Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (16-11-3-0, 35 PTS), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Norfolk Admirals (8-19-2-0, 18 PTS), 4-3, at Norfolk Scope Arena on Friday, January 2nd.

Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (6-8-2-0) suffered the overtime loss in goal with 22 saves on 26 shots faced while Admirals netminder Isaac Poulter (6-6-0-0) earned the overtime win, stopping 33 of 36 shots faced.

BOX SCORE

Norfolk took the opening lead, which they would not surrender following three Reading game-tying goals, on a Brady Fleurent (9) at 18:55 into the first period.

Jeremy Michel (2) delivered a shot off of a pass from Carson Golder past Poulter 7:04 into the second period to send the game into the third period tied, 1-1.

Both teams exchanged a pair of goals in the third period. The scoring eruption opened with Norfolk’s Kristof Papp (7) netting the first of two Admirals goals at 3:02 into the frame before Artem Guryev (1) notched the first of two equalizers by Reading in the stanza, 2-2.

After Brandon Osmundsson (8) gave Norfolk their third lead of the game with 2:57 left in regulation, 3-2, the resilient Royals responded again with an extra attacker on and a power play that would set up a 6-on-4 advantage and produce a game-tying goal from Jacob Frasca (6) with 16 seconds remaining in the third period, 3-3.

Both teams exchanged two shots in the extra session, with Norfolk’s second beating Petruzzelli off of a wrist shot by Jack O’Leary at 3:50 of overtime.

With the overtime loss, the Royals dropped their sixth-straight road game (0-5-1-0), and have a point in six of their last seven games (5-1-1-0), eight of their last 10 (7-2-1-0) and 19 of their 30 games this season (16-11-3-0).

The Royals conclude a three-game series against Norfolk on Saturday, January 3rd, at 7:05 p.m. at Norfolk Scope Arena.

The Royals return home on Friday, January 9th at 7:00 p.m. at Santander Arena to open a three-game home series against the Maine Mariners. The home series continues on Saturday, January 10th at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, January 11th 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.