Game Story

Trois-Rivieres, QC — The Worcester Railers snapped a three-game win streak against the Trois-Rivieres Lions, falling 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.

Hugo Ollas was the starter for Worcester on Saturday night after Michael Bullion had started the last three games, Ollas stopped 31 of 35 shots in his 20th appearance for Worcester. Ollas has lost five straight starts. Hunter Jones was the starter for Trois-Rivieres, he stopped 25 of 27 shots made by Worcester. Mason Klee and Pito Walton were the goal scorers for Worcester. Logan Nijhoff, Tommy Cormier, Xavier Cormier, and Anthony Beauregard scored for Trois-Rivieres. With two assists, Connor Welsh extended his point streak to five-games (1-6-7). With an assist, Anthony Repaci extended his point streak to eight-games (4-9-13)

Logan Nijhoff opened the scoring with a goal, giving the Lions an early lead in the first period. Nijhoff got a shot from outside the left faceoff circle that went through three Railers skaters before going past Hugo Olas. Mason Klee put the Railers on the board while Andrew Coxhead and Griffin Loughran were both in the box. Klee scored on a setup between the faceoff circles from Connor Welsh, it looks like it may have have been deflected off Anthony Callin on it’s way to the net. Pito Walton made it 2-1 after skating around the left faceoff circle before taking his shot with 48 seconds left in the first period. Lions outshot Worcester 12-8 in the opening period.

Trois-Rivières took control in the second, scoring three unanswered goals. Tommy Cormier netted the equalizer on a rebound from Vincent Sévigny at 4:59. Xavier Cormier reclaimed the lead at 8:18 on a shot that Hugo Ollas should’ve had the stop on but did not, and a third goal got past him. Anthony Beauregard extended their lead with a power-play goal after skating behind the net to setup his shot, bringing the score to 4-2. The Lions outshot Worcester 18-10 in the second period, outshooting Worcester 30-18 in the game.

The third period saw no additional scoring, Worcester outshot Trois-Rivieres 9-5 in the third period. Worcester had 36 penalty minutes in the third period. Referee Chad Ingalls handed out a misconduct to Lincoln Hatten after a high-sticking call at 19:06, Griffin Loughran a game misconduct for abuse of officials as the game expired.

The Three Stars of the Game were:

  1. Anthony Beauregard (Trois-Rivieres) – 1 goal, 1 assist, +1
  2. Tommy Cormier (Trois-Rivieres) – 1 goal, 1 assist, +2
  3. Xavier Cormier (Trois-Rivieres) – 1 goal, 1 assist, +1

Elsewhere in the North Division, The Adirondack Thunder shutout the Indy Fuel in Glens Falls, in a thrilling 1-0 game where the lone goal was scored while Adirondack was shorthanded in the first period. The Maine Mariners beat the Reading Royals 5-2 at the Santander Arnea in Reading. The Norfolk Admirals beat the Savannah Ghost Pirates 6-1 at the Norfolk Scope. The Wheeling Nailers beat the Cincinnati Cyclones 4-1. With the Railers and Royals both losing on Saturday, they are still two points ahead of Reading, while Reading has two games in hand. The Railers magic number is 13.

The Railers and Lions have their last regular season meeting on Sunday at 3 p.m.

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Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 T
2 0 0 2
1 3 0 4
Shots 1 2 3 T
8 10 9 27
12 18 5 35
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 7:03 – 1st L. Nijhoff (24) A. Beauregard, B. Martin
1 – 1 14:52 – 1st M. Klee (7) C. Welsh, A. Repaci
2 – 1 19:11 – 1st P. Walton (3) C. Welsh, C. Donhauser
2 – 2 4:59 – 2nd T. Cormier (15) V. Sévigny, X. Cormier
2 – 3 8:18 – 2nd X. Cormier (15) W. McLeod, T. Cormier
2 – 4 13:41 – 2nd A. Beauregard (24) C. Jandric

