Game Story

North Charleston, SC — The Worcester Railers’ southern road trip continued Friday night with the Railers traveling two hours west from Greenville, where they shutout the South Carolina Stingrays 4-0 at North Charleston Coliseum.

Similar to their first shutout earlier in the season, the Railers played an almost flawless game on Friday night. Henrik Tikkanen made 41 saves, which was the same number he made in the first shutout on November 8th against Greenville. Trevor Cosgrove scored the first and last goals for Worcester, with Anthony Repaci and Billy Jerry each scoring a goal in between. Anthony Repaci kept his point streak alive for twelve straight games, while Brent Beaudoin extended his streak to seven games. The Railers performed flawlessly on their power play opportunities, scoring on both of their attempts, and successfully defended against both penalties they faced.

Neither team scored in the opening stanza with no penalties called in the opening frame. Railers lost Anthony Repaci after awkwardly colliding with a Stingrays defender around the 9:30 mark of the first period. He left with keeping weight off of his right foot but would come out at the start of the second period.

At the 2:30 mark of the second period, Worcester scored the first goal of the game to take a 1-0 lead following a scoreless opening period. Trevor Cosgrove shot the puck through traffic, and it went inside the left post to beat Tyler Wall, giving Worcester the advantage.

In the early stages of the third period, Anthony Repaci scored his 16th goal of the season on the power play to double Worcester’s lead. Repaci took a shot from the left circle that went past Wall’s glove, giving Worcester a 2-0 lead 6:16 into the third period.

With time winding down, South Carolina pulled their goalie, which resulted in Billy Jerry scoring his fourth goal of the season and extending Worcester’s lead to 3-0. Jerry shot the puck from center ice, and it went into the back of the open net, giving Worcester a three-goal advantage.

Another penalty by the Stingrays resulted in Worcester’s second power-play goal of the night, and Trevor Cosgrove’s second goal of the game to close out the contest.

The three stars of Friday’s game were:

  1. Henrik Tikkanen (Worcester) – win, 41 saves, shutout
  2. Anthony Repaci (Worcester) – 1 goal
  3. Trevor Cosgrove (Worcester) – 2 goals, 1 assist

On Friday night, the Adirondack Thunder scored four goals in the first period to defeat the Reading Royals 4-3. The Newfoundland Growlers won 3-1 on the road against the Trois-Rivières Lions. The Norfolk Admirals lost 2-1 in a shootout against the Wheeling Nailers. The Maine team was shut out 2-0 by the Idaho Steelheads on Friday night, and they will continue their trip out west into Saturday night. With this win, the Railers improved their record to 26-23-3 and are now 20-0 when leading after two periods.

The Railers head to Jacksonville, Florida to take on the IceMen at 7 p.m. Saturday night.

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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
0 1 3 4
0 0 0 0
Shots 1 2 3 T
11 10 13 34
16 11 14 41
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
1 – 0 2:30 – 2nd T. Cosgrove (3) N. Fea
2 – 0 6:16 – 3rd A. Repaci (16) N. Delmas, P. Beaulieu PP
3 – 0 18:24 – 3rd B. Jerry (4) T. Cosgrove, B. Beaudoin EN
4 – 0 19:21 – 3rd T. Cosgrove (4) A. Bakanov, B. Butler PP

