WORCESTER, MA – The Worcester Railers HC (8-11-0-1, 17 points) lost to the Adirondack Thunder (11-8-1-0, 23 points) by the final score of 5-0 at the DCU center on Sunday night.
The Thunder came out swinging as Jake Ryczek (1-1-2), Jordan Kaplan (1-1-2), and Robbie Payne (1-1-2) each scored in the first 3:43 to give Adirondack a quick 3-0 lead. Alexandre Carrier (1-0-1) would score as well midway through the first to make it 4-0. The second would be scoreless, as the Railers managed to outshoot Adirondack in the period 16-10. Tyler Irvine (1-1-2) scored the lone goal of the third period with 9:26 remaining to give the game its final score of 5-0.
Adirondack didn’t waste any time in the first period, as Ryczek (3rd goal of season) scored just 22 seconds into the game. The Thunder kept rolling, as Kaplan (2nd goal) and Payne (5th goal) scored just 24 seconds apart. The Thunder held a 3-0 lead 3:43 into the contest. The Railers thought that they had their first goal of the game with 12:12 to go in the first, but video replay determined that the puck did not cross the line and the game remained 3-0 Adirondack. One minute after the video review, the Thunder struck again. Carrier (4th goal) put one past Poreda to make it 4-0 Adirondack with 11:12 remaining in the first. Neither team would score again for the rest of the period, as the first twenty minutes came to an end with Adirondack leading 4-0. The Thunder led in shots 19-9.
It was a quiet second period, as neither team found the back of the net. The best chance of the period for the Railers came with 9:34 to go in the period, as Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman found the puck alone in front but was denied by the outstretched right toe of Thunder goaltender Brandon Kasel. Ross Olsson (3rd fighting major of season) and Jimmy Mazza (3rd fighting major) dropped the gloves and squared off for the second time this season with 5:31 remaining in the period. The score remained 4-0 heading into the third. Worcester outshot Adirondack 16-10 in the period, while Adirondack led 29-26 on the game.
The only goal of the third period came with 9:26 to go in the game as Tyler Irvine (11th goal) put home a loose puck in front to make it 5-0 Adirondack. Neither team would score the rest of the way, as Worcester fell to Adirondack by the final score of 5-0.
The Railers are back at the DCU Center against the Reading Royals on Monday, December 27th at 7:05 p.m. for the second of their “Home for the Holidays” games.
Notes:
Three Stars: 3rd Star: Robbie Payne (1 goal, 1 assist, plus-2 rating, 1 shot), 2nd Star: Tyler Irvine (1 goal, 1 assist, plus-1 rating, 3 shots), 1st Star: Brandon Kasel (33 saves, 0 goals allowed, 1.000 Save percentage)… Final shots were 39-33 in favor of Adirondack… Brandon Kasel (2-0-0) made 33 saves on 33 shots for Adirondack… Jimmy Poreda (1-2-0) made 34 saves on 39 shots for Worcester, while Rob Lemelin served as the EBUG… Worcester went 0-for-3 on the power play while Adirondack went 1-for-2… Tommy Besinger (CEL), Reece Newkirk (CEL), Grant Jozefek (INJ), Will Cullen (DNP) and Anthony Repaci (DNP) did not dress for Worcester… Mike Cornell, Collin Adams, Connor McCarthy, Paul Thompson, Felix Bibeau, and Ken Appleby are on recall with the Bridgeport Islanders… Drew Callin, Blake Christensen, and Colten Ellis are on recall with the Springfield Thunderbirds… Jacob Hayhurst led the Railers in shots with 6… Chris Ordoobadi and Jason Salvaggio made their Worcester debuts… Worcester has 52 games left on the regular season 25 of which are at the DCU Center… The Railers are now 22-15-2-0 all-time vs. the Thunder and 8-8-1-0 at the DCU Center against Adirondack.
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