Game Story

St. John’s , NL — The Worcester Railers wrapped up a three-game series against the Newfoundland Growlers on Sunday afternoon, securing a 2-1 overtime win and a three-point run as they make their way back to Worcester.

Tristan Lennox marked his fifth appearance in the season and second in the series following the Railers’ Friday loss. Luke Cavallin, making his second consecutive start after a stellar 33-save shutout on Friday night, showcased exceptional goaltending alongside Lennox on Sunday. Both goaltenders earned stars of the game nods, with Cavallin making 41 saves and Lennox making 27.

Trevor Cosgrove notched his first goal of the season, while Ashton Calder added his team-leading sixth. Zach O’Brien scored the lone goal for the Growlers in his return to the club after starting the season overseas. Zach White and Zach O’Brien led their respective teams with six shots on goal.

Trevor Cosgrove opened the scoring for Worcester with a slick individual effort to give eight minutes into the contest to give the Railers a 1-0 lead after the first period. Cosgrove beat Cavallin glove side on a shot from the right circle at 8:31 to give the Railers the initial lead of the game. Zach White fought former Railers Josh Victor 26-seconds after Cosgrove’s goal for both of their first fighting majors of the season. Railers held a 1-0 lead despite being outshot 13-10 in the frame.

Zach O’Brien capitalized a minute into a Railers penalty with Anthony Callin sitting in the box for a holding call to tie the game at 1. Joe Masonius had the initial shot on goal, which had many of the people in the arena fooled that they Growlers scored with the horn and lights going off, but the puck hit the crossbar and did not go in. That really wouldn’t matter as play continued anyway and O’Brien tapped in the rebound. Zach White would be denied on the Railers first penalty shot of the season at 7:38 in the third period. The game would remain tied through the end of the second period, as well as the third period with the the game heading into overtime.

Heading into overtime, the Railers had a man advantage due to a tripping penalty on Grant Cruikshank that carried over from late in the third period. It didn’t take long for the Railers to make the most of the 4-on-3 advantage. Ashton Calder secured the game-winning goal just 13 seconds into the overtime period. Calder seized an opportunity for a slapshot from the right circle after gaining control of a loose puck, finding the far corner of the goal post and sending it in behind Luke Cavallin.

The three stars of the game were:

  1. Luke Cavallin (Newfoundland) – 41 saves, 0.953 SV%
  2. Ashton Calder (Worcester) – 1 goal
  3. Tristan Lennox (Worcester) – win, 27 saves, 0.964 SV%

The Trois-Rivières Lions secured their ninth win of the season by defeating the Adirondack Thunder 3-2 in the only other North division matchup of the day. This marked the Railers’ only visit to Newfoundland for the regular season this season, with the Growlers scheduled to visit Worcester during the last week of March.

The Railers return to Worcester for the first 3-in-3 weekend of the season, kicking off Friday night at 7 p.m. against the Cincinnati Cyclones.

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Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 OT T
1 0 0 1 2
0 1 0 0 1
Shots 1 2 3 OT T
10 16 16 1 43
13 9 6 0 28
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
1 – 0 8:31 – 1st T. Cosgrove (1) C. Welsh, J. Cipollone
1 – 1 14:32 – 2nd Z. O’Brien (1) G. Cruikshank, J. Masonius PP
2 – 1 0:13 – 1st OT A. Calder (6) J. Pivonka, T. Cosgrove PP

