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Leibold, Smith Score Goals in Royals Midweek Loss to Admirals, 5-2

Thursday, November 21st
Leibold, Smith Score Goals in Royals Midweek Loss to Admirals, 5-2

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (6-9-2-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Norfolk Admirals (7-4-3-0), 5-2, at Norfolk Scope Arena on Wednesday, November 20th. Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (3-3-1) suffered the loss in goal with 21 saves on 25 shots faced. Admirals’ goaltender Domenic DiVincentiis (1-0-0) earned the win in goal in his ECHL debut with 28 saves on 30 shots faced. 

BOX SCORE

Norfolk scored the game’s opening goal at 16:46 of the first period with the lone power play goal of the game. Brady Fleurent chipped a cross crease pass from Stepan Timofeyev over the left pad of Petruzzelli for his fourth goal of the season and first of two goals in the game.

The 1-0 score held through the remainder of the first and a scoreless second period. The Admirals extended their lead to two goals on a loose puck in Peruzzelli’s crease tapped in by Timofeyev 5:17 into the third period. Ryan Leibold put Reading on the board with his first goal as a Royal at 9:20 following a wrist shot by Gianfranco Cassaro that rolled through DiVincentiis pads for Leibold to bury and to cut the score back within one for Reading, 2-1.

Norfolk, however, scored three-straight goals to propel themselves in front to a 5-1 lead on goals by Denis Smirnov at 13:39, Marko Reifenberger at 15:09 and an empty net goal by Fleurent at 15:51. Jake Smith scored his second goal of the season with a wrist shot past DiVincentiis’ glove at 17:07 assisted by Tyler Gratton.

The Royals return home on Friday, November 22nd to open a two-game home stint with the opener against the Norfolk Admirals at 7:00 PM at Santander Arena before the home stand finale against the Maine Mariners on Saturday, November 23rd at 7:00 PM at Santander Arena.

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About the Royals

The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, are in their 23rd season in the ECHL. They won their first Kelly Cup championship in 2013 and have clinched playoff berths in 12 of the previous 14 seasons. They are five-time division champions and were the 2021-22 Eastern Conference champion. The Berks County Convention Center Authority (BCCCA), founded in 1996, owns the Royals and oversees operations at Santander Arena.