Game Story


Orlando, FL — The Worcester Railers closed out the first three-game series of their southern road trip with a 4-2 win over the Orlando Solar Bears on Monday afternoon.

John Muse made his second straight start with 25 saves and his tenth win of the season on Monday. The Railers put an end to Brandon Halverson’s three-game win streak, scoring three goals on Halverson and an empty net goal late in the third period. Anthony Callin, Artyom Kulakov, Keeghan Howdeshell, and Jack Quinlivan each scored for Worcester. Todd Goehring, Zsombar Garat, Jake Pivonka, and Ashton Calder also contributed to the scoresheet with assists. Luke Boka and Darik Angeli scored Orlando’s goals. Each team had a power play in the second period, and both teams had a single shot on goal during their respective advantages, with Christian Krygier and Brayden Low fighting early in the third period, and Brendan Robbins and Jimmy Mazza coming short of a fight later on in that period.

Anthony Callin gave the Railers the initial lead at 6:44 after stealing the puck from Orlando’s Tanner Dickinson. Callin had a nice shot glove-side from the right faceoff circle for his tenth goal of the season. Artyom Kulakov scored nearly ten minutes later on a shot that was deflected off a Solar Bears skater. A minute after Kulakov’s goal, Keeghan Howdeshell brought the game to 3-0, redirecting a shot from Jake Pivonka on the doorstep of Brandon Halverson.

Luke Boka redirected a shot from Ben Carroll at 2:54, beating John Muse glove side for the only goal of the second period. John Muse made a fantastic save late into the period to keep the game 3-1 as the Railers killed off Zach White’s Delay of Game penalty. Railers led 3-1, outshooting Orlando 20-14 after two periods.

Things got feisty early in the third period, Christian Krygier had his first professional fight against Brayden Low at 2:36. Krygier drew blood on Low’s face after a fairly lengthy scrap, seems like the the officials in the South do let fights go on more than they do up north. This was the third fight in as many games, I don’t recall seeing something like this in the six seasons of Railers hockey. Brandon Halverson would be pulled three times late into the third period when Darik Angeli scored off the faceoff to bring the game to 3-2. Halverson would be pulled again, and Jack Quinlivan scored on his empty net to regain the two-goal lead with under a minute left in the period. The Railers held on as he was pulled a third time after Quinlivan’s goal.

The three stars of the game were:

  1. Anthony Callin (Worcester) – 1 goal
  2. Luke Boka (Orlando) – 1 goal
  3. John Muse (Worcester) – 25 saves, win, 0.926 SV%

The Reading Royals beat the Newfoundland Growlers 2-1 in the only other North Division game taking place on Monday. The Railers have control of third in the division by a thread with a point percentage of .521 with three games in hand, while the Growlers have a point percentage of .520. The Railers are off until Wednesday, and Reading and Newfoundland also play against each other on Wednesday.

Next, the Railers head to Estero, Florida for the second half of their southern road trip, where they’ll face the Florida Everblades on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
3 0 0 3
0 1 0 1
Shots 1 2 3 T
14 6 2 22
9 5 6 20

 

Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
1 – 0 6:44 – 1st A. Callin (10)
2 – 0 16:13 – 1st A. Kulakov (3) T. Goehring, Z. Garat
3 – 0 17:17 – 1st K. Howdeshell (6) J. Pivonka, J. Quinlivan
3 – 1 2:54 – 2nd L. Boka (6) B. Carroll, A. Malmström

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 C. Ceci 0 0 0 0 0
G 40 J. Muse 0 0 0 0 0
F 5 Z. White 0 0 +1 1 2
D 8 C. Krygier 0 0 +2 0 5
D 10 T. Cosgrove 0 0 0 3 0
F 12 J. Cipollone 0 0 0 1 0
F 13 J. Pivonka 0 1 +1 0 0
F 15 B. Robbins 0 0 0 0 2
F 16 A. Calder 0 0 +1 1 0
F 17 K. Howdeshell 1 0 +1 2 0
F 23 T. Goehring 0 1 +1 1 0
F 24 J. Quinlivan 0 1 +1 2 0
D 25 R. Dickinson 0 0 0 0 0
D 26 C. Welsh 0 0 +2 0 0
F 29 R. Piercey 0 0 0 1 0
F 44 A. Callin 1 0 0 2 0
D 70 Z. Garat 0 1 0 1 0
F 81 A. Repaci 0 0 0 1 0
D 88 A. Kulakov 1 0 0 6 0
Team:
Totals: 3 4 10 22 9
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
40 J. Muse – 20 19 1 –
Totals: – 20 19 1 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 31 B. Halverson 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 E. Fitzpatrick 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 Z. Massicotte 0 0 0 1 0
D 3 J. Biakabutuka 0 0 0 0 0
D 6 A. Malmström 0 1 +1 2 0
F 7 T. Bird 0 0 0 1 0
F 9 B. Low 0 0 -2 1 5
F 11 D. Walker 0 0 -2 2 0
F 12 T. Schachle 0 0 0 0 0
F 18 D. Angeli 0 0 0 3 0
D 20 K. Gosselin 0 0 -2 1 0
F 23 T. Dickinson 0 0 -1 0 0
F 28 A. Frye 0 0 0 3 0
F 29 M. Hoelscher 0 0 -1 1 2
F 43 K. Bent 0 0 -1 0 0
D 59 B. Carroll 0 1 0 0 0
F 61 L. Boka 1 0 +1 2 0
F 71 J. Jacques 0 0 0 1 0
D 77 J. Mazza 0 0 -3 3 2
Team:
Totals: 1 2 -10 21 9
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
31 B. Halverson – 22 19 3 –
Totals: – 22 19 3 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
9:38 – 2nd M. Hoelscher 2 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
16:47 – 2nd Z. White 2 Delay of Game (63.2)
2:36 – 3rd C. Krygier 5 Fighting – Major (46.14)
2:36 – 3rd B. Low 5 Fighting – Major (46.14)
7:03 – 3rd B. Robbins 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
7:03 – 3rd J. Mazza 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)


