Trois-Rivières, March 28, 2025 – (Montreal Canadiens affiliate) Lions de Trois-Rivières suffered a 3-2 overtime loss against the (New York Islanders affiliate) Worcester Railers on Friday night at Colisée Vidéotron.
Following a somewhat sluggish start to the game, the Railers were the first to light the lamp when Lincoln Hatten scored his eighth goal of the season at 12:56 of the first period. And although the Lions did muster some good scoring opportunities, they were held off the scoresheet in the opening 20 minutes.
The visitors took a 2-0 lead when Pito Walton scored at 6:07 of the second period, but the Lions’ Nicolas Guay (at 6:39) and Jakov Novak (at 14:10) evened the score at 2-2. The teams showed their animosity towards one another in the waning minutes of the period when tempers flared at the 18:17 mark and then again at the 20:00 mark, resulting in several roughing, fighting and continuing the altercation penalties called against both teams.
Neither team could break the deadlock in the third period, and although the Lions dominated a good portion of the overtime stanza it was Railers captain Anthony Repaci scoring at 5:53 of OT to give Worcester the win.
The Lions and Railers continue their three-games-in-three-days series Saturday afternoon at Colisée Vidéotron with puck drop at 3:00 p.m.
1st star: Nicolas Guay, Lions de Trois-Rivières
2nd star: Anthony Beauregard, Lions de Trois-Rivières
3rd star: Pito Walton, Worcester Railers
Adirondack Thunder
Allen Americans
Atlanta Gladiators
Bloomington Bison
Cincinnati Cyclones
Florida Everblades
Fort Wayne Komets
Greensboro Gargoyles
Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Idaho Steelheads
Indy Fuel
Iowa Heartlanders
Jacksonville Icemen
Kalamazoo Wings
Kansas City Mavericks
Maine Mariners
Norfolk Admirals
Orlando Solar Bears
Rapid City Rush
Reading Royals
Savannah Ghost Pirates
South Carolina Stingrays
Tahoe Knight Monsters
Toledo Walleye
Trois-Rivières Lions
Tulsa Oilers
Utah Grizzlies
Wheeling Nailers
Wichita Thunder
Worcester Railers