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The Royal Road Ahead: Reading at Elmira Jackals (Friday, December 26)

December 26, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release


ROYALS PRE-GAME NOTES

- Tonight, the Royals kick off a span in during which the team will face the Elmira Jackals for next three games in a row: (i) tonight in Elmira; (ii) tomorrow (Saturday, December 27 @ 7:05 pm) at Santander Arena; (iii) and then the two teams will close out calendar year 2014 against one another on New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31 @ 5:30) in Reading.

- This evening's game will complete a five game road trip for the Royals which began with a 3-2 loss in Wheeling on Sunday, December 14. Since that loss, the Royals have run off three wins in a row: (i) Wednesday (December 17) over the Indy Fuel (6-4) in the team's first trip ever to Indiana Farmer's Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana; (ii) Friday (December 19) over the Evansville Icemen (2-1) at Ford Center in Evansville; (iii) and Saturday (December 20) over the Icemen (4-3) in Evansville.

- This marks the third time this season that Reading has won three consecutive games-and the second time the Royals have won three straight on the road-which is the team season-long win streak.

- Reading has compiled a record of 6-1-0-0 over the last seven games to push the team's record to a season best six games over .500 (15-9-1-1=32), which places the Royals in sole possession of fourth place in the East Division of the Eastern Conference of the ECHL, marking the first time since November 1 that Reading has been in sole possession of a position within the East Divisional playoff cut line.

- Last Saturday's win in Evansville was the 499th regular season win in Royals' team history. The Royals have compiled an overall record of 499-377-91 in 962 regular season games, which translates into a .566 historical win percentage.

- Five of the last six goals played by the Royals have been decided by one goal-and Reading has won four of those five one goal decisions. Overall, Reading is 9-4-1-1 in games decided by one goal this season.

- The Royals have pulled off seven come-from-behind victories this season, including three of the last five games played by the team. In the team's last game, on Saturday, December 20, against the Evansville Icemen, Reading trailed 2-0 and 3-2 before tying the game a for second time at 3-3 15:49 into the second period. The Royals got a third period tie-breaking game winner from Cam Reid with just 1:24 remaining in regulation to win that game.

- Reading has compiled a record of 6-1-1-1 when entering the third period tied with the opposition.

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Reading's power play has been held off the board in each of the last five consecutive games, failing to score in the team's last nineteen chances with the man advantage. The Royals PP has been blanked in seven of the last eight and nine of the last eleven games. Over the course of the last eleven games, Reading's power play has gone 3 for 40 (7.5%).

- The Royals penalty killers have blanked the opposition in the last three consecutive game (12 for 12), and in fourteen of the last eighteen games. Reading has compiled a record of 11-3-1-1 when the penalty killers have kept the opposition's power play off the board.

- Pat Mullane is riding a four game point streak (1g-5a=6pts). Mullane, who has played to a collective plus- 6 (+6) over the last four games, is tied with Olivier Labelle for the team lead in plus-minus, playing to plus-9 (+9) through twenty-six games. Mullane, who has recorded sixteen points (4g-12a) in his last fifteen games, is tied for the team lead with nine goals. Mullane's nine goals have come on just 48 shots for a team leading 18.8% scoring ratio.

- Cam Reid recorded his fourth multi-point game of the year (1g-1a) in last Saturday's win. His goal that night (with just 1:24 left in regulation to break a 3-3 tie against Evansville) proved to be his second game winner of the year.

- David Marshall is riding a three game point streak (1g-3a=4pts). Last Friday, in Reading's 2-1 win over Evansville, Marshall scored his fifth game winner of the year, which leads the Royals (and is tied for the lead in the ECHL).

- Olivier Labelle has recorded at least one point in his last three games (2g-3a=5pts). Labelle has scored eight goals this season, which brings him to a career total of 79 goals (the all-time team leader) (and 149 points) (third most) in 182 career games with the Royals.

- Sean Wiles is currently riding a four game point streak (3g-2a). His goals last week included the late third-period tie-breaker in the team's 6-4 win in Indy last Wednesday, as well as the Royals' first goal in Saturday's 4-3 win in Evansville. Wiles also picked up an assist on David Marshall's game winner last Friday against the Icemen. Wiles has played to a collective plus-5 (+5) in eight games in December.

Royals Recent Transactions

12/18/14 Delete F Willie Coetzee Placed on ECHL Reserve List

12/19/14 Add F Ian Watters Activated from ECHL Reserve List

12/20/14 Delete G Martin Ouellette Recalled to Lehigh Valley (AHL)

Add G Joe Howe Acquired in Trade from Utah (Futures)

Delete F Kevin Walrod Placed on ECHL Reserve List

NEXT UP FOR THE ROYALS

Reading Royals v Elmira Jackals

@ Santander Arena - Reading, PA

Saturday December 27, 2014 (7:05 pm)

NEXT UP: The Royals return home tomorrow night to face the Jackals for the second of three in a row. The Royals will honor the team's new affiliation relationship with the Philadelphia Flyers with an appearance by Flyer Legend Bob 'The Hound' Kelly. The team will also wear special jerseys that will be available for purchase after the game on-line. On Saturday, the Royals will also celebrate 'Are You Happy?' night and give away a Jack Gulati Bobblehead to the first 1500 fans fifteen year of older. Please note that Saturday's game day broadcast can be heard live on CBS SportsRadio 1240 am and 98.5 in Reading, Pennsylvania, starting with the pre-game warm-up show presented by Highmark Blue Shield at 6:35 pm. Streaming audio is available free of charge on the Royals' website (follow the 'headset' icon); and streaming video is available on a pay-per-view basis through ECHL.TV. For more information about the Royals, call 610-898-7825 or log onto www.royalshockey.com.

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