Wheeling’s Grit Tested as They Chase Perfect 2-0 Start Against Resilient Reading Royals in Kelly Cup Showdown
Things opened up for the Nailers in the second period, however. Ryan McAllister was the first to tack on, and Matty St. Phalle followed suit later on in the middle frame. Reading’s Alec Butcher scored the team’s lone goal late in the period to cut the Wheeling lead to 3-1, but that was the closest they would come to tying things up.
Blake Bennett tallied one in the third period for the Nailers before a Craig Armstrong empty-net goal to seal the 5-1 victory. Gauthier stopped 32 of 33 Royals’ shots, giving him a staggering .981 save percentage through the first two games.
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