GROWLERS GO 1-2 ON ROAD TRIP

S U N D A Y

The Growlers lost 7-6 in a shootout Sunday to Brampton Beast. The Beast grabbed a 3-1 lead after the first period and the teams were tied 4-all heading to the final frame and the teams exchanged goals to force the shootout.

Evan Neugold, Marcus Power, Aaron Luchuk, Joseoh Duszak, Justin Brazeau and Garrett Johnston had the Growler goals.

S A T U R D A Y 

The Growlers bounced back to their winning ways on Saturday night with a 3-1 victory over the Reading Royals. 

Brady Ferguson opened the scoring by tipping a point blast between the legs of Royals goaltender Felix Sandström 10:41 into the first period. The Growlers continued to pour on the pressure by adding a powerplay goal by Trey Bradley 6 minutes later. Angus Redmond stopped all seven Reading attempts in the first period as the Growlers took a 2-0 lead into the second period. 

The Reading Royals responded in on the powerplay in the second period as Corey Mackin scored  to beat Growlers goaltender Angus Redmond. Reading pushed to tie the game, putting a total of 15 shots on net in the second, but only one got by Redmond as the teams entered the third with the Growlers up by one.

Angus Redmond was the story of the third period, stopping a number of high-quality scoring chances as Reading desperately tried to tie the game. Redmond shut the door and Zach O’Brien added an empty-net goal to secure the 3-1 victory for the Growlers.

F R I D A Y

The Reading Royals ended the Newfoundland Growlers eleven game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Friday night.

The Reading Royals opened the scoring 12:44 into the first after their captain Garrett Mitchell blasted the puck behind Growlers goalie Parker Gahagen. The Growlers responded three minutes later when Joseph Duszak sprung Marcus Power on a breakaway who buried the puck into the Reading net, behind Kirill Ustimenko.

Reading recaptured the lead late in the second period when Hayden Hudgson jumped on a rebound in front of Gahagen.

The Growlers trailed by one until late in the third period when the Royals added two empty-net goals from Corey Mackin and Frank DiChiara to secure a 4-1 victory for the Royals.

The Newfoundland Growlers take on the Reading Royals at the Santander Arena once again Saturday night. Puck drop is 8:30 p.m.