Petruzzelli Stops 33, Royals Route Gargoyles in Inaugural Meeting, 4-1
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Petruzzelli Stops 33, Royals Route Gargoyles in Inaugural Meeting, 4-1

Published on October 24, 2025 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (2-0-1-0, 5 PTS), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, defeated the Greensboro Gargoyles (0-2-1-0, 1 PTS), 4-1, at First Horizon Coliseum on Friday, October 24th.

Goaltender Keith Petruzzelli (2-0-0-0) earned the win in goal for Reading with 33 saves on 34 shots faced, while Greensboro netminder Ruslan Khazheyev (0-2-1-0) suffered the loss in goal, saving 32 of 35 shots faced.

Alec Butcher (1) opened the scoring at 17:18 into play for a Royals 1-0 lead after the first period. Jacob Frasca (2) extended Reading's lead 7:10 into the second, which kept the Royals in front after Tyler Weiss (1) scored for Greensboro at 10:01 to cut the Reading lead in half, 2-1.

Victor Hadfield (1) reestablished Reading's two-goal lead at 13:49 into the final frame before Brandon Saigeon (2) iced the victory with an empty net goal at 19:03. Petruzzelli stopped all 10 shots faced in the final frame to secure a 2-0-0 start to his second season in Reading and the eighth time the Royals have opened a season on a three-game point streak (2-0-1).

The 24th season of Royals hockey continues on the road against Greensboro on Saturday, October 25th at 7:00 p.m. at First Horizon Coliseum. Reading's seven-game road-trip to open the season continues against the Maine Mariners for one game on November 2nd followed by two contests with the Worcester Railers on October 31st and November 1st.

‚¬â€¹ ‚¬â€¹The Royals are at home on November 8th for Opening Night, presented by Supportive Concepts For Families, at Santander Arena at 7:00 p.m. against Trois-Rivières. The home opener opens a two-game series with the Lions which concludes on Sunday, November 9 at 3:00 p.m.

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