Game Story


Trois-Rivieres, QC – The Worcester Railers fell 4-3 to the Trois-Rivieres Lions in the shootout on Sunday afternoon.

Parker Gahagen had his second start of the weekend, making 31 saves in net for Worcester. Ben Gaudreau made 30 saves for Trois-Rivieres. Riley Piercey, Calle Odelius, and MacAuley Carson scored goals for the Railers. Jacob Dion, Mathieu Bizier, and Issac Dufort scored for the Lions. Nicholas Girouard won the game for the Lions with the only goal in the fifth round of the shootout.

The Lions had the early advantage, scoring on their first shot of the game 59 seconds into the game. Jacob Dion beat Parker Gahagen through the pads on a shot from the blueline. At 6:22, Lions took a 2-0 lead when Jacob Dion set up Mathieu Bizier’s slapshot in the left faceoff circle. Shots were 10-9 Worcester after twenty minutes.

Riley Piercey put the Railers on the board, beating Gaudreau with a shot under his glove at 6:47 in the second period. Calle Odelius tied the game eight minutes later after collecting a rebound from the point and shooting through some traffic at 14:29. Issac Dufort regained Trois-Rivieres lead at 18:32 on a one-timer from Anthony Beauregard. Worcester and Trois-Rivieres each had 10 shots in the second period.

MacAuley Carson tied the game back up at 11:24 in the third period, when his shot went through the pads of Gaudreau on a nice one-handed pass from Max Dorrington. The game would head to overtime with Worcester outshooting Trois-Rivieres 9-8 in the third period.

Parker Gahagen kept Worcester in the game, making seven saves throughout the overtime period. Worcester made four shots during those seven minutes of play. Nicholas Girourard would eventually take the game in the fifth round of the shootout.

The three stars of the game were:
Jacob Dion (Trois-Rivieres) – 1 goal, 2 assists
Issac Dufort (Trois-Rivieres) – 1 goal, 1 assist
Max Dorrington (Worcester) – 2 assists, +2

With just over a month remaining in the ECHL season, the Railers sit one point ahead of the Lions for fifth place in the North Division. Worcester trails the Reading Royals by six points for fourth place, with all three teams having played 54 games. Of Worcester’s 18 remaining games, five come against Reading, three each against Maine Mariners, Adirondack Thunder, and Greensboro Gargoyles, and one more against the Norfolk Admirals.

Around the North Division, the Greensboro Gargoyles nearly shutout the Reading Royals 6-2 on Sunday afternoon, Reading scored twice in the closing 1:10 on the power play. The Maine Mariners forced overtime and beat the Adirondack Thunder for their tenth straight win, 4-3. Maine hosts Adirondack for a school day game on Tuesday. Wheeling hosts Reading on Wednesday night.

In the AHL, The Bridgeport Islanders beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Sunday afternoon. Henrik Tikkanen earned his tenth win of the season, while Gleb Veremyev scored their second goal. Daylan Kuefler and Cam Berg each had an assist. The Islanders head to Charlotte for the first of back-to-back games against the Checkers on Friday.

The Railers head back to Worcester to host the Norfolk Admirals for the last time this season for a puck drop at 7:05 on Wednesday night.

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Box Score

Box Score

Scoring 1 2 3 OT SO T
0 2 1 0 0 3
2 1 0 0 1 4
Shots 1 2 3 OT SO T
10 10 9 4 0 33
9 10 8 7 1 35
Score Team Time Scored by Assisted by Type
0 – 1 0:59 – 1st J. Dion (5) A. Beauregard, I. Dufort
0 – 2 6:22 – 1st M. Bizier (2) J. Dion, M. Estapa
1 – 2 6:47 – 2nd R. Piercey (4)
2 – 2 14:29 – 2nd C. Odelius (2) M. Suda, M. Dorrington
2 – 3 18:36 – 2nd I. Dufort (9) A. Beauregard, J. Dion PP
3 – 3 11:24 – 3rd M. Carson (3) M. Dorrington, R. Piercey
# Shooter Goal?
37 Matt DeMelis ❌
11 Lincoln Hatten ❌
10 Ryan Miotto ❌
81 Anthony Repaci ❌
74 MacAuley Carson ❌
Goal? Shooter #
❌ Anthony Beauregard 91
❌ Riley Kidney 88
❌ Morgan Adams-Moisan 32
❌ Mathias Laferrière 20
✔️ Nicholas Girouard 92

