Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (14-10-2-0, 30 PTS), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, defeated the Adirondack Thunder (11-7-3-1, 26 PTS) in overtime, 2-1, at Santander Arena on Wednesday, December 17th.

Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (6-7-1-0) earned the win in goal with 16 saves on 17 shots faced while Thunder netminder Jeremy Brodeur (7-3-2-0) suffered the loss, stopping 37 of 39 shots faced.

BOX SCORE

Both teams scored their lone goals of regulation in the opening 6:05 of play. T.J. Friedman (3) gave Adirondack the early lead 1:38 into play before Ben Meehan (4) evened the score for Reading at 6:05, 1-1. 

The remaining 53:55 of regulation went scoreless, sending the Royals to their sixth post-regulation game of the season while for Adirondack, it was their league-most ninth post-regulation game. 6:11 into the seven minute extra stanza, Hunter Johannes (5) buried a cross-crease pass from Jake Willets for the overtime game-winning goal.

With his fourth goal and fifth point in his first three games as a Royal, Johannes becomes the first Royals to record four goals and five points through their first three games with the franchise since Tag Bertuzzi recorded four goals and five points in his first two games with Reading on Nov. 20 and Dec. 2, 2023.

With the overtime win, the Royals improved to 4-2 in post-regulation games, 14-10-2 overall and 8-5-0 at home.

The Royals continue a three-game series against Adirondack (11-7-3-1, 26 pts) on Friday, December 19th at Santander Arena at 7:00 p.m. before shifting to Adirondack on Saturday, December 20th at 7:00 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.