BRAMPTON, ON – The Worcester Railers HC (12-12-3-1, 28 points) traveled north of the border and came away with a 3-2 victory over the host Brampton Beast (12-14-2-1, 27 points) in front of 2,315 fans at the CAA Centre on Wednesday evening.
Dylan Willick, Nick Sorkin, and Ryan MacKinnon all scored for Worcester while Mitch Gillam made 54 saves in net for his seventh win of the season as the Railers battled back to a .500 record with the win. Worcester scored two power play goals, which included MacKinnon’s game winner with just 4:15 left in the third period to break a 2-2 tie as the Railers improved to 5-8-0-0 on the road this season.
Worcester was outshot 18-6 in the opening period, but Gillam was strong, and Willick scored the only goal in the opening period. Willick (5th goal of season) scored on the backdoor after a nice feed by Yanick Turcotte at 9:38 to give Worcester the 1-0 advantage through 20 minutes of play.
Sorkin (5th) continued his torrid tear with a 5-on-3 power play goal at 3:13 as he zipped a quick shot top shelf over the shoulder of goaltender Jake Paterson at 3:13 assisted by Tyler Barnes and Mike Cornell. Brampton would get on the board on their 34th shot with a power play goal as Erik Bradford (8th) snapped a quick shot from 12 feet past the glove of Gillam at 18:49. Shots were 38-20 in favor of Brampton thought 40 minutes of play but the Railers had the 2-1 lead.
Brampton would tie the score midway through the third period as Daniel Ciampini (6th) tied the scored at 10:47 with an unassisted tally. With the Railers on a 4-on-3 power play, MacKinnon (2nd) fired a quick shot from the left slot assisted by Matty Gaudreau at 15:45 to give Worcester the 3-2 edge. Gillam made 17 total saves in the third period as Worcester snagged two point on the road with the regulation win.
The Railers host the Adirondack Thunder on Fill the Boot Night to benefit the Ava Roy Fund with a special appearance and singing by Bruins Alum Rick Middleton presented by Feeley Dental & Associates on a 2-3-4 Friday at 7 p.m.
Notes: Three Stars: 3rd star: Danie Ciampini (Goal) 2nd star: Ryan MacKinnon (GWG) 1st star: Mitch Gillam (54 saves, Win) … Final shots were 54-25 in favor of Brampton… Jake Paterson (4-9-1) made 22 saves on 25 shots for Brampton… Mitch Gillam (7-7-0) made 54 saves on 56 shots for Worcester while Evan Buitenhuis served as the backup… Worcester went 2-for-4 on the power play while Brampton went 1-for-5… Tommy Kelley (injury), Alex Vanier, Kyle McKenzie (injury), David Quenneville (injury), Alex Vanier (injury), Tommy Kelley (injury), and Malcolm Gould (injury) did not dress for Worcester… Jeff Kubiak and Ryan Hitchcock are currently on recall with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers… Defenseman Alex Adams made his debut for the Railers and wore number 44 after he was claimed through waivers from the Maine Mariners on Monday… Worcester improves to 5-8-0-0 on the road this season and 7-3-1-1 all-time vs. the Beast… Nick Sorkin now has seven points (5-2-7) in his last six games… The 54 shots allowed surpassed the previous high allowed which was 46 in a 4-1 loss in Adirondack on Oct 24 – it was the second most shots allowed in the ECHL this season… Austin Block also picked up an assist for the Railers.
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