The Reading Royals (16-19-3-1) concluded their three-game homestand at the Santander Arena on Saturday night against the Wheeling Nailers (21-16-1-1).
Wheeling dominated the first period with goals by Thimo Nickl, Lukas Svejkovsky, and Dillon Hamaliuk scored for the Nailers for a 3-0 lead. The Royals had 11 shots on goal but trailed 3-0 after one period of play.
Two minutes and twenty seconds into the second period, Reading’s Tyson Fawcett cut Wheeling’s lead down to 3-1 with an assist by Koletrane Wilson. However, Wheeling took over the second period scoring four goals by Justin Lee, Dillon Hamaliuk, Lukas Svejkovsky, and Matt Koopman which made it 7-1. The Royals had ten shots on goal but trailed 7-1 after two periods of play.
Four minutes and twenty-five seconds into the third period, Wheeling’s Matthew Quercia added another goal which made it 8-1. At 17:36, Reading’s Adam Brubacher scored to make it an 8-2 Nailers lead with assists by Devon Paliani and Joseph Nardi. The Royals had eight shots on goal and lost to the Nailers by the final score of 8-2.
The Royals had 29 shots on goal, committed one penalty, went 0 for 3 on the power play, and goaltenders Ryan Kenny made 10 saves off 15 shots, and Nolan Maier made 12 saves off 15 shots.
The Royals hit the road next Friday from the Cool Insuring Arena against the Adirondack Thunder at 7 pm on FloHockey. Purchase Reading Royals tickets today on StubHub and Viagogo.
