Game Story


Trois-Rivieres, QC — It was a big night for the Worcester Railers on Friday night, defeating the Trois-Rivieres Lions 6-2 in the first of back-to-back games this weekend.

In his tenth start of the season, John Muse secured his seventh victory with 34 saves. Meanwhile, Zachary Émond made his second consecutive start for Trois-Rivières, recording 29 saves. The Railers capitalized on two power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and an empty-netter. Blade Jenkins notched a hat trick, with Jake Pivonka, Reece Newkirk, and Ashton Calder also finding the back of the net. Alex-Olivier Voyer scored both goals for the Lions, and Christian Krygier contributed with an assist in his first game since November 7th. Pivonka, Jenkins, and Newkirk each had multi-point performances.

Blade Jenkins’ hat trick marked the Railers’ first of the season and is a strong contender for his best performance so far. This achievement added to his six multi-point games this season, three of which occurred in his last six games. With the hat trick, Jenkins extended his point streak to six games, amassing ten points in that span, and he has scored goals in his last three consecutive games.

Despite two power plays in the first period, the Railers found themselves down 1-0 after Alex-Olivier Voyer scored on a rebound at 12:11 in the period with the Railers outshooting the Lions 13-10 in the period.

The Railers turned things around with three goals in a two-minute and seven-second span. While killing off a penalty to Brendan Robbins, Blade Jenkins scored on a breakaway to tie the game at 5:36. Jake Pivonka made it 2-1 a minute and six seconds later on a feed from Todd Goehring from the left circle. A minute and one second after Pivonka’s goal, Reece Newkirk scored shortly after a face-off with a bar-down goal from the blue line. Alex-Olivier Voyer broke up the momentum for a bit, scoring his second of the game while Railers skaters were doing everything but covering him at 9:26 in the second.

Blade Jenkins scored with a snipe from the left circle at 4:36 on the Railers third power play of the night. They’d score again on their fourth power play with Jake Pivonka scoring from the right circle at 10:14. After a couple of scoring chances on an empty net late in the game, which included a longshot from John Muse, Blade Jenkins completed his hat trick with a shot from the Railers blue line at 18:57 in the third period.

The three stars of the game were:

  1. Blade Jenkins (Worcester) – 3 goals
  2. Reece Newkirk (Worcester) – 1 goal, 2 assist
  3. Alex-Olivier Voyer (Trois-Rivieres) – 2 goals

On Friday night, the Newfoundland Growlers suffered a 5-3 defeat against the Indy Fuel. The Adirondack Thunder secured a 4-3 overtime victory over the Reading Royals. The Maine Mariners, playing at home, faced a 5-0 shutout against the Rapid City Rush. In a thrilling shootout, the Norfolk Admirals clinched a 4-3 win over the Toledo Walleye, extending their lead to five points over Worcester for the second spot in the division. The Railers maintain their third-place position in the division, having played two fewer games than the Newfoundland Growlers; both teams have accumulated 43 points.

The Railers and Lions play again on Saturday for a 3 p.m. matinee at the Colisée Vidéotron.

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Box Score


Scoring 1 2 3 T
0 3 3 6
1 1 0 2
Shots 1 2 3 T
13 10 12 35
10 16 10 36
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 12:11 – 1st A. Voyer (10) J. Novak, C. Ortiz
1 – 1 5:36 – 2nd B. Jenkins (15) C. Welsh SH
2 – 1 6:42 – 2nd J. Pivonka (10) T. Goehring, R. Newkirk
3 – 1 7:43 – 2nd R. Newkirk (1) T. Cosgrove, J. Pivonka
3 – 2 9:26 – 2nd A. Voyer (11) N. Guay
4 – 2 4:36 – 3rd B. Jenkins (16) A. Repaci PP
5 – 2 10:14 – 3rd A. Calder (15) J. Pivonka, R. Newkirk PP
6 – 2 18:57 – 3rd B. Jenkins (17) B. Robbins, C. Krygier EN

