Photo Courtesy of the Trois-Rivieres LionsAfter falling to the Worcester Railers Friday, the Trois-Rivieres Lions got revenge Saturday afternoon with a 4-2 win at Colisée Vidéotron.
Both teams started slowly in the first period. The Lions struck first when
Logan Nijhoff scored his 24th goal of the season at 7:03.
The Railers scored two unanswered goals at 14:52 and 19:11 to take a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.
Mason Klee found the back of the net off an assist from Connor Welsh to knot the game up 1-1. Pito Walton followed that goal up with another, giving the Railers a 2-1 lead with just 49 seconds left to go in the first period.
The Cormier brothers stole the show for Trois-Rivieres in the second period, with Tommy scoring the equalizer at 4:59 (his 15th of the season), followed by older brother Xavier at 8:18 with what was also his 15th goal of the season to give the Lions a 3-2 lead.
Anthony Beauregard then joined the goal scoring brigade with his tally at 13:41 to extend the Lions’ lead to 4-2. Beauregard’s goal was a record-setter, as he became the franchise’s top points-getter in a single season with 62 points.
Neither team could muster a goal in the third period, but things got more physical late in the game.
The Railers are now 6-6-0-2 against the Lions this season. Final shots favored Worcester 31-25.
Hunter Jones (13-5-5-1) made 25 saves on 27 shots for Trois-Rivières. Hugo Ollas (11-14-1-2) made 31 saves on 35 shots for Worcester.
The two teams meet again Sunday afternoon, with puck drop set for 3 Pm ET.