Game Story


Reading, PA — The Worcester Railers completed a weekend sweep over the Reading Royals on Saturday night with a final score of 3-2.

The Worcester Railers scored three unanswered goals Saturday night after the Royals kicked off the game with back-to-back goals. The Railers were provided with some reinforcements on the road with Ryan MacKinnon joining the team, with the Bridgeport Islanders also on a road trip of their own, they played against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Saturday night and play against Hershey twice next week. Brent Moran made his second start of the weekend, making 31 saves and picking up his second win of the season with Ken Appleby being scratched a third straight game. Reading’s Nolan Maier stopped 27 on 30 shots by Worcester. Quinn Ryan, Anthony Repaci, and Ryan MacKinnon contributed to the Railers’ scoring on Saturday.

The Royals had two goals in 88 seconds to have a quick 2-0 lead in the first period but would be unable to find the back of the net for the remainder of the game. The Royals’ first goal came halfway through the first period when Charlie Gerard, all alone on a breakaway, beat Worcester’s goalie Brent Moran with a wrist shot, giving the Royals a 1-goal lead. Soon after, Devon Paliani added a second goal for the Royals when the puck found him in the slot. Worcester had an opportunity to bring the score to within one goal before the end of the first period, and they capitalized on a power play when Collin Adams passed the puck to Quinn Ryan who scored. The score was 2-1 going into the second period, and the shots were tied 11-11 after 20 minutes.

Anthony Repaci tied the game for Worcester five minutes into the second period by skating along the goal line, cutting below the net, and throwing the puck toward the side of the net, just beating the Royals’ goalie Nolan Maier. Neither team scored for the rest of the period. Brent Moran, Worcester’s goalie, made a fantastic cross-crease save to keep the score tied 2-2 towards the end of the period.

Ryan MacKinnon scored the game-winning goal for Worcester on a one-timer from the right circle at 11:29, earning his second point of the night and helping Worcester secure their third consecutive win and second victory over the Royals this season.

The three stars of Saturday night’s game were:

  1. Ryan MacKinnon (Worcester) – 1 goal, 1 assist
  2. Anthony Repaci (Worcester) – 1 goal, +1
  3. Charlie Gerard(Reading) – 1 goal

Up in Portland, the Mariners beat Norfolk 6-2 earlier on Saturday night. The Adirondack Thunder defeated the Trois-Rivieres Lions 5-3. Newfoundland Growlers. Norfolk and Maine, along with Trois-Rivieres and Adirondack complete their 3-in-3 weekends on Sunday afternoon. As of Saturday night, the Railers remain one point back for third place while maintaining a 15-point lead over both the Trois-Rivieres Lions and Adirondack Thunder for fourth place.

The Railers host the South Carolina Stingrays for the first game in a 3-in-3 weekend at the DCU beginning Friday at 7:05.

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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
1 1 1 3
2 0 0 2
Shots 1 2 3 T
11 12 7 30
11 14 8 33

 

Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 14:04 – 1st C. Gerard (18) S. Sellar
0 – 2 15:32 – 1st D. Paliani (6) C. Felix, B. Hoffmann
1 – 2 19:08 – 1st Q. Ryan (12) C. Adams, R. MacKinnon PP
2 – 2 2:57 – 2nd A. Repaci (8) T. Cosgrove, C. Evers
3 – 2 11:29 – 3rd R. MacKinnon (2) R. Newkirk

