Highlights: Reading Royals 4, Trois-Rivieres Lions 2

Evan Barrett scores a goal in a Royals 4-2 win over the Lions

On Saturday afternoon at the Colisée Vidéotron, the Reading Royals (15-6-1) completed a two-game sweep over the Trois-Rivieres Lions (11-11-1) with a 4-2 win. It’s the Royals’ third straight win and 8-2 in their last ten games.

Five minutes and twelve seconds into the first period, the Royals took a 1-0 lead with a goal scored by Mason Millman (4) with assists from Alec Butcher and Trey Bradley. The Royals led 1-0 after one period.

After a scoreless second period. Trois-Rivieres tied the game 1-1 six minutes and six seconds into the third period on a power play goal by Cedric Montminy (5) with assists from Nicolas Guay and Anthony Beauregard.

Five minutes and three seconds later, the Royals took a 2-1 with a power-play goal by Evan Barratt (1) with assists from Trey Bradley and Garrett McFadden. Four minutes and 29 seconds later, the Royals extended their lead to 3-1 on a power-play goal by Dominic Cormier (4) with assists from Shane Sellar and Jacob Gaucher.

A minute and fourteen seconds later, the Lions made it a one-goal game by Anthony Beauregard (11) scoring a power-play to make it 3-2 with assists from Philippe Bureau-Blais and Brett Stapley. Thirty-two seconds later, the Royals put the game away 4-2 with Garrett McFadden (1) scoring an empty-net goal with an assist from Jacob Gaucher.

The Royals finished the night with 29 shots, 2/6 on the power play, and Pat Nagle made 24 saves. On the other side, the Lions had 26 shots, 2/4 on the power play, and Philippe Desrosiers made 25 saves.

The Royals return to the Santander Arena next Wednesday against the Maine Mariners at 7 pm. Tickets for the game can be purchased on StubHub.

If you like the articles on this website and would be interested in donating as we rely on donations to keep the website up and running. Any donation would be greatly appreciated. Click here to visit our store where you can purchase our merchandise or make a donation. Every dollar helps. Thank you. BGMSportsTrax Team

About Michael Heilman 6538 Articles
My name is Michael Heilman. I'm the Founder of BGMSportsTrax. An independent blog dedicated to covering regional and national sports, while presenting commentary on sports-related stories.