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 T. Lennox 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 H. Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 R. Verrier 0 0 0 0 0
D 4 J. Schultz 0 0 0 2 0
F 5 Z. White 0 0 0 6 5
F 9 Q. Ryan 0 0 0 2 0
D 10 T. Cosgrove 1 1 +1 3 0
F 12 J. Cipollone 0 1 +1 4 0
F 13 J. Pivonka 0 1 +1 2 2
F 14 A. Goodsir 0 0 +1 2 0
F 15 B. Robbins 0 0 0 4 0
F 16 A. Calder 1 0 0 4 0
F 17 K. Howdeshell 0 0 0 4 0
F 19 B. Jenkins 0 0 0 4 0
F 24 J. Quinlivan 0 0 0 1 0
D 26 C. Welsh 0 1 +1 1 0
D 27 J. Copeland 0 0 0 0 0
F 44 A. Callin 0 0 0 4 2
D 88 A. Kulakov 0 0 0 0 2
Team:
Totals: 2 4 5 43 11
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
30 T. Lennox (W) – 28 27 1 –
Totals: – 28 27 1 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 33 L. Cavallin 0 0 0 0 0
G 45 D. McKay 0 0 0 0 0
F 6 B. Caufield 0 0 -1 1 0
F 7 J. Berezowski 0 0 0 2 0
F 8 S. Noel 0 0 -1 1 2
F 10 Z. O’Brien 1 0 0 6 0
D 13 J. Masonius 0 1 0 1 0
F 15 T. Skirving 0 0 0 1 0
D 16 N. Dillingham 0 0 -1 1 0
F 17 J. Escott 0 0 0 2 0
F 19 G. Cruikshank 0 1 0 5 2
D 20 J. Tychonick 0 0 -1 1 0
F 22 N. Shea 0 0 0 3 0
D 24 J. Victor 0 0 0 0 5
D 26 L. Erne 0 0 0 0 0
F 36 T. Weiss 0 0 -1 2 2
F 39 A. Koopmeiners 0 0 0 0 0
D 43 J. Melindy 0 0 0 2 0
F 47 A. Dawe 0 0 0 0 0
Team:
Totals: 1 2 -5 28 11
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
33 L. Cavallin (L) – 43 41 2 –
Totals: – 43 41 2 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
8:57 – 1st Z. White 5 Fighting – Major (46.14)
8:57 – 1st J. Victor 5 Fighting – Major (46.14)
17:32 – 1st J. Pivonka 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
4:26 – 2nd A. Kulakov 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
6:07 – 2nd S. Noel 2 Interference – minor (56.2)
13:32 – 2nd A. Callin 2 Holding – minor (54.2)
17:10 – 2nd T. Weiss 2 Delay of Game (63.2)
19:41 – 3rd G. Cruikshank 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)


Notes

  • Railers Scratches: Andrei Bakanov, Anthony Repaci, Christian Krygier, Riley Piercey, and Zsombor Garat.
  • Growlers Scratches: Cory Dennis, Dan Cadigan, Isaac Johnson, Jacob Modry, Jake Hamilton, and Zach O’Brien.
  • Following Sunday’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Ryan Verrier is without a point in all nine games he’s played in this season.
    • Jake Schultz is without a point in all seven games he’s played in this season.
    • Zach White is without a point in his last four games.
    • Joey Cipollone snapped an eight game scoring drought with an assist on Trevor Cosgrove’s goal.
    • Keeghan Howdeshell is without a point in his last seven games.
    • John Copeland is without a point in all nine games he’s played in this season.
    • Anthony Callin is without a point in his last three games.
    • Aryom Kulakov is without a point in all six games he’s played in this season.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Keeghan Howdeshell #17 Anthony Callin #44 Quinn Ryan #9
Forward Line 2 Jack Quinlivan #24 Brendan Robbins #15 Zach White #5
Forward Line 3 Blade Jenkins #19 Jake Pivonka #13 Ashton Calder #16
Rotated Forwards Adam Goodsir #14 Joey Cipollone #12 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Connor Welsh #26 Trevor Cosgrove #10
Defense Pair 2 Ryan Verrier #3 Jake Schultz #4
Defense Pair 3 Artyom Kulakov #88 John Copeland #27
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Tristan Lennox #30
Backup Goaltender Henrik Tikkanen #39

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Jordan Escott #17 Grant Cruikshank #19 Jackson Berezowski #7
Forward Line 2 Tyler Weiss #36 Brock Caufield #6 Serron Noel #8
Forward Line 3 Neil Shea #22 Todd Skirving #15 Jordan Escott #17
Rotated Forwards Alex Koopmeiners #39 Adam Dawe #47 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Jonny Tychonick #20 Nolan Dillingham #16
Defense Pair 2 Joe Masonius #13 James Melindy #43
Defense Pair 3 Josh Victor #24 Lincoln Erne #26
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Luke Cavallin #33
Backup Goaltender Dryden McKay #45

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Brendan Schreider (12)
Referee Will Kelly (7)
Linesman Sheldon Keough (47)
Linesman Brian Lambert (57)




Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Growlers Lines


Trevor Cosgrove goal (Railers lead 1-0)


Zach O’Brien goal (Tied 1-1)


Zach White Missed Penalty Shot


Ashton Calder goal (Railers win 2-1)