Game Story

Portland, ME – The Worcester Railers picked up their second win of the weekend, picking up four points of the weekend with a 5-2 victory over the Maine Mariners on Sunday afternoon.

Michael Bullion earned his eighth win of the season, stopping 23 shots on the afternoon. Ryan Bischel was the goaltender for Maine, stopping 35 of 39 shots by Worcester. Matt Ustaski, Connor Welsh, Cole Donhauser, Mark Cheremeta, and Matias Rajaniemi each scored for Worcester. Jordan Kaplan had a pair of assists, while Kolby Johnson, Griffin Luce, and Anthony Callin also contributed assists.Wyllum Deveaux and Lynden McCallum had the tallies for Maine.

Matt Ustaski opened the scoring for Worcester at 5:23, burying a one-timer off a feed from Jordan Kaplan, who recorded his first of two assists. Maine answered at 15:17 when Wyllum Deveaux capitalized on a Railers’ turnover to tie it up. Despite the tied score, Worcester controlled the first period, outshooting Maine 20-10.

The only goal of the second period came at 16:48 when Railers defenseman Connor Welsh fired a shot from the left point to reclaim the lead. Worcester ran into penalty trouble late in the period, as Griffin Loughran was ejected at 17:28 for boarding Michael Underwood, putting Maine on a 5-minute power play, which carried over the third. Maine nearly capitalized with a shorthanded breakaway attempt from Christian Sarlo at 7:35. Railers outshot Maine again in the second period 12-8.

Seconds after Loughran’s penalty expired, Lynden McCallum scooped up a rebound from a Tristan Thompson point shot to tie the game at two just 2:33 into the third. Worcester then found themselves shorthanded again at 5:01, but Cole Donhauser turned the tide, stripping Brooklyn Kalmikov and scoring on a shorthanded breakaway to regain the lead. Cheremeta provided insurance at 15:52, and Rajaniemi sealed the win with an empty-netter, securing the 5-2 victory.

The three stars of the game were:

  1. Jordan Kaplan (Worcester) – 2 assists, +2
  2. Cole Donhauser (Worcester) – 1 goal, 1 assist, +3
  3. Wyllum Deveaux (Maine) – 1 goal, 1 assist

Elsewhere in the North Division, the Adirondack Thunder beat the Reading Royals 6-2.As of this writing, the Wheeling Nailers are up 1-0 over the Toledo Walleye in the second period.

The Railers return to Worcester, where they’ll host the Atlanta Gladiators for the first of three matchups this week, starting with a 7:05 p.m. puck drop on Wednesday.

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Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 T
1 1 3 5
1 0 1 2
Shots 1 2 3 T
20 12 8 40
10 8 7 25
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
1 – 0 5:23 – 1st M. Ustaski (2) J. Kaplan, K. Johnson
1 – 1 MNE 15:17 – 1st W. Deveaux (8) S. Vidmar, C. Sarlo
2 – 1 16:48 – 2nd C. Welsh (5) J. Kaplan
2 – 2 MNE 2:33 – 3rd L. McCallum (15) T. Thompson, W. Deveaux
3 – 2 5:35 – 3rd C. Donhauser (5) SH
4 – 2 15:52 – 3rd M. Cheremeta (4) A. Callin
5 – 2 17:27 – 3rd M. Rajaniemi (2) C. Donhauser, G. Luce EN

