Game Story
Reading, PA — The Worcester Railers closed out a 3-in-3 weekend on Sunday against the Reading Royals after a 6.5-hour bus trip following last night’s 4-1 loss to the Manchester Monarchs.
Blake Wojtala made his second start for Worcester making 38 saves, though swapping the goalies didn’t solve any of their scoring issues. Jamie Phillips made his first career start against Worcester with 28 saves and the win. Tyler Barnes (27th) scored the only goal for Worcester. Michael Huntebrinker (16th), Brayden Low (14th), Adam Schmidt (23rd), and Kevin Goumas (5th) picked up goals for Reading.
Tyler Barnes scored Worcester’s only goal of the game at 7:05 in the first period. Barnes fed the puck to Ryan Hitchcock on a rush who passed the puck back to Barnes as Phillips left the net open for the goal. With exactly one minute on the clock, Michael Huntebrinker tied things up with a shot from the right circle.
Things would continue to go in Reading’s way as Brayden low made a shot through a crowded net to give the Royals a 2-1 lead. Holy Cross Grad Adam Schmidt brought the lead to 3-1 on the set-up from Huntebrinker from the left circle.
Kevin Goumas brought the Royals’ to a 4-1 lead at 17:00 with a shot into the empty net from the red line. Yanick Turcotte was sent to the showers early with a ten-minute misconduct with 30 seconds remaining,
Worcester was outshot 42-29 through sixty minutes of play and was outshot in each period. They had one power play opportunity in the second period, which they were unable to capitalize on.
The Three Stars of the Game were:
- Brayden Low (Reading) – goal, assist
- Jamie Phillips (Reading) – 28 saves, win
- Michael Huntebrinker (Reading) – goal, assist
Falling back even further, the Railers (33-26-6-4, 70 pts) fall back to sixth place in the division with Brampton climbing with a win over Adirondack earlier today. Railers will need to win a majority of the final six games to qualify for the playoffs.
The Railers hose the Brampton Beast on Saturday, the first of back-to-back games at 7:05.
Box Score
| Scoring | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Railers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reading Royals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Railers | 7 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
| Reading Royals | 12 | 15 | 15 | 42 |
| Railers Roster | # | Name | G | A | +/- | SH | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 31 | B. Wojtala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 35 | M. Gillam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | R. MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 7 | T. Barnes | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 11 | D. Willick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 12 | J. Holmstrom | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 2 |
| D | 13 | I. Chukarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 15 | B. Brauer | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 17 | M. Schmalz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 18 | D. Callin | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| F | 19 | B. Almeida | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 |
| D | 20 | D. Quenneville | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0 |
| F | 21 | M. Gaudreau | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 24 | T. Mueller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 27 | R. Hitchcock | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| D | 28 | C. Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D | 41 | R. Powers | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 51 | Y. Turcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Team: | |||||||
| Totals: | 1 | 2 | -16 | 29 | 22 |
| No | Name | Min | SH | SVS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | B. Wojtala (L) | 59:33 | 41 | 38 | 3 |
| Empty Net | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals: | 59:33 | 42 | 38 | 4 |
| Royals Roster | # | Name | G | A | +/- | SH | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 30 | A. D’Agostini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 41 | J. Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 3 | C. McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| D | 6 | J. Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D | 8 | D. Drake | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 9 | B. Low | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 0 |
| D | 11 | C. Vasaturo | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0 |
| F | 14 | A. Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 16 | A. Roos | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 17 | M. Huntebrinker | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 |
| F | 18 | T. Brown | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 20 | C. Mackin | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| LW | 21 | F. DiChiara | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 |
| F | 23 | M. Pohlkamp | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 |
| D | 25 | N. Luukko | 0 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 0 |
| F | 27 | K. Goumas | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 0 |
| D | 43 | F. Hora | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 86 | J. MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Team: | |||||||
| Totals: | 4 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 6 |
| No | Name | Min | SH | SVS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | T | Player | M | Offense | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | J. Phillips (W) | 60:00 | 29 | 28 | 1 |
| Totals: | 60:00 | 29 | 28 | 1 |
Notes
- Railers Injures: Evan Buitenhuis, Kyle McKenzie, Tommy Panico, Alex Vanier
- Railers Scratches: Tommy Kelley, Ross Olsson
- Royals Injuries: Joe Houk, Jimmy Mazza
- Royals Scratches: Sam Becker, Vinny Muto
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Railers Lines (Observed by order in which they appeared):
| LW | C | RW | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Line 1 | B. Almeida #19 “A” | R. Hitchcock #27 | T. Barnes #7 “A” |
| Forward Line 2 | J. Holmstrom #12 “C” | M. Gaudreau #21 | B. Brauer #15 |
| Forward Line 3 | D. Callin #18 / Y. Turcotte #51 | D. Willick #11 | M. Schmalz #17 |
| LD | RD | |
|---|---|---|
| Defense Line 1 | R. MacKinnon #5 | R. Powers #41 |
| Defense Line 2 | C. Doherty #28 | T. Mueller #24 |
| Defense Line 3 | D. Quenneville #20 | I. Chukarov #13 |
| G | |
|---|---|
| Starting Goaltender | Blake Wojala #31 |
| Backup Goaltender | Mitch Gillam #35 |
Highlights
SNIPE! Brayden Low labels the puck for the top-left corner and puts the Royals in front!
REA 2 | WOR 1 pic.twitter.com/Ajz5bKtb2K
— Reading Royals (@ReadingRoyals) March 24, 2019
SCORE! Adam Schmidt slaps the puck by Wojtala to pad the Royals' lead!
REA 3 | WOR 1 pic.twitter.com/Jstpvmsc65
— Reading Royals (@ReadingRoyals) March 24, 2019
Empty-netter! Make that five goals in the last eight games for Kevin Goumas.
REA 4 | WOR 1 pic.twitter.com/fNjhEONIkP
— Reading Royals (@ReadingRoyals) March 24, 2019