Portland, ME – The Worcester Railers HC (8-10-2-0, 18pts) closed out the month of November with a 4-2 win over the host Maine Mariners (9-7-0-1, 19pts) in front of 2,982 fans at the Cross Insurance Arena on Friday evening. The Railers host the Mariners on a KIDS GIVEAWAY SUNDAY with a 3pm start on Dec. 2 at the DCU Center.
Dylan Willick, Tommy Panico, Barry Almeida and Josh Holmstrom all scored for Worcester while Mitch Gillam, making his third straight start, was excellent making 30 saves in net. Ryan Hitchcock and Tyler Barnes each added two assists as the Railers finished their three-game road trip with a 2-1-0-0 record.
Just 10 seconds into the contest, Yanick Turcotte and Morgan Adams-Moisan exchanged blows at center ice to set the tone early on for both clubs. Worcester would grab a 1-0 lead after Mike Cornell threw the puck from the right wall and Dylan Willick (4th) deflected the puck past a surprised Brandon Halverson at 14:28. Maine would strike back just 45 seconds later as Morgan Adams-Moisan sent the puck towards the Railers crease and it was deflected off a skate and passed Mitch Gillam to even the score at 1-1. Shots were 14-9 in favor of Worcester through 20 minutes of play.
Tommy Panico (1st) scored his first professional goal with a shot from the point that made its way through a screen just 69 seconds into the second period to give Worcester a 2-1 lead. Barry Almeida (7th) snapped one top shelf from 15 feet after a nice feed from Tyler Barnes at 8:06 to give the Railers a two-goal edge. Mike McNicholas would hit the post on a penalty shot opportunity on Mitch Gillam at 9:21 to keep the Railers up by a pair. Maine would get one back at 13:53 as Sean Day threw one from the point through a screen to cut the Worcester lead to 3-2. Worcester would take a one goal advantage into the second intermission and held a 23-21 shot advantage through 40 minutes.
Josh Holmstrom (6th) added an insurance goal at 16:46 of the third period after he deflected a Nick Sorkin shot into the net to give the Railers a 4-2 lead. Mitch Gillam made 11 more saves in the third period as the Railers picked up their 4throad win of the season.
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