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Saturday, January 24th

RECAP: Shane Saves 37 in Royals Debut, Royals Split Series with Nailers, 5-2

RECAP: Shane Saves 37 in Royals Debut, Royals Split Series with Nailers, 5-2

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (20-16-4-0, 44 PTS), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, fell to the Wheeling Nailers (26-10-1-0, 53 PTS), 3-1, at WesBanco Arena on Friday, January 23rd.

Goaltender Ian Shane (3-4-0-1) earned the win in goal with 37 saves on 39 shots faced while Nailers’ netminder Taylor Gauthier (7-3-0-0) suffered the loss in goal with 15 saves on 17 shots faced in relief of Maxim Pavlenko who started the game with four saves on six shots faced after 20 minutes.

BOX SCORE

Brandon Saigeon (11) opened scoring 2:01 into play for the Royals who took a 2-1 lead into the second period after a goal by Brayden Edwards (4) at 12:19 for Wheeling and Jack Page (1) at 13:14 for Reading.

Both teams exchanged goals in the middle frame with Wheeling Matthew Quercia (7) tying the game, 2-2, at 6:01 before Liam Devlin (3) restored Reading’s lead at 17:50, 3-2.

Shane stopped all 13 shots faced in the third period to secure his Royals debut win while Alec Butcher (7) at 14:32 and Connor McMenamin (8) at 19:46 registered goals to solidify the road win, 5-2.

With the win, the Royals snapped their franchise high nine-game road winless streak, and improved to 7-9-3-0 on the road this season.

The Royals return home for a two-game series against the Greensboro Gargoyles on Friday, January 30th at Santander Arena at 7:00 p.m. which concludes on Saturday, January 31st 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.