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 B. Moran 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 A. Cain 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 C. McCarthy 0 0 -1 3 2
F 7 L. Coughlin 0 0 0 0 0
F 8 B. Butler 0 0 +1 1 2
D 10 T. Cosgrove 0 1 +1 2 0
F 12 B. Beaudoin 0 0 0 3 0
F 13 B. Jerry 0 0 -1 0 5
D 15 C. Evers 0 1 0 2 0
F 18 B. Christensen 0 0 0 5 0
F 19 Q. Ryan 1 0 0 4 0
D 20 A. Terchiyev 0 0 -2 0 0
F 21 C. Adams 0 1 -1 0 0
F 22 N. Fea 0 0 -1 0 0
F 23 A. Bakanov 0 0 0 0 0
D 27 M. McGurty 0 0 +1 1 0
F 37 R. Newkirk 0 1 +2 4 0
D 44 R. MacKinnon 1 1 0 4 0
F 81 A. Repaci 1 0 +1 1 0
Team:
Totals: 3 5 0 30 9
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
30 B. Moran – 33 31 2 –
Totals: – 33 31 2 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 K. Fulcher 0 0 0 0 0
G 73 N. Maier 0 0 0 0 0
D 5 W. MacKinnon 0 0 0 1 0
F 7 D. Paliani 1 0 +1 2 0
F 8 J. Timmons 0 0 +1 0 0
F 9 C. Gerard 1 0 +1 7 2
F 11 A. Butcher 0 0 -1 1 0
D 12 M. Millman 0 0 -1 1 2
F 16 S. Sellar 0 1 0 0 0
F 17 M. Newton 0 0 0 3 4
F 19 E. Barratt 0 0 -1 1 0
F 24 J. Gaucher 0 0 -1 3 0
D 26 C. Felix 0 1 0 3 5
D 27 G. McFadden 0 0 0 4 0
F 39 B. Hoffmann 0 1 +1 2 0
F 43 T. Kirkup 0 0 -1 2 0
D 58 D. Cormier 0 0 +1 2 0
D 81 M. Chen 0 0 0 0 0
F 91 Y. Mongo 0 0 0 1 0
Team:
Totals: 2 3 0 33 13
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
73 N. Maier – 30 27 3 –
Totals: – 30 27 3 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
3:52 – 1st C. Gerard 2 Slashing – minor (61.2)
10:18 – 1st B. Butler 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
17:42 – 1st M. Millman 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
0:52 – 2nd M. Newton 2 Slashing – minor (61.2)
6:13 – 2nd C. McCarthy 2 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
6:26 – 2nd M. Newton 2 High-sticking – minor (60.2)
15:38 – 3rd B. Jerry 5 Fighting – Major (46.14)
15:38 – 3rd C. Felix 5 Fighting – Major (46.14)


Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Jack Quinlivan, Jared Brandt, Ken Appleby, Noah Delmas, Nolan Vesey, Philip Beaulieu, and Zack Bross.
  • Reading Scratches: Adrien Beraldo and Josh Boyko.
  • Ryan MacKinnon joined the Railers for Saturday’s game after being with Bridgeport since November. As the Bridgeport Islanders are also on the road in Wilkes-Barre for Saturday’s game, he is likely to be recalled for Bridgeport’s games against Hershey next week.
  • The Railers had the following streaks following Saturday night’s game:
    • Christian Evers is on a three-game point streak. (0-3-3)
    • Quinn Ryan is on a three-game point streak. (1-2-3)
    • Collin Adams is on a three-game point streak. (1-3-4)
    • Andrei Bakanov picked up his first professional point with an assist on Ryan MacKinnon’s goal.
    • Myles McGurty is without a point in his last six games.
    • Bobby Butler is without a point in his last three games.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Andrei Bakanov #23 Reece Newkirk #37 Bobby Butler #8
Forward Line 2 Nick Fea #22 Collin Adams #21 Quinn Ryan #19
Forward Line 3 Blake Christensen #18 Brent Beaudoin #12 Anthony Repaci #81
Rotated Forwards – Billy Jerry #13 Liam Coughlin #7
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Christian Evers #15 Connor McCarthy #2
Defense Pair 2 Trevor Cosgrove #10 Myles McGurty #27
Defense Pair 3 Artur Terchiyev #20 Ryan MacKinnon #44
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Brent Moran #30
Backup Goaltender Austin Cain #39

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Steven Sailor (5)
Referee –
Linesman Noah Merrow (57)
Linesman Rich Jondo (75)


Highlights

Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines

[As Reading has a minimal social media presence, they do not tweet out their lines.]

Royals Lines

[As Reading has a minimal social media presence, this goal was not tweeted.]

Charlie Gerard goal (1-0 Royals)

[As Reading has a minimal social media presence, this goal was not tweeted.]

Devon Paliani goal (2-0 Royals)


Quinn Ryan goal (2-1 Royals)


Anthony Repaci goal (Tied 2-2)


Ryan MacKinnon goal (3-2 Railers)