READING, PA – The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, beat the Trois-Rivières Lions 2-1 on Saturday, January 21st at Santander Arena. Royals goaltender Hayden Hawkey saved 25 of 26 shots, while Lions goalie Carmine-Anthony Pagliarulo saved 27 of 29. 
Reading got on the board first and did so 56 seconds into the game on the power play. A hooking call against Cedric Montminy put the Royals on a power play out of the gate and Trevor Gooch converted on the man-advantage, beating Pagliarulo with a backhand shot to give Reading an early lead at 1-0.
After a scoreless middle period, the final frame included both teams lighting the lamp. Brayden Low extended the Royals’ lead to two with a forehand shot ripped top-shelf into the back of the Lions’ net.
Over a minute later into the third period, the Lions tallied their one and only goal of the game as a scrum in front of the net left a loose puck in Hawkey’s crease to be tapped in by Olivier Archambault, setting the score at 2-1 where it remained.
Hayden Hawkey saved the final six shots he faced, earning his fifth win of the season in six starts.
The Royals host the Trois-Rivières Lions again on Sunday, January 23rd at 3 p.m. at Santander Arena.
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