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 35 K. Appleby 0 0 0 0 0
G 39 H. Tikkanen 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 C. McCarthy 0 0 0 1 0
F 8 B. Butler 0 1 0 1 0
D 9 N. Delmas 0 1 0 1 0
D 10 T. Cosgrove 2 1 +2 7 0
F 12 B. Beaudoin 0 1 +2 3 0
F 13 B. Jerry 1 0 +1 2 0
D 17 C. Breen 0 0 0 0 0
D 18 T. Faulkner 0 0 +1 2 0
F 20 C. Ordoobadi 0 0 0 1 0
F 21 J. Pappalardo 0 0 0 2 0
F 22 N. Fea 0 1 +1 1 2
F 23 A. Bakanov 0 1 0 2 0
D 25 P. Beaulieu 0 1 +1 0 0
D 26 J. Brandt 0 0 0 0 0
F 29 P. Boutoussov 0 0 0 1 2
F 37 M. Johnson 0 0 0 4 0
F 81 A. Repaci 1 0 +2 6 0
Team:
Totals: 4 7 10 34 4
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
39 H. Tikkanen (W) – 41 41 0 –
Totals: – 41 41 0 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 1 T. Wall 0 0 0 0 0
G 33 C. Stevenson 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 M. Anderson 0 0 -2 2 2
F 5 A. Martinsen 0 0 0 1 0
F 9 J. Florek 0 0 -1 0 0
F 10 L. Courtnall 0 0 0 4 0
F 15 J. Wilkins 0 0 -2 2 0
F 16 T. Baker 0 0 0 2 0
F 17 J. Leppard 0 0 -1 5 0
D 18 B. Maass 0 0 -1 3 0
F 20 R. Scarfo 0 0 0 1 0
F 22 A. Del Gaizo 0 0 0 3 2
F 25 B. Hughes 0 0 0 6 0
D 27 C. Reddekopp 0 0 0 1 0
F 28 A. Cherniwchan 0 0 -1 2 0
D 29 E. Wardley 0 0 -1 2 0
D 36 M. Kim 0 0 0 1 0
F 40 A. Fortin 0 0 -1 3 0
D 74 C. Moore 0 0 -1 3 0
Team:
Totals: 0 0 -11 41 4
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
1 T. Wall (L) – 33 30 3 –
Empty Net – 1 1 –
Totals: – 34 30 4 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
11:49 – 2nd N. Fea 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
15:57 – 2nd P. Boutoussov 2 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
5:35 – 3rd M. Anderson 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
18:52 – 3rd A. Del Gaizo 2 Slashing – minor (61.2)


Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Christian Evers, Collin Adams, Jack Quinlivan, Josh Victor, Liam Coughlin, Myles McGurty, Nolan Vesey, Quinn Ryan, and Zack Bross.
  • South Carolina Scratches: Carter Allen, Chase Stewart, Garin Bjorklund, and Ian Mackey.
  • Former Railers goalie Brent Moran was Claimed on Waivers on Thursday by the Utah Grizzlies.
  • The Railers played with seven defensemen dressed, Quinn Ryan was out of the lineup for a second straight game. Noah Delmas took a few shifts as a forward during Friday’s game.
  • Following Friday night’s game, the Railers had the following streaks and droughts:
    • Bobby Butler snapped an eleven-game point drought with an assist on Cosgrove’s second goal.
    • Brent Beaudoin extended his point streak to seven games. (3-9-12)
    • Billy Jerry snapped a five-game point drought.
    • Conor Breen is without a point in his last ten games.
    • Tim Faulkner is without a point in his last ten games.
    • Chris Ordoobadi is without a point in his last eleven games.
    • Jake Pappalardo is without a point in his last three games.
    • Jared Brandt is without a point in his last seven games.
    • Paul Boutoussov is without a point in his last five games.
    • Max Johnson is without a point in his last five games.
    • Anthony Repaci extended his point streak to twelve games. (9-8-17)

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Anthony Repaci #81 Brent Beaudoin #12 Nick Fea #22
Forward Line 2 Andrei Bakanov #23 Max Johnson #37 Bobby Butler #8
Forward Line 3 Jake Pappalardo #21 Billy Jerry #13 Paul Boutoussov #29
Rotated Forwards – – Chris Ordoobadi #20
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Philip Beaulieu #25 Conor Breen #17
Defense Pair 2 Trevor Cosgrove #10 Jared Brandt #26
Defense Pair 3 Noah Delmas #9 Connor McCarthy #2
Rotated Defensemen Tim Faulkner #18 –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Ken Appleby #35
Backup Goaltender Henrik Tikkanen #39

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Alexandre Fortin #40 Josh Wilkins #15 Jackson Leppard #6
Forward Line 2 Lawton Courtnall #10 Ryan Scarfo #20 Andrew Cherniwchan #28
Forward Line 3 Anthony Del Gaizo #22 Bear Hughes #25 Tarek Baker #16
Rotated Forwards Austin Martinsen #5 – Justin Florek #9
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Michael Kim #36 Connor Moore #74
Defense Pair 2 Chaz Reddekopp #27 Evan Wardley #29
Defense Pair 3 Matt Anderson #3 Benton Maass #18
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Tyler Wall #1
Backup Goaltender Clay Stevenson #33

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Rocco Stachowiak (28)
Referee –
Linesman Scott Senger (56)
Linesman Brady Fagan (89)


Highlights

Highlights for this game can be found on the ECHL website.

Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Stingrays Lines


Trevor Cosgrove goal( Railers lead 1-0)


Anthony t Repaci goal(Railers lead 2-0)


Billy Jerry goal Railers lead 3-0)


Trevor Cosgrove’s second goal (Railers lead 4-0)