Monarchs Drop Opening Night Tilt to Railers, 4-3
October 14, 2017 - ECHL (ECHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
WORCESTER, Mass. - The Manchester Monarchs couldn't hold off the Worcester Railers on Opening Night, and fell, 4-3, Saturday at the DCU Center.
The Monarchs (0-1-0-0) dropped their first-ever match-up with the Railers (1-0-0-0).
The Railers broke the ice when Wade Murphy scored his 1st goal of the season at 10:13 of the opening period. Murphy went in alone on Monarchs goaltender, Evan Cowley, deked twice and roofed a forehand over Cowley's glove to make the score, 1-0, Worcester.
Worcester double their lead at 5:43 of the second period when Ashton Rome scored his 1st goal of the season. Rome took a diagonal, cross-ice pass from Barry Almeida, and sent a wrister past the glove of Cowley to make it a 2-0 game.
The Monarchs got on the board just five seconds after the Rome tally, when Michael Doherty potted his 1st goal of the season at 5:48 of the middle frame. Doherty found the rebound off a Sam Kurker shot from the point and backhanded the puck past the right leg of Railers netminder, Eamon McAdam, to make the score, 2-1, Worcester.
Manchester tied the game when Tony Cameranesi scored his 1st goal of the season at 10:57 of the second period. Cameranesi took a pass from Jordan Smotherman in the slot and one-timed his shot through the five-hole of McAdam, to tie the score, 2-2.
The Monarchs took their first lead of the game when Doherty scored his second goal of the night at 11:32. Doherty found the loose puck to the left of McAdam's goal and sent home his 2nd goal of the season to put the Monarchs up, 3-2.
The Manchester lead was short-lived, as Patrick McNally squared the game at 16:06 of the high-scoring second period, on his 1st goal of the season. McNally split two Monarchs defenders and sent a snap shot over the glove of Cowley to even the game, 3-3.
Worcester took the lead for good when Frankie DiChiara scored his 1st goal of the season at 12:12 of the third period. DiChiara grabbed a failed Monarchs clearing attempt to the right of the cage and fired a wrister past Cowley, to put Worcester up, 4-3.
The Monarchs return to the ice Sunday, Oct. 15 (2 p.m.), when they travel to Canada to take on the Brampton Beast in a rematch of the 2017 North Division Finals.
The Monarchs play their 2017-18 home opener Oct. 21 (7 p.m.), when they drop the puck against the Worcester Railers at SNHU Arena.
NOTES
Evan Cowley made the start in net for the Monarchs
Tony Turgeon dropped the gloves with Yannick Turcotte at 3:27 of the second period
Manchester put 19 shots on net in the second period
Craig Wyszomirski and Yannick Turcotte fought at 6:43 of the third period
David Kolomatis led the Monarchs with six shots on goal
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