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Primeau Scores, Purpura Saves 32 in Royals Series Finale Loss to Nailers, 3-1

Sunday, April 6th
Primeau Scores, Purpura Saves 32 in Royals Series Finale Loss to Nailers, 3-1

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (31-27-9-2), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Wheeling Nailers (41-24-3-1), 5-4, at WesBanco Arena on Sunday, April 6th.

Goaltender Vinnie Purpura (11-5-4-1) suffered the loss in goal with 32 saves on 35 shots faced while Nailers’ goaltender Taylor Gauthier (17-10-2-0) earned the win in goal with 34 saves on 35 shots faced.

BOX SCORE

Eli Lieffers (2) scored the game-opening goal for Wheeling 30 seconds into play that gave the Nailers a 1-0 lead through the first period. Gabe Klassen (19) and Mats Lindgren (7) added to Wheeling’s lead at 3:42 and 16:50, respectively.

Mason Primeau (11) cut Reading’s deficit to two, with the Royals lone goal in the game, at 19:12 into the second period.

Gauthier turned aside all 12 shots faced from Reading’s offense in the third period to secure the weekend series victory for Wheeling.

With the loss, the Royals fell to 2-2-0 through the first four games of their five-game road-trip and have registered a point in 16 of their last 21 (13-5-2-1), as well as 28 of their 38 games since Jan. 1st, 2025 (21-10-5-2).

With Worcester’s overtime loss against Adirondack on Sunday, April 6th, Reading clinched the first tiebreaker (regulation wins) and would earn fourth in the North Division standings, should Reading and Worcester tie in points at the end of the season.

The Royals road-trip concludes on Wednesday, April 9th against Norfolk at Norfolk Scope Arena at 7:05 PM. The Royals return home for the final two games of the regular season against Worcester on Friday, April 11th and Saturday, April 12th at 7 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.