Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (6-2-2-0, 14 PTS), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Adirondack Thunder (5-2-1-1, 10 PTS) in overtime, 4-3, at Harding Mazzotti Arena on Friday, November 14th.
Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (3-2-1-0) suffered the overtime loss in goal with 29 saves on 33 shots faced while Thunder netminder Jeremy Brodeur (3-0-1-0) earned the win in goal with 29 saves on 32 shots faced.
Adirondack scored the game’s opening two goals with Matt Salhany (2) breaking the scoreless tie at 15:14 in the first period and Justin Taylor (3) scoring at 7:05 into the second. Jake Willets (1) put Reading on the board in the final 17 seconds of the middle frame to cut the deficit in half entering the third period, 2-1.
Robbie Stucker (1) tied the game 2:36 into the third period for Reading before each team exchange a goal with the Thunder restoring their one-goal lead, 4-3, at 6:30 on Taylor’s (4) second goal of the game before Ben Meehan (2) evened the score for Reading again at 8:41, 3-3.
Reading’s fifth post-regulation game in 10 total contests this season lasted 14 seconds, as Salhany (3) beat Petruzzelli for his second goal of the game to net the game-winning goal in the extra session.
With the overtime loss, Reading falls to 3-2 in post-regulation games and have earned a point in eight of their 10 games this season.
The Royals continue a three-game weekend on Saturday, November 15th at 7:00 p.m. against Adirondack before hosting the Wheeling Nailers on Sunday, November 16th at 3:00 p.m. at Santander Arena.
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The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, are in their 24th 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.