Notes

  • Worcester scratches: Andrei Bakanov, Carson MacKinnon, John Copeland, Ryan Verrier, and Tristan Lennox.
  • Orlando scratches: Aaron Luchuk, Avery Winslow, Chays Ruddy, Jaydon Dureau, and Ryan Mahshie.
  • Blade Jenkins signed a one-way AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack on Saturday. The Railers currently retain his ECHL rights should Hartford decide to send him down to the ECHL, he would report to Worcester, not Cincinnati who is the Wolf Pack’s ECHL affiliate, unless a trade is worked out between Cincinnati and Worcester. Jenkins (20-25-45) led the Railers in goals, assists, and points this season.
  • Carson MacKinnon was claimed off of waivers from the Savannah Ghost Pirates on Sunday. Carson is the younger brother of former Railers defenseman Ryan MacKinnon. MacKinnon was a healthy scratch on Monday. MacKinnon has three points (2-1-3) in 26 games split between this season and last season, the Railers will be his fourth ECHL team.
  • Following Monday’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Zach White is without a point in his last four games.
    • Christian Krygier is without a point in his last four games.
    • Trevor Cosgrove is without a point in his last four games.
    • Joey Cipollone is without a point in his last six games.
    • Brendan Robbins is without a point in his last four games.
    • Keeghan Howdeshell snapped a six-game scoring drought with the game-winning goal.
    • Todd Goehring snapped a four-game scoring drought with an assist.
    • Jack Quinlivan snapped a four-game scoring drought with a goal and an assist.
    • Connor Welsh is without a point in his last three games.
    • Anthony Callin snapped a four-game scoring drought with a goal.
    •  Anthony Repaci is without a point in his last three games.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Anthony Repaci #81 Zach White #5 Anthony Callin #44
Forward Line 2 Riley Piercey #29 Jake Pivonka #13 Ashton Calder #16
Forward Line 3 Keeghan Howdeshell #17 Joey Cipollone #12 Jack Quinlivan #24
Rotated Forwards – Brendan Robbins #15 Todd Goehring #23
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Trevor Cosgrove #10 Ryan Dickinson #25
Defense Pair 2 Zsombor Garat #70 Artyom Kulakov #88
Defense Pair 3 Connor Welsh #26 Christian Krygier #8
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Cole Ceci #30
Backup Goaltender John Muse #40

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Alex Frye #28 Mitchell Hoelscher #29 Darik Angeli #18
Forward Line 2 Brayden Low #9 Tanner Dickinson #23 Jesse Jacques #71
Forward Line 3 Tanner Schachle #12 Luke Boka #61 Tyler Bird #7
Rotated Forwards Daniel Walker #11 Kelly Bent #43 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Anton Malmström #6 Ben Carroll #59
Defense Pair 2 Zachary Massicotte #2 Jérémie Biakabutuka #3
Defense Pair 3 Kurt Gosselin #20 Jimmy Mazza #77
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Brandon Halverson #31
Backup Goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick #35

On-Ice Officials

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Referee JR Stragar (2)
Referee –
Linesman Brady Fagan (89)
Linesman Trevor Waite (73)




Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Solar Bears Lines


Anthony Callin goal (1-0 Worcester)


Artyom Kulakov goal (2-0 Worcester)


Keeghan Howdeshell goal (3-0 Worcester)


Luke Boka goal (3-1 Worcester)


John Muse highlight save


Darik Angeli goal (3-2 Worcester)


John Muse highlight save 2


Jack Quinlivan ENG