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 30 H. Ollas 0 0 0 0 0
G 32 M. Bullion 0 0 0 0 0
F 4 R. Mahshie 0 0 -1 0 0
D 8 P. Walton 1 0 -1 1 0
F 10 J. Kaplan 0 0 -1 1 4
F 13 T. Kobryn 0 0 -1 2 0
D 14 M. Rajaniemi 0 0 -1 1 0
F 16 G. Loughran 0 0 -1 2 12
F 17 T. Schachle 0 0 -1 1 0
F 18 M. Kopperud 0 0 -1 2 2
D 22 G. Luce 0 0 -2 0 0
F 23 A. Cicero 0 0 -1 1 0
D 24 M. Klee 1 0 0 1 0
D 26 C. Welsh 0 2 0 1 2
D 27 C. McDonald 0 0 0 2 0
F 29 C. Donhauser 0 1 -1 1 4
F 33 L. Hatten 0 0 0 4 12
F 37 M. DeMelis 0 0 -1 3 0
F 44 A. Callin 0 0 +1 2 0
F 81 A. Repaci 0 1 +1 2 0
Team: 2
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
30 H. Ollas (L) – 35 31 4 –
Totals: – 35 31 4 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 29 H. Jones 0 0 0 0 0
G 33 L. Cavallin 0 0 0 0 0
D 2 W. McLeod 0 1 +1 1 2
D 3 K. Proctor 0 0 +1 1 0
D 6 J. Paquette 0 0 -1 2 0
D 8 C. Jandric 0 1 0 1 0
RW 9 N. Guay 0 0 +2 3 0
F 10 I. Dufort 0 0 0 1 0
D 11 E. Serensits 0 0 +2 1 0
D 14 B. Martin 0 1 +1 1 0
F 15 T. Hylland 0 0 0 2 0
F 18 X. Cormier 1 1 +1 4 0
LW 19 I. Mianscum 0 0 -1 2 0
F 20 A. Coxhead 0 0 0 0 2
D 46 V. Sévigny 0 1 0 6 0
F 71 J. Ducharme 0 0 0 0 0
C 78 T. Cormier 1 1 +2 2 2
C 86 J. Novak 0 0 +1 3 2
F 91 A. Beauregard 1 1 +1 2 2
F 92 L. Nijhoff 1 0 +1 3 0
Team:
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
29 H. Jones (W) – 27 25 2 –
Totals: – 27 25 2 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
14:24 – 1st G. Loughran 2 Holding – minor (54.2)
14:24 – 1st A. Coxhead 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
15:26 – 1st C. Welsh 2 High-sticking – minor (60.2)
5:17 – 2nd A. Beauregard 2 Hooking – minor (55.2)
10:48 – 2nd W. McLeod 2 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
2:44 – 3rd J. Novak 2 Holding – minor (54.2)
13:53 – 3rd J. Kaplan 4 High-sticking – double minor (60.3)
19:06 – 3rd L. Hatten 2 High-sticking – minor (60.2)
19:06 – 3rd L. Hatten 10 Misconduct (39.4)
19:28 – 3rd Served by G. Loughran 2 Bench minor – Unsportsmanlike conduct (75.3)
19:31 – 3rd C. Donhauser 4 Double Minor – Roughing

Notes

  • Worcester Scratches: Anthony Hora, JD Dudek, Justin Gill, Kabore Dunn, Kolby Johnson, Matt Ustaski, Riley Ginnell, and Ryan Dickinson.
  • Trois-Rivieres Scratches: Alex Beaucage, Anthony Beauchamp, Cory Thomas, Joe Vrbetic, Metis Roelens, and Morgan AdamsMoisan.
  • Following Friday Night’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
    • Ryan Mahshie is without a point in his last 8 games.
    • Jordan Kaplan is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Tyler Kobryn is without a point in his last 4 games.
    • Matthew Kopperud is without a point in his last 3 games.
    • Connor Welsh extended his point streak to 5 games with an assist. (1-6-7)
    • Matt DeMelis snapped his point streak after 5 games
    • Anthony Repaci extended his point streak to 8 games with an assist.. (4-9-13)

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Cole Donhauser #29 Anthony Callin #44 Anthony Repaci #81
Forward Line 2 Matthew Kopperud #18 Jordan Kaplan #10 Alec Cicero #23
Forward Line 3 Tyler Kobryn #13 Matt DeMelis #37 Griffin Loughran #16
Forward Line 4 Tanner Schachle #17 Ryan Mahshie #4 Lincoln Hatten #33
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Griffin Luce #22 Mason Klee #24
Defense Pair 2 Connor Welsh #26 Pito Walton #8
Defense Pair 3 Matias Rajaniemi #14 Connor Welsh #26
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Hugo Ollas #30
Backup Goaltender Michael Bullion #32

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Logan Nijhoff #92 Anthony Beauregard #91 Jakov Novak #86
Forward Line 2 Tommy Cormier #78 Xavier Cormier #18 Nicolas Guay #9
Forward Line 3 Isaac Dufort #10 Tyler Hylland #15 Justin Ducharme #71
Forward Line 4 Israel Mianscum #19 Andrew Coxhead #20 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Chris Jandric #8 Jacob Paquette #6
Defense Pair 2 Andrew Coxhead #20 Brycen Martin #14
Defense Pair 3 Kirby Proctor #3 Emmett Serensits #11
Rotated Defensemen Vincent Sévigny #46 –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Hunter Jones #29
Backup Goaltender Luke Cavallin #33

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Chad Ingalls (15)
Referee Alexandre Bechard (27)
Linesman Ben Fortin (44)
Linesman Maxime Carre (77)


Highlights

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Notable Tweets as the Game Happened


Railers Lines


Lions Lines


Logan Nijhoff goal


Mason Klee goal


Pito Walton goal


Tommy Cormier goal


Xavier Cormier goal


Anthony Beauregard goal