The Reading Royals (26-15-2) started a four-game road trip on Wednesday night. They took on the Norfolk Admirals (9-33-3) from the Norfolk Scope Arena.
This was the seventh meeting between these teams with Reading leading the season series 5-1. The Royals were on a three-game winning streak against Norfolk. That came to an end on Wednesday night.
Three minutes and fifty-six seconds into the first. Charlie Gerard (20) put the Royals up 1-0 with an assist from Dominic Cormier. Six minutes and fifty-six seconds later. Eric Cooley (6) tied the game for Norfolk. It was 1-1. Stepan Timofeyev and Griffin Lunn assisted with his goal.
Six minutes and fifty-eight seconds later. Tyler Kirkup (7) scored a shorthanded goal to make it 2-1 Royals. Will MacKinnon and Devon Paliani assisted with his goal. The Royals led 2-1 after one period and had 13 shots.
Five minutes and fifty-three seconds into the second period. Stepan Timofeyev (7) tied the game for Norfolk. It was 2-2. Eric Cooley and Griffin Lunn assisted with his goal.
Twelve minutes and forty-three seconds later. Norfolk took a 3-2 lead on a shorthanded goal by Darick Louis-Jean (1). Darren McCormick and Stepan Timofeyev assisted with his goal. The Admirals led 3-2 after two periods. The Royals had eight shots in the second period.
Six minutes and forty-nine seconds into the third period. Jacob Gaucher (14) scored a power play goal that tied the game 3-3. Dominic Cormier assisted with his goal. It was his second assist of the night. Six minutes and eleven seconds later. Norfolk put the game away with a goal by Ryan Foss (1) with an assist by Eric Williams. The Admirals won the game by the final score of 4-3.
The Royals finished the night with 30 shots, 1/7 on the power play, and Nolan Maier made 19 saves. On the other side, the Admirals had 23 shots, 0/6 on the power play, and Cale Morris made 27 saves.
The Royals continue their four-game road trip on Friday night. They take on the Worcester Railers in back-to-back games. Friday night’s game starts at 7:05 pm. Tickets for the game can be purchased on StubHub.
