Booth, Royals March Past Thunder, 3-1
Published on January 9, 2019 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release
Reading, PA - Callum Booth made 27 saves and the Reading Royals tallied three goals in the second period to spike the Adirondack Thunder, 3-1, Wednesday at Santander Arena.
The win gives Reading points in seven straight home games (6-0-0-1). The Thunder had a season-long nine-game point streak snapped.
Booth made 13 saves in the final frame, allowing Adirondack's lone goal to John Edwardh with fewer than two minutes left.
Reading opened the scoring with a couple of power-play goals; Adam Schmidt struck with three minutes gone in the middle period and Frank DiChiara ripped his ninth of the season to give Reading its second man-up goal six minutes later. Reading went 2-for-4 on the power play. Josh MacDonald rounded out the second-period effort with a back-door, right-post slam home in the final three minutes of the second.
Dillon Kelley took his first ECHL loss, denying 23 shots.
In a scoreless first period, Reading out-shot the Thunder, 10-8.
Reading turned on its engines in the second with a man-up goal at 2:38. Nick Luukko shot it from the right point and it nicked off Michael Huntebrinker and Schmidt to trickle past the right goal line.
Next, with 11:20 to go in the second, Frank DiChiara smacked home a pass to slot, assisted by Schmidt and the Goumas. Standing at the left post, Schmidt stoked a pass to DiChiara at the slot. Kevin Goumas had the secondary helper.
Scott Dornbrock created the next goal; he drifted behind cage, swooped to the right post and dipped it to MacDonald for a one-timer and strike at 17:00 of the second. Chris McCarthy garnered the secondary assist.
Adirondack went 1-for-6 on the power play and the Thunder scored its only goal with 1:46 left on a toe-drag and shot from Edwardh.
Reading is on the road Fri., Jan. 11 at Manchester for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop.
The Royals host three home games next week, starting Wed., Jan. 16 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Manchester with postgame player autographs, pres. by Rieck's Printing.
On Fri., Jan. 18 at 7:00 p.m., the Royals battle Brampton on Pucks 'N Paws Night with the annual wiener dog races.
Sat., Jan. 19 against Wheeling (7:00 p.m.) is a Family Four Pack game, Mascot Mania and Reading's Pediatric Cancer Awareness game with a mini-THON dance party. Get four burgers, four sodas and four sodas for $48. The first 2,500 fans will receive a PA Lottery Voucher, pres., by the PA Lottery. Plus, enter for a chance to win a 2017 Toyota Camry, courtesy of AutoRide of Reading. After the game, join Royals players at the DoubleTree across the street for a party at Cheers! Restaurant.
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