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Leibold Scores Twice, Royals Drop Series Finale with Railers, 5-3

Saturday, December 28th
Leibold Scores Twice, Royals Drop Series Finale with Railers, 5-3

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (10-16-4-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Worcester Railers (11-16-1-2), 5-3, at the DCU Center on Saturday, December 28th. Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (4-9-3-0) suffered the loss in goal with 32 saves on 36 shots faced. Railers’ goaltender John Muse (5-3-1-1) earned the win with 34 saves on 37 shots faced.

BOX SCORE

Reading jumped out to a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period on goals from Matt Miller (4) at 16:07 and Ryan Leibold (5) at 19:10. Gianfranco Cassaro earned assists on both goals for his second professional career multi-point game while Reading matched their single-period season-high 21 shots in the opening frame.

Worcester responded with a pair of goals at 1:45 from Connor Welsh (4) and 7:21 from Mason Klee (3) to even the score, 2-2. Leibold (6) restored Reading’s lead with his second goal of the game and second multi-goal game of his professional career.

Anthony Repaci drew the game back to a one-goal score for Worcester with a power play goal 1:02 into the third period. The power play goal was the Railers Captain’s team-leading sixth on the man-advantage and 19th overall of the season.

Trailing 3-2 entering the third period, the Railers scored two goals in a span of 13 seconds to take the lead, 4-3. Anthony Callin (6) and Matthew Boudens (2) registered the goals before Jordan Kaplan (6) sealed the game with an empty net goal at 18:40.

The Royals conclude the 2024 calendar year with a New Year’s Eve puck drop against the Wheeling Nailers at WesBanco Arena on Tuesday, December 31st at 6:10 PM.

The Royals return home to host the Trois-Rivières Lions for a three-game series on Friday, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th at 7 PM, as well as Sunday, January 12th at 3 PM. The home games feature the 'Fans Pick the Music Night,' Star Wars Night, and Puck N' Pancakes promotional games, respectively.

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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.