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Friday, November 28th

RECAP: Saigeon Scores, Royals Drop Opener In Trois-Rivières, 5-1

RECAP: Saigeon Scores, Royals Drop Opener In Trois-Rivières, 5-1

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (9-5-2-0, 20 PTS), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Trois-Rivières Lions (8-5-0-2, 18 PTS), 5-1, at Colisee Videotron on Friday, November 28th.

Goaltender Yaniv Perets (3-1-1-0) suffered the loss in goal with 35 saves on 40 shots faced while Lions netminder Hunter Jones (5-1-0-0) earned the win in goal with 14 saves on 15 shots faced. 

BOX SCORE

Trois-Rivieres rattled off two goals in a span of 1:10 from Anthony Poulin (2) at 15:11 and Joel Teasdale (1) at 16:01 for a two-goal lead after 20 minutes. Reading cut the deficit in half 1:21 into the second period on a power play goal by Brandon Saigeon (6). 2:18 later, at 3:39, Teasdale (2) restored the Lions’ two-goal lead with his second goal of the game, 3-1.

Goals from Charles Martin (4 & 5) at 8:24 of the middle frame and 4:48 of the third period solidified Trois-Rivieres’ route in the series opener, 5-1.

With the loss, the Royals fell to 9-5-2 overall and 6-2-2 on the road, having a point in 11 of their 16 games overall.

The Royals continue a three-in-three on the road against Trois-Rivières at the Colisee Videotron opening on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. before concluding the series on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

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About the Royals

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.