The Reading Royals (26-15-3) continued their four-game road trip on Friday night. They took on the Worcester Railers (24-20-3) at the DCU Center.
This was the seventh meeting between these two teams. The Royals had lost three straight to the Railers coming into this game. That trend would continue on Friday night.
Twenty-six seconds into the first period. Mason Millman (7) scored to put the Royals up 1-0. Garrett McFadden and Evan Barratt assisted with his goal. Four minutes and twenty-one seconds later. Anthony Repaci (10) scored a power play goal for the Railers. The game was tied 1-1. Trevor Cosgrove and Jimmy Lambert assisted with his goal.
Two minutes and thirty-six seconds later. Charlie Gerard (21) scored for the Royals to take a 2-1 lead. Max Newton and Mike Chen assisted with his goal. Two minutes and five seconds later. Anthony Repaci (11) scored his second goal of the game. The game was tied 2-2. Jimmy Lambert and Jacob Hayhurst assisted with his goal. The game remained tied 2-2 after one period.
Thirty-six seconds into the second period. Anthony Repaci (12) completed the hat trick. Worcester led 3-2. Brent Beaudoin and Jimmy Lambert assisted with his goal. The Railers led 3-2 after two periods.
Fourteen minutes and thirty-six seconds into the third period. Charlie Gerard (22) scored his second goal of the game. The game was tied 3-3. Evan Barratt and Max Newton assisted with his goal. The game remained tied 3-3 heading into overtime.
One minute and sixteen seconds into overtime. Jimmy Lambert (11) put the game away. The Railers defeated the Royals by the final score of 4-3 in overtime. Brent Beaudoin assisted with Lambert’s goal. The Royals have now lost four straight games to Worcester this year.
The Royals finished the night with 43 shots, 1/5 on the power play, and Nolan Maier made 13 saves. On the other side, the Railers had 17 shots, 1/2 on the power play, and Henrik Tikkanen made 40 saves.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday night at 7:05 pm. Tickets for the game can be purchased on StubHub.
