Promotion

Search

Search Reading Royals Site

  1. Home
  2. News
  3. RECAP: Burke Nets Lone Goal, Royals Fall to Railers, 4-1
Wednesday, January 14th

RECAP: Burke Nets Lone Goal, Royals Fall to Railers, 4-1

RECAP: Burke Nets Lone Goal, Royals Fall to Railers, 4-1

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (17-14-4-0, 38 PTS), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Worcester Railers (15-15-1-1, 32 PTS), 4-1, at DCU Center on Wednesday, January 14th.

Goaltender Yaniv Perets (7-6-1-0) suffered the loss in goal with 24 saves on 27 shots faced while Railers’ netminder Parker Gahagen (8-2-1-0) earned the win, stopping 21 of 22 shots faced.

BOX SCORE

After Anthony Repaci (10) gave Worcester a 1-0 lead through the opening 40 minutes on a power play goal at 8:17 into play, Cam Berg (1 & 2) scored a pair of goals at 6:24 and 14:09 into the third period to extend the Railers’ lead, 3-0. Nolan Burke (6) erased Gahagen’s shutout at 16:31 to draw the deficit back to two, 3-1. Matt DeMelis (11) sealed the Worcester win with an empty net goal at 19:14, 4-1

The loss was the eighth consecutive suffered on the road, dropping the Royals to a 6-8-3 overall road record and 1-5-1 in their last six games.

The Royals open a three-game home series against the Greensboro Gargoyles on Friday, January 16th at 7:00 p.m. at Santander Arena. The home series continues on Saturday, January 17th at 7:00 p.m. and Monday, January 19th at 1:00 p.m.

For all home games this season, fans can enjoy parking as low as $5 (see garage locations & rates).

 

For tickets to all regular season home games, visit: Single Game Tickets

-

Follow the Royals on X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and subscribe to the 𝘙𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 email list to know when promotions and deals at all homes games this season goes live!

-

2025-26 Season Memberships

Royals365 Season Memberships, six-game plans, ten-game plans, and group tickets are available for the 2025-26 season now by visiting the Royals’ box office at Santander Arena or by calling 610-898-7825.

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.