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 C. Ceci 0 0 0 0 0
G 40 J. Muse 0 0 0 0 0
D 3 R. Verrier 0 0 -1 1 0
D 8 C. Krygier 0 1 +1 0 0
D 10 T. Cosgrove 0 1 +2 5 2
F 11 A. Bakanov 0 0 0 4 2
F 12 J. Cipollone 0 0 0 4 0
F 13 J. Pivonka 1 2 +2 2 0
F 15 B. Robbins 0 1 0 1 2
F 16 A. Calder 1 0 +2 1 0
F 19 B. Jenkins 3 0 +1 7 0
F 23 T. Goehring 0 1 0 1 0
F 24 J. Quinlivan 0 0 +1 1 0
D 25 R. Dickinson 0 0 +1 1 0
D 26 C. Welsh 0 1 +1 1 0
F 37 R. Newkirk 1 2 +2 3 0
F 44 A. Callin 0 0 -1 1 0
F 81 A. Repaci 0 1 -1 1 0
D 88 A. Kulakov 0 0 -1 1 0
Team:
Totals: 6 10 9 35 6
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
40 J. Muse (W) – 36 34 2 –
Totals: – 36 34 2 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 1 Z. Émond 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 J. Vrbetic 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 C. Thomas 0 0 0 1 4
D 3 E. Hjorth 0 0 -1 0 0
D 14 B. Martin 0 0 +1 0 0
D 18 C. Ortiz 0 1 0 1 2
F 19 A. Voyer 2 0 +1 6 0
C 21 C. Montminy 0 0 -2 5 0
D 23 M. Komuls 0 0 -1 0 0
F 28 P. Saretsky 0 0 -2 1 0
F 55 N. Lariviere 0 0 +1 1 0
F 67 X. Filion 0 0 0 2 0
F 71 J. Ducharme 0 0 -2 3 0
F 72 C. Paiement 0 0 -2 4 0
RW 85 J. Parker-Jones 0 0 -2 2 0
C 86 J. Novak 0 1 0 4 2
D 89 M. Tourigny 0 0 -1 4 0
RW 91 N. Guay 0 1 +1 2 0
F 92 A. Beauregard 0 0 -2 0 0
Team:
Totals: 2 3 -11 36 8
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
1 Z. Émond (L) – 34 29 5 –
Empty Net – 1 1 –
Totals: – 35 29 6 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
3:11 – 1st C. Ortiz 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
12:46 – 1st C. Thomas 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
3:52 – 2nd B. Robbins 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
14:42 – 2nd T. Cosgrove 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
3:19 – 3rd J. Novak 2 Holding – minor (54.2)
9:20 – 3rd C. Thomas 2 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
13:12 – 3rd A. Bakanov 2 Delay of Game (63.2)


Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: John Copeland, Keeghan Howdeshell, Riley Piercey, Tristan Lennox, Zach White, and Zsombor Garat.
  • Trois-Rivières Scratches: Matthew Boucher, Nolan Yaremko, and Zachary Bouthillier.
  • Down in Bridgeport, the Islanders are rolling with a 3-goalie system for this week. Jakub Skarek picked up his first win in thirteen starts on Wednesday, Bridgeport beat Springfield 3-1. On Friday night Henrik Tikkanen earned his fourth win of the season in a 5-1 win over Springfield. Ken Appleby was a scratch on Wednesday, but was the back-up on Friday. The Baby Isles head to Hershey for their last game of the weekend on Saturday.
  • Christian Krygier was activated from injured reserve on Friday after missing nearly three months and 33 games. Zsombar Garat replaced him on that list on Friday
  • There were a couple transactions prior to this road trip:
    • Brian Bowen was released on Thursday, and was claimed by the Reading Royals on Friday.
    • Reece Newkirk was assigned by the New York Islanders from Bridgeport to Worcester on Thursday.
    • Ashton Calder was assigned by Bridgeport to Worcester on Wednesday.
    • Cole Ceci was signed to a SPC on Wednesday.
    • Ken Appleby was recalled by the New York Islanders to Bridgeport from Worcester on Thursday.
  • Following Friday’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Christian Krygier snapped a five-game scoring drought with an assist.
    • Joey Cipollone is without a point in his last three games.
    • Jake Pivonka snapped a three game scoring drought with a goal and two assists.
    • Blade Jenkins extended his point streak to six games with three goals, and is now on a three-game goal streak.
    • Todd Goehring snapped a snapped a five-game scoring drought with an assist.
    • Ryan Dickinson is without a point in all five games he’s played this season.
    • Artyom Kulakov is without a point in his last four games.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Anthony Repaci #81 Blade Jenkins #19 Anthony Callin #44
Forward Line 2 Reece Newkirk #37 Jake Pivonka #13 Ashton Calder #16
Forward Line 3 Andrei Bakanov #11 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 Ryan Verrier #3 Artyom Kulakov #88
Defense Pair 3 Connor Welsh #26 Christian Krygier #8
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender John Muse #40
Backup Goaltender Cole Ceci #30

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Cedric Montminy #21 Anthony Beauregard #92 Justin Ducharme #71
Forward Line 2 Jakov Novak #86 Nicolas Guay #91 Alex-Olivier Voyer #19
Forward Line 3 Charles-Antoine Paiement #72 Parker Saretsky #28 John Parker-Jones #85
Rotated Forwards Nicolas Lariviere #55 – Xavier Filion #67
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Brycen Martin #14 Chris Ortiz #18
Defense Pair 2 Markuss Komuls #23 Eric Hjorth #3
Defense Pair 3 Cory Thomas #2 Miguël Tourigny #89
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Zachary Émond #1
Backup Goaltender Joe Vrbetic #35

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Marc-Olivier Phaneuf (23)
Referee –
Linesman Alexandre Bechard (44)
Linesman Nicolas Boivin (82)




Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Lions Lines


Alex-Olivier Voyer goal (1-0 Lions)


Blade Jenkins goal (Tied at 1-1)


Jake Pivonka goal (2-1 Railers)


Reece Newkirk goal (3-1 Railers)


Alex-Olivier Voyer goal (3-2 Railers)


Blade Jenkins goal (4-2 Railers)


Ashton Calder goal (5-2 Railers)


Blade Jenkins goal (6-2 Railers)