Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (23-16-4-0, 50 PTS), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, defeated the Trois-Rivieres Lions (17-19-1-3, 38 PTS) in overtime, 3-2, at Santander Arena on Tuesday, February 3rd.

Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (11-10-3-0) earned the win in goal with 36 saves on 38 shots faced while Lions’ netminder Vincent Duplessis (1-5-1-0) suffered the overtime loss in goal with 22 saves on 25 shots faced.

BOX SCORE

After surrendering a game-opening goal to the Lions at 8:54 into play from Isaac Dufort (6), Reading scored two-straight goals from Hunter Johannes (10) at 1:44 and Jeremy Michel (8) at 15:04 for a 2-1 lead. The Lions evened the score 1:06 later, at 16:10, by Logan Nijhoff (2) for the final goal of regulation, 2-2.

5:08 into the overtime stanza, Ben Meehan (6) rifled a wrist shot on a 2-on-1 Reading rush to earn his second overtime game-winning goal of the season and his professional career.

With the win, the Royals extended a win streak to four games, as well as earned their 13 win over their last 16 home games with a point in 14 of their last 16 games at home (13-2-1).

The Royals open a three-game road series against the Greensboro Gargoyles (10-22-5-1, 26 points) on Thursday, February 5th at 7:00 p.m. at First Horizon Coliseum. The road series continues on Friday, February 6th and concludes on Saturday, February 7th.

The Royals return home from a seven-game road stretch on Friday, February 27th to open a two-game home set against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Saturday, February. Both games are 7:00 p.m. puck drops at Santander Arena.

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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.