ECHL Reading Royals

Royals Grab Point in Wheeling, Claim Fifth Place to Themselves

Published on March 28, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


The Reading Royals and Wheeling Nailers met for the ninth and final time in the regular season last night in Wes Banco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia. The Royals and Nailers met four days earlier in Reading where Reading picked up their first win in this series. After a scoreless first period, Wheeling broke the deadlock just 40-seconds into the second period with Bogdan Rudenko notching his 16th goal of the season. JF Dufour and JC Ruid assisted on the first tally of the game. Reading would even the score mid way through the game, as Lars Pettersen tipped in a centering pass from Peter Hay and David Masse at the 9:16 mark. Reading would outshoot Wheeling 13-9 in the second period. Through 40-minutes of hockey both teams combined for just two minutes in penalties.

In the third period, each team again added a goal to keep the score even after regulation play. With just over three and a half minutes to go Wheeling took the lead on a Steve Crampton goal from Drew Fata and Brad Mehalko assisting. Reading would tie the score in dramatic fashion with a power play goal with under a minute to go and the goaltender pulled. David Masse evened the score at two with his fourteenth tally of the season with Mat

Snesrud and Chris Lynch chipping in assists. The game would head to overtime.

The Royals outshot the Nailers 3-0 in overtime but the game would end 2-2 after 65 minutes of hockey. In the shootout, Wheeling beat Reading for the fourth time this season and third time in Wheeling as Mark Kosick accounted for the only goal. Tyler Mackay stopped all five Royals shooters while Cody Rudkowsky stopped three of four Nailers. The Royals finished the nine game regular season series at 1-4-4 versus the Nailers.

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