Brampton, ON – The Worcester Railers HC (6-10-2-0, 14pts) opened their brief three game road trip with a 3-1 loss to the host Brampton Beast (9-7-1-1, 20pts) in front of 2,486 fans at the CAA Centre on Sunday afternoon. The Railers battle the Beast again in Brampton on Tuesday at 11am.
Tyler Mueller scored his first professional goal for Worcester with the extra attacker and Mitch Gillam was excellent making 28 saves in his first start since he was injured on Nov 7 in St. John’s. Davis Pacan (2-1-3) and Brandon Marino (0-3-3) each had three points for the Beast while Etienne Marcoux made 24 saves in net for the home win
It was a high tempo first period as the Beast held a 11-7 shot advantage through 20 minutes of play. Each team hit the iron and Mike Cornell dropped the mitts vs. Boston Leier late in the period as the physical play picked up as the period concluded in a scoreless tie.
Worcester came out buzzing in the middle frame as the Railers outshot the Beast 12-10 in a scoreless second period. Mitch Gillam has 21 saves through 40 minutes for the Railers while Etienne Marcoux had 19 stops for the Beast as the two teams headed into the second intermission in a scoreless tie.
David Pacan (1st) finished off a 2-on-1 from on top of the Railers crease at 3:05 followed by Boston Leier’s (1st) strike at 8:43 to give the Beast a 2-0 lead in the third period. Rooke defenseman Tyler Mueller (1st) scored his first professional goal with a wicked shot from the left point while Worcester had an extra attacker at 18:59 to get the Railers within a goal. But the excitement was short lived, as David Pacan (12th) fired into the empty net at 19:20 to give the Beast a 3-1 home victory.
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