Game Story


Norfolk, VA — The Worcester Railers improved to a 2-2 record with a win over the Norfolk Admirals on Friday night.

Tristan Lennox earned his first professional win, stopping all but one of Norfolk’s 20 shots on goal. Norfolk’s Yaniv Perets stopped 33 of 37 shots made by Worcester. 37 is the Railers’ new season high for shots on goal. The Railers set a new season record with 37 shots on goal. Railers goals were scored by Ashton Calder, Adam Goodsir, Jake Pivonka, and Blade Jenkins. Jenkins has registered at least one point in every game this season, accumulating a total of 1 goal and 3 assists. While not flawless, the Railers played their most complete 60-minute game since the season opener. Both teams converted on one of their five power play opportunities during Friday’s match.

At 13:21 in the first period, the Norfolk Admirals took the early lead when Justin Young seized the opportunity during a 5-on-3 advantage, with Zach White and Ryan Verrier serving penalties for Worcester. Six minutes later, Ashton Calder leveled the score by nudging the loose puck into the net from the front.

The Railers dominated offensively in the second period, building on the momentum from Calder’s goal. They outshot Norfolk 15-2 in this period, shifting the shot totals to 22-11 in favor of Worcester. Adam Goodsir found the back of the net, giving Worcester their first lead since the opening night. Goodsir initially had a scoring opportunity, and the puck ended up in the net as Admirals’ skater Dominick Fensore inadvertently redirected it into his own goal, ultimately becoming the game-winning goal. This marked the second instance this week where a Norfolk player sent a puck into their own net.

Jake Pivonka scored on the backhand at 1:12 to make it 3-1. Pivonka’s goal came during a 4-on-4 situation, with Simon Kubicek serving a roughing penalty from the end of the second period and Worcester’s Quinn Ryan in the penalty box for a tripping infraction that had occurred 22 seconds earlier. Blade Jenkins scored his first goal of the season, to make the game 4-1, slipping the puck past Yaniv Perets amidst a chaotic scramble in front of the net.

The three stars of the game were:

  1. Ashton Calder (Worcester) – 1 goal, 1 assist, +2
  2. Tristan Lennox (Worcester) – win, 19 saves, 0.950 SV%
  3. Justin Young (Norfolk) – 1 goal

With a day-off Saturday, the Admirals and Railers will conclude their series on Sunday at 3:05 p.m.

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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
1 1 2 4
1 0 0 1
Shots 1 2 3 T
7 15 14 36
9 2 9 20
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 13:21 – 1st J. Young (2) M. Roy, D. Fensore PP
1 – 1 18:09 – 1st A. Calder (2) K. Howdeshell, R. Piercey
2 – 1 6:28 – 2nd A. Goodsir (1) PP
3 – 1 1:12 – 3rd J. Pivonka (2) A. Calder
4 – 1 6:37 – 3rd B. Jenkins (1) Q. Ryan

