Royals Earn Commanding Victory Over Lions In Series Opener

Pottstown PA

07 April, 2022

3:49 AM

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Press release from TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce: April 4, 2022 The Reading Royals, proud affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, defeated the Trois-Rivières Lions, 2-1, Saturday, Apr. 2 at Colisée Vidéotron. Royals goaltender Logan Flodell saved 36 of 37 shots while Lions goalie Phillipe Desrosiers saved 17 of 19 shots. BOX SCORE After a scoreless first period, Trois-Rivières outshot Reading 15 shots to six. The Royals, however, converted first with the game's opening goal 5:49 into the second period on the power play. Frank DiChiara snapped a shot through Desrosiers' pads as the final part of a tic-tac-toe connection between Trevor Gooch, Kenny Hausinger and DiChiara for his 14th goal of the season. DiChiara has now scored the first goal in consecutive games as well as Reading's last three wins.The Lions extended their lead 11:01 into the second period. Cedric Montminy dished the puck from the left face off circle to Jonathan Joannette positioned in the slot. Joannette ripped a one-timer past Hawkey for his sixth goal of the season. Reading responded back minutes later to cut the deficit to one. Brennan Saulnier scored his second goal in his second game in a Royals uniform with a wrist shot that squeaked through Silovs 6'4" frame to make it a one-goal game heading into the third period, 2-1.After Alexis D'Aoust scored his second goal of the game to put Trois-Rivières back ahead by two goals, Reading scored a pair to tie the game halfway through the third period. Grant Cooper scored his second goal in consecutive games to cut the deficit to one goal and Dominic Cormier scored the equalizer off of a slapshot from Mason Millman that banked off of the boards sent the puck from the left side to the right side of the Lions' net to Cormier positioned at the right face off circle. Cormier shot the puck past Silovs' diving save attempt with 11:34 remaining in regulation. The score remained tied, 3-3, through the remainder of the third period and first six minutes of overtime. In the final minute of the overtime period, Hayden Shaw intercepted a pass from Patrick Bajkov and fed the puck up ice to Julien Nantel who carried the puck in on a breakaway and beat Hawkey top shelf to score the game winning goal. Nantel's seventh goal of the season snaps Reading's three-game win streak as the Royals conclude the series against the Lions collecting five of the possible six total points on the road.The Royals return home to host the Adirondack Thunder Wednesday, Apr. 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Santander Arena. UPCOMING GAMES 610 NIGHT/COLLEGE NIGHT - 4/06/22 $6.10 green zone tickets$5 college tickets$1 PBR drafts PRINCESSES & PIRATES/STAR WARS - 4/08/22 Happy Hour 6-7PM (1/2 off domestic beer) Meet Star Wars characters4 for $48 - 4 tickets, 4 burgers, 4 sodasFlyers Friday presented by Deibler Dental - Danny Briere WALL OF HONOR NIGHT - 4/09/22 Wall of Honor Ceremony presented by V&M TowingTeam photo giveaway Buy tickets HERE: www.royalshockey.com/promotions Reading Royals season, flex memberships and group tickets are available for the 2021-22 season by visiting the Royals' box office at Santander Arena or by calling 610-898-7825. This press release was produced by TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author's own.