Rosters

# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 33 T. Gale 0 0 0 0 0
G 35 P. Gahagen 0 0 0 0 0
D 4 C. Odelius 1 0 0 1 0
D 6 C. McDonald 0 0 0 3 2
F 7 M. Dorrington 0 2 +2 0 2
D 8 M. Ferrandino 0 0 0 0 0
F 10 R. Miotto 0 0 -1 3 4
F 11 L. Hatten 0 0 0 3 0
D 14 A. Samuelsson 0 0 0 2 2
F 16 R. Mitton 0 0 0 3 0
D 18 M. Suda 0 1 0 5 0
F 19 R. Piercey 1 1 0 2 0
F 25 K. Acosta 0 0 0 0 0
D 28 C. Federkow 0 0 +1 0 0
F 29 C. Donhauser 0 0 -1 2 0
F 37 M. DeMelis 0 0 0 0 0
F 74 M. Carson 1 0 +2 2 0
F 77 D. Callin 0 0 0 2 0
F 81 A. Repaci 0 0 +1 3 0
D 88 G. Blanchard 0 0 +1 2 0
Team: 0 0
Player MIN SH SVS GA SV%
35 P. Gahagen (SOL) – 34 31 3 –
Totals: – 34 31 3 –
# Player G A +/- SH PIM
G 39 B. Gaudreau 0 0 0 0 0
G 90 F. Lapenna 0 0 0 0 0
D 6 J. Paquette 0 0 -1 4 2
F 10 I. Dufort 1 1 0 3 0
D 11 E. Serensits 0 0 -1 0 0
F 17 M. Estapa 0 1 +1 1 4
LW 19 I. Mianscum 0 0 -1 1 0
F 20 M. Laferrière 0 0 0 2 0
F 21 C. Desruisseaux 0 0 -1 0 0
F 22 A. Poulin 0 0 0 1 2
D 24 D. Louis-Jean 0 0 0 2 2
D 27 J. Dion 1 2 0 7 0
F 32 M. Adams-Moisan 0 0 0 2 0
C 42 M. Bizier 1 0 0 2 0
D 44 L. Fuller 0 0 0 1 0
D 47 C. Martin 0 0 0 2 0
F 77 J. Dunlap 0 0 0 3 0
F 88 R. Kidney 0 0 -1 1 0
F 91 A. Beauregard 0 2 -1 2 0
LW 92 N. Girouard 0 0 0 0 0
Team: 1 1
Player MIN SH SVS GJ SV%
39 B. Gaudreau (W) – 33 30 3 –
Totals: – 33 30 3 –

Penalties

Time Team Player Mins Infraction
19:01 – 1st C. McDonald 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
19:01 – 1st A. Poulin 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
3:40 – 2nd M. Estapa 2 Holding – minor (54.2)
15:23 – 2nd R. Miotto 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
15:23 – 2nd J. Paquette 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
16:52 – 2nd A. Samuelsson 2 Interference – minor (56.2)
2:03 – 3rd M. Dorrington 2 Tripping – minor (57.2)
8:50 – 3rd R. Miotto 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)
8:50 – 3rd M. Estapa 2 Cross-Checking Minor (59.2)
8:50 – 3rd D. Louis-Jean 2 Roughing – minor (51.2)


Notes


Worcester Scratches: AJ Schlepp, Anthony Callin, Anthony Hora, Riley Ginnell, and Tristan Lennox.
Trois Rivieres Scratches: Édouard Charron, Egor Goriunov, Hunter Jones, Jake Gravelle, Jérémy Michaud, Sean Gulka, and William Lavallière.
Railers alum Ken Appleby was in net for one of the longest shootouts in ECHL history on Sunday afternoon. He made 18 stops in 20 rounds. The longest shootouts in league history have been 21 rounds, and that has happened twice. It was the fourth time in league history where a shootout has gone 20 rounds or longer and the fifth time in NHL, AHL or ECHL history where a game has gone into the 20th round of a shootout.
Foillowing Sunday afternoon’s game, the Railers had the following scoring streaks and droughts:
Cam McDonald is without a point in his last six games.
Max Dorrington snapped a six-game scoring drought with two assists.
Michael Ferrandino is without a point in his last eight games.
Ryan Miotto is without a point in his last three games.
Lincoln Hatten is without a point in his last three games.
Adam Samuelsson is without a point in his last five games.
Michael Suda snapped a five-game scoring drought with an assist.
Riley Piercey snapped a three-game scoring drought with a goal and an assist.
Khristian Acosta is without a point in his last five games.
Connor Federkow is without a point in his last seventeen games.
Cole Donhauser is without a point in his last four games.
Anthony Callin snapped a three-game scoring streak. (1-3-4)
Gabe Blanchard is without a point in his last nine games.

Railers Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Anthony Repaci #81 Matt DeMelis #37 Drew Callin #77
Forward Line 2 Cole Donhauser #29 Ryan Miotto #10 Ross Mitton #16
Forward Line 3 Riley Piercey #19 MacAuley Carson #74 Lincoln Hatten #11
Forward Line 4 Khristian Acosta #25 Max Dorrington #7 –
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Adam Samuelsson #14 Cam McDonald #6
Defense Pair 2 Connor Federkow #28 Gabe Blanchard #88
Defense Pair 3 Michael Suda #18 Calle Odelius #4
Rotated Defensemen – Michael Ferrandino #8
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Parker Gahagen #35
Backup Goaltender Thomas Gale #33

Opponent Lines

Forward Lines LW C RW
Forward Line 1 Isaac Dufort #10 Anthony Beauregard #91 Israel Mianscum #19
Forward Line 2 Mathias Laferrière #20 Riley Kidney #88 Joe Dunlap #77
Forward Line 3 Cédric Desruisseaux #21 Anthony Poulin #22 Morgan Adams-Moisan #32
Forward Line 4 Mathieu Bizier #42 Mark Estapa #17 Nicholas Girouard #92
Defensive Pairings LD RD
Defense Pair 1 Jacob Paquette #6 Darick Louis-Jean #24
Defense Pair 2 Jacob Dion #27 Charles Martin #47
Defense Pair 3 Emmett Serensits #11 Landon Fuller #44
Rotated Defensemen – –
Goalie Tandem G
Starting Goaltender Benjamin Gaudreau #39
Backup Goaltender Francesco Lapenna #90

On-Ice Officials

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Referee Alexandre Bechard (27)
Referee –
Linesman Nicolas Boivin (82)
Linesman Guillaume Ouellet (51)




Notable X Posts as the Game Happened

Railers Lines

Lions Lines

Jacob Dion goal

Mathieu Bizier goal

Riley Piercey goal

Calle Odelius goal

MacAuley Carson goal

Gahagen Overtime Saves