unanswered goals after scoring three in the first period. Henrik Tikkanen was the backup goaltender while Calle Odelius, Dalyan Kuefler, and Jesse Pulkkinen all dressed for Bridgeport. They head to Springfield for a rematch on Saturday night at 6:05 p.m.

The Railers and Thunder continue their 3-in-3 on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

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Box Score

Scoring	1	2	3	OT	T
	0	0	1	0	1
	1	0	0	1	2

Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
	7	4	11	0	22
	12	10	7	1	30

Score	#	Per	Team	Time	Goals	Assists
0 – 1	1	1st		2:47	T. Friedmann (2)	C. McLane
1 – 1	2	3rd		10:39	R. Ginnell (2)	R. Miotto, R. Mitton
1 – 2	3	OT		0:44	B. McManus (7)	J. Hanzel, J. Filmon

Rosters

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	30	T. Lennox	0	0	0	0	0
G	35	P. Gahagen	0	0	0	0	0
D	3	A. Hora	0	0	0	0	0
D	6	C. McDonald	0	0	-1	1	2
D	8	M. Ferrandino	0	0	-1	1	0
F	9	R. Ginnell	1	0	+1	6	0
F	10	R. Miotto	0	1	0	2	0
F	11	L. Hatten	0	0	0	0	7
D	14	A. Samuelsson	0	0	+1	0	0
F	15	G. Veremyev	0	0	0	1	0
F	16	R. Mitton	0	1	0	1	0
D	18	M. Suda	0	0	-1	1	0
F	19	R. Piercey	0	0	0	0	0
D	27	M. Stief	0	0	+1	1	0
F	29	C. Donhauser	0	0	-2	3	0
F	37	M. DeMelis	0	0	0	0	0
F	44	A. Callin	0	0	0	2	0
F	74	M. Carson	0	0	0	0	2
F	77	D. Callin	0	0	0	2	0
F	81	A. Repaci	0	0	-1	1	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	1	2	-3	22	11

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
35	P. Gahagen (L)	60:44	30	28	2	0.9333
	Totals:	60:44	30	28	2	0.9333

	No	Name	G	A	+/-	SH	PIM
G	31	J. Málek	0	0	0	0	0
G	35	J. Brodeur	0	0	0	0	0
D	2	P. Brandon	0	0	0	3	0
D	4	J. Hanzel	0	1	+1	1	0
D	5	J. van de Leest	0	0	0	2	0
D	6	R. Wheeler	0	0	0	2	0
F	12	C. McLane	0	1	0	0	0
F	13	T. Fawcett	0	0	0	0	0
D	16	L. Reid	0	0	0	4	0
F	19	T. Friedmann	1	0	0	2	0
F	23	G. Loven	0	0	0	1	0
F	24	J. Filmon	0	1	+1	1	0
F	29	S. Olson	0	0	0	1	0
F	37	D. Wendt	0	0	0	4	0
F	39	B. McManus	1	0	+1	3	0
D	44	J. Graves	0	0	0	0	7
F	48	T. Bertuzzi	0	0	0	4	0
F	71	J. Isley	0	0	0	1	0
F	92	M. Salhany	0	0	0	0	0
F	93	J. Taylor	0	0	0	1	0
		Team:	0			0
		Totals:	2	3	3	30	7

	Player	MIN	SH	SVS	GA	SV%
31	J. Málek (W)	60:44	22	21	1	0.9545
	Totals:	60:44	22	21	1	0.9545

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Mins	Infraction
01:57 – 2nd		L. Hatten	2	Removing the Helmet (46.6)
01:57 – 2nd		L. Hatten	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
01:57 – 2nd		J. Graves	2	Removing the Helmet (46.6)
01:57 – 2nd		J. Graves	5	Fighting – Major (46.14)
11:13 – 2nd		M. Carson	2	Slashing – minor (61.2)
15:59 – 2nd		C. McDonald	2	Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)

Notes

• Worcester Scratches: Brendan Dowler, Max Dorrington, Porter Schachle, T.J. Walsh, Tanner Schachle, and Thomas Gale.
• Adirondack Scratches: Alex Campbell, Brian Carrabes, Conner Hutchison, Dan Ebrahim, Henry Welsch, Kishaun Gervais, and Mathieu Boislard.
• Max Dorrington served the first game of a four-game suspension, issued on Tuesday for an unpenalized check to the head in last Sunday’s game against Greensboro. He is eligible to return on Saturday December 6 against Reading.
• Parker Gahagen and Gleb Beremeyev were assigned Worcester on Wednesday, they replaced Henrik Tikkanen and Jesse Nurmi on the Railers roster, who were recalled on Tuesday. Garhagen is undefeated with a 5-0 record in games against the Railers.
• MacAuley Carson was acquired from the Jacksonville IceMen on Tuesday in exchange for Kolby Johnson.
• Henrik Tikkanen was named ECHL goalie of the week, after going 3-0-0 with a shutout, 0.970 goals-against-average, and a save percentage of 0.965 in three appearances last week.
• There have been a number of new header photos for game recaps this season on Woo Hockey. For those who haven’t caught on, this year they match the jerseys each team wore during the game. So far, this season has surpassed the unique ones as some were reused for a couple of seasons depending on who the opponent was. There will be another new one on Saturday with Adirondack wearing military appreciation jerseys, and on Sunday when they wear their red jerseys.
• Following Friday night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
  • Anthony Hora is without a point in his last six games.
  • Cam McDonald is without a point in his last three games.
  • Michael Ferrandino is without a point in his last three games.
  • Adam Samuelsson is without a point in his last six games.
  • Ross Mitton snapped a five-game scoring drought with an assist.
  • Matt DeMelis snapped a four-game scoring streak. (2-3-5)
  • MacAuley Carson is without a point in his last three games.
    

Railers Lines

Opponent Lines

On-Ice Officials

Highlights

Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

Railers Lines

Thunder Lines

TJ Friedmann goal

TJ Friedmann goal (Pro Shot)

Lincoln Hatten vs Jacob Graves fight

Riley Ginnell goal

Brannon McManus OT goal