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 H. Ollas 0 0 0 0 0
G 32 M. Bullion 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 A. Hora 0 0 0 0 0
F 4 R. Mahshie 0 0 +1 3 0
F 9 R. Ginnell 0 0 0 1 0
F 10 J. Kaplan 0 2 +2 0 0
F 12 K. Johnson 0 1 +1 3 2
D 14 M. Rajaniemi 1 0 +2 3 0
C 15 J. Dudek 0 0 0 0 0
F 16 G. Loughran 0 0 0 2 15
F 20 M. Cheremeta 1 0 -1 4 0
D 22 G. Luce 0 1 +2 0 0
D 24 M. Klee 0 0 0 3 0
D 25 R. Dickinson 0 0 +1 0 0
D 26 C. Welsh 1 0 +1 3 0
F 29 C. Donhauser 1 1 +3 5 0
F 37 M. DeMelis 0 0 0 7 0
F 44 A. Callin 0 1 +1 5 0
F 55 M. Ustaski 1 0 +1 1 0
Team:
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
32 M. Bullion (W) – 25 23 2 –
Totals: – 25 23 2 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 R. Bischel 0 0 0 0 0
G 73 N. Maier 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 Z. Massicotte 0 0 -1 0 0
D 3 M. Underwood 0 0 0 1 0
F 4 W. Deveaux 1 1 -1 2 2
D 6 J. Stevens 0 0 0 1 0
F 8 J. Hudson 0 0 -2 5 0
F 9 B. Kalmikov 0 0 -2 1 0
F 10 C. Sarlo 0 1 -1 1 0
F 11 L. McCallum 1 0 -2 4 0
F 14 M. Allen 0 0 0 0 0
D 15 T. Thompson 0 1 0 1 0
F 17 M. Philip 0 0 -1 0 0
F 20 N. Jermain 0 0 -1 1 0
F 21 R. Baillargeon 0 0 0 0 0
F 22 S. Vidmar 0 1 -1 3 0
D 25 C. Berger 0 0 -1 4 0
D 26 J. Bean 0 0 -2 0 0
F 29 C. Zieky 0 0 -1 1 0
F 42 A. MacDonald 0 0 0 0 2
Team:
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
30 R. Bischel (L) – 39 35 4 –
Empty Net – 1 1 –
Totals: – 40 35 5 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
11:31 – 1st W. Deveaux 2 High-sticking – minor (60.2)
6:32 – 2nd A. MacDonald 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
17:28 – 2nd G. Loughran 5 Boarding – Major (41.3)
17:28 – 2nd G. Loughran 10 Game misconduct – Boarding (41.5)
5:01 – 3rd K. Johnson 2 High-sticking – minor (60.2)

Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Anthony Repaci, Brenden Rons, Lincoln Hatten, and Matthew Boudens.
  • Maine Scratches: Alex Sheehy, Ayden MacDonald, Brad Arvanitis, Cory Dennis, Evan Vierling, Nolan Maier, Owen Pederson, Ryan Bischel, Tyson Gilmour, and Xander Lamppa.
  • The Railers released defenseman Severi Savijoki on Saturday after being signed earlier in the week. Savijoki did not play in a game while signed here.
  • Alexandre Gagne was listed as the second referee for this game, but did not participate. Lincoln Hatten was listed on the lineup sheet posted on the Railers social media, but did not dress for the game.
  • On Sunday, the Railers released Brenden Rons and signed defenseman Benjamin Lindberg.
  • Following Friday night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Ryan Mahshie is without a point in his last four games.
    • Kolby Johnson snapped an eight-game scoring drought with an assist.
    • JD Dudek is without a point in his last five games.
    • Griffin Loughran is without a point in his last three games.
    • Griffin Luce extended his point streak to four games with an assist. (1-4-5)
    • Ryan Dickinson is without a point in his last eight games.
    • Anthony Callin snapped a three-game scoring drought with an assist.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Cole Donhauser #29 Jordan Kaplan #10 Ryan Mahshie #4
Forward Line 2 Mark Cheremeta #20 Anthony Callin #44 JD Dudek #15
Forward Line 3 Riley Ginnell #9 Matt DeMelis #37 Griffin Loughran #16
Forward Line 4 Matt Ustaski #55 – Kolby Johnson #12
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Connor Welsh #26 Griffin Luce #22
Defense Pair 2 Matias Rajaniemi #14 Ryan Dickinson #25
Defense Pair 3 Jordan Kaplan #10 Mason Klee #24
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Michael Bullion #32
Backup Goaltender Hugo Ollas #30

Mariners Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Matthew Philip #17 Jacob Hudson #8 Lynden McCallum #11
Forward Line 2 Brooklyn Kalmikov #9 Nick Jermain #20 Chase Zieky #29
Forward Line 3 Ayden MacDonald #42 Wyllum Deveaux #4 Christian Sarlo #10
Forward Line 4 Sebastian Vidmar #22 Robbie Baillargeon #21 Matt Allen #14
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Zachary Massicotte #2 Justin Bean #26
Defense Pair 2 Tristan Thompson #15 Michael Underwood #3
Defense Pair 3 Christian Berger #25 Jake Stevens #6
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Ryan Bischel #30
Backup Goaltender Nolan Maier #73

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Marc-Olivier Phaneuf (23)
Referee Alexandre Gagne (44)
Linesman Sam Schildkraut (46)
Linesman Matthew Heinen (93)


Highlights

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Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Matt Ustaski goal


Wyllum Deveaux goal


Connor Welsh goal


Lyndon McCallum goal


Cole Donhauser goal


Mark Cheremeta goal


Matias Rajaniemi goal