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 +2 2 2
F 5 Z. White 0 0 0 2 2
D 8 C. Krygier 0 0 +1 2 0
F 9 Q. Ryan 0 1 +1 2 2
D 10 T. Cosgrove 0 0 0 3 0
F 12 J. Cipollone 0 0 0 2 0
F 13 J. Pivonka 1 0 +2 3 0
F 14 A. Goodsir 1 0 0 2 0
F 15 B. Robbins 0 0 0 1 0
F 16 A. Calder 1 1 +2 5 0
F 17 K. Howdeshell 0 1 +2 1 0
F 19 B. Jenkins 1 0 +1 3 2
D 20 Z. Garat 0 0 +2 1 0
D 26 C. Welsh 0 0 0 0 0
D 27 J. Copeland 0 0 0 1 0
F 29 R. Piercey 0 1 +1 4 0
F 44 A. Callin 0 0 0 2 0
Team:
Totals: 4 4 14 36 8
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
30 T. Lennox – 20 19 1 –
Totals: – 20 19 1 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 1 Y. Perets 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 T. Milic 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 R. Seeley 0 0 -1 0 0
D 5 S. Kubicek 0 0 0 3 2
D 6 G. Mendel 0 0 -1 1 0
D 7 D. Fensore 0 1 -1 1 0
F 10 M. Liwiski 0 0 0 0 0
LW 12 D. Katic 0 0 0 2 2
LW 15 M. Roy 0 1 -1 3 0
C 16 K. Jameson 0 0 0 2 0
D 17 I. White 0 0 -1 0 0
D 18 A. McLean 0 0 -1 1 2
F 19 J. Robidas 0 0 -2 2 0
RW 21 J. Young 1 0 -1 1 0
LW 22 S. Timofeyev 0 0 -1 1 2
D 23 J. McDougall 0 0 -2 0 0
F 24 C. Golder 0 0 -1 2 2
F 26 T. Caron 0 0 -1 1 0
C 27 R. Foss 0 0 0 0 0
Team:
Totals: 1 2 -14 20 10
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
1 Y. Perets – 36 32 4 –
Totals: – 36 32 4 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
5:08 – 1st C. Golder 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
10:17 – 1st A. McLean 2 Unsportsmanlike conduct – minor (75.2)
12:42 – 1st Z. White 2 Slashing – minor (61.2)
13:09 – 1st R. Verrier 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
4:44 – 2nd S. Timofeyev 2 Slashing – minor (61.2)
11:58 – 2nd D. Katic 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
13:16 – 2nd B. Jenkins 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
20:00 – 2nd S. Kubicek 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
0:50 – 3rd Q. Ryan 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)


Notes

  • Railers Scratches: Andrei Bakanov, Anthony Repaci, Artyom Kulakov, Jack Quinlivan, and Jake Schultz.
  • Admirals scratches: Brian Bowen, Carson Musser, Darick Louis-Jean, Denis Smirnov, Josh Thrower, Justin Allen, and Keegan Iverson.
  • The Railers were notably without Anthony Repaci Friday night, who left after the second period on Wednesday. He was listed as DNP on the Railers game report and was not placed on injured reserve immediately, but that may change if another player joins the Roster. Repaci participated in the broadcast during the third period and did not mention the incident on Wednesday. Jake Schultz was also a guest on the broadcast during the second period.
  • Blade Jenkins was the only player wearing a captain’s letter Friday, with Jake Schultz and Anthony Repaci both out of the lineup. The scoresheet listed Zscombor Garat as wearing an A, but he was not wearing one during the game.
  • Following Friday’s game, the Railers had the following streaks:
    • Blade Jenkins extended his six-game point streak, dating back to December 31, 2022. (1-6-7)

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Anthony Repaci #81 Blade Jenkins #19 Quinn Ryan #9
Forward Line 2 Adam Goodsir #14 Joey Cipollone #12 Anthony Callin #44
Forward Line 3 Riley Piercey #29 Jake Pivonka #13 Ashton Calder #16
Rotated Forwards – Brendan Robbins #15 Zach White #5
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Trevor Cosgrove #10 John Copeland #27
Defense Pair 2 Connor Welsh #26 Ryan Verrier #3
Defense Pair 3 Christian Krygier #8 Zsombor Garat #20
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 Mathieu Roy #15 Justin Robidas #19 Thomas Caron #26
Forward Line 2 Carson Golder #24 Ryan Foss #27 Mark Liwiski #10
Forward Line 3 Stepan Timofeyev #22 Keaton Jameson #16 Ian White #17
Rotated Forwards – Danny Katic #12 Justin Young #21
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Griffin Mendel #6 Domenick Fensore #7
Defense Pair 2 Ronan Seeley #3 Simon Kubicek #5
Defense Pair 3 Andrew McLean #18 Josh McDougall #23
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Yaniv Perets #1
Backup Goaltender Thomas Milic #35

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Logan Gruhl (29)
Referee Evan Reddick (21)
Linesman Joseph Johnson (78)
Linesman Derek Howard (55)




Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Admirals Lines


Justin Young goal (1-0 Admirals)


Ashton Calder goal (1-1)


Adam Goodsir goal (2-1 Railers)


Jake Pivonka goal (3-1 Railers)


Blade Jenkins goal (4-1 Railers)