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Royals Surrender Last Second Equalizer, Fall in Double Overtime in Game Three of North Division Semifinal Kelly Cup Playoff Series, 3-2

Royals Surrender Last Second Equalizer, Fall in Double Overtime in Game Three of North Division Semifinal Kelly Cup Playoff Series, 3-2

Tuesday, April 22nd

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (0-2-1-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Trois-Rivières Lions (3-0-0-0) in double overtime, 3-2, in Game Three of the North Division Semifinal Kelly Cup Playoff Series at Santander Arena on Monday, April 21st.

Goaltender Vinnie Purpura (0-0-1-0) suffered the overtime loss in goal with 33 saves on 36 shots faced while Lions’ goaltender Luke Cavallin (1-0-0-0) earned the win in goal with 26 saves on 27 shots faced.

BOX SCORE

Nicolas Guay (2) gave Trois-Rivières a 1-0 lead 6:15 into the game that stood until Shane Sellar (1) evened the score at 15:17 of the first period.

After a scoreless middle frame, Mason Primeau (2) put Reading in front with 60 seconds left in the third period on a backhand shot past Cavallin. With their net empty, the Lions tied the score with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation on an Anthony Beauregard (2) tap in.

Reading outshot Trois-Rivieres 7-6 in a scoreless first overtime frame. 4:44 into the second overtime, Andrew Coxhead (1) tallied the overtime game-winner on a loose puck in Reading’s crease.

The series, now 3-0 in favor of the Lions continues in Game Four on Wednesday, April 23rd at 7 PM and Game 5* on Thursday, April 24th at 7 PM (*if necessary) at Santander Arena.

Teams with a 3-0 lead are 72-2 all-time in an ECHL best-of-7 series (97% W). Two times an ECHL team came back to win a series after being down 0-3:

• Cincinnati over Reading in the 2010 American Conference Finals

• Idaho over Allen in the 2018 Mountain Division Semifinals

Kelly Cup Playoff Schedule

North Division Semifinals: #1 Trois-Rivières Lions (45-19-6-2, 98 points) vs. #4 Reading Royals (33-28-9-2, 77 points)

Series Matchup Sheet

GAME 1 - Friday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières - 4-2 L (TR 1-0)

GAME 2 - Saturday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières 5-1 L (TR 2-0)

GAME 3 - Monday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Reading - 3-2 2OTL (TR 3-0)

GAME 4 - Wednesday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Reading - Tickets HERE

GAME 5* - Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Reading - Tickets HERE

GAME 6* - Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières

GAME 7* - Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Trois-Rivières

*If necessary

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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 13 of their latest 15 seasons. They are five-time division champions and were the 2021-22 Eastern Conference regular season champion. The Berks County Convention Center Authority (BCCCA), founded in 1996, owns the Royals and oversees operations at Santander Arena.