Worcester Railers HC at. Greensboro Gargoyles

November 12th, 2026

First Horizon Coliseum

Meeting 1 of 6 vs. Greensboro this season

The Railers are 1-0-0-0 against the Gargoyles this season.

WORCESTER WINS FIRST OVERTIME GAME OF THE YEAR 3-2 OVER GREENSBORO

Sam Stange's second goal of the year gives Worcester the win.

Greensboro, NC – The Worcester Railers HC (3-6-0-0, 6 pts) took down the Greensboro Gargoyles (5-3-3-0, 13 pts) at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina by a final score of 3-2 in overtime in front of a crowd of 4123. The Railers are back in action against the Gargoyles on Saturday night at First Horizon Coliseum for a 7:00pm puck drop.

The Railers opened the scoring at 11:52 into the first period when Lincoln Hatten (2nd) found the back of the net, with MacAuley Carson and Tyson Fawcett picking up the assists to give Worcester a 1-0 lead. Greensboro responded at 15:17 on the power play as Gleb Trikozov (1st) tied the game at one, assisted by Markus Oden and Tyler Cristall. Just over a minute later, Jordan Kaplan (4th) answered for Worcester at 16:19 with an unassisted goal to put the Railers back in front, 2-1. The period also featured penalties to Hatten for holding at 13:23 and Riley Ginnell for hooking at 19:54. Worcester carried its one-goal advantage into the first intermission.

Greensboro wasted little time tying the game in the second period, as Matthew Quercia (2nd) scored on the power play just 30 seconds into the frame, assisted by Parker Lindauer, to make it 2-2. The physical play continued throughout the period, with Quercia receiving a slashing minor at 12:59 before Worcester's Vinny Corcoran was called for boarding at 18:06. Despite chances on both sides, neither team could find another goal, and the game remained tied heading into the third period. 

With the game tied at two, both teams continued battling for the go-ahead goal. The physicality picked up early when Casey Donhauser and Oskars Briedis dropped the gloves at 1:42, earning five-minute fighting majors. Greensboro's Adam May was called for tripping at 3:12, followed by a delay-of-game penalty to Chase Lefebvre at 5:21. May returned to the penalty box at 6:06 for slashing, while Briedis was called for tripping at 18:37. Despite the opportunities and a late push from both sides, neither team could break the deadlock, sending the game to overtime tied 2-2.

After a dramatic start to overtime Parker Gahagen ended up making three crucial saves early in the overtime period. The Railers needed just 3:05 of extra hockey to finish the job. Sam Stange (2nd) became the hero, burying the game-winning goal off a rebound from Jordan Kaplan and Cam McDonald. The goal sent the Worcester bench into celebration and secured a dramatic 3-2 road victory for the Railers. 

Notes:

Three Stars: Three Stars: 3rd Star: Lincoln Hatten (1-0-1, +1, 5 shots), 2nd Star: Jordan Kaplan (1-1-2, +2, 2 shots), 1st Star: Sam Stange (1-0-1, +1 5 shots) … Final shots were 38-32 in favor of Worcester.… Parker Gahagen (2-4-0-0) made 30 saves on 32 shots for Worcester while Gabe Carriere served as the backup … Ruslan Khazheyev (3-1-1-0) made 35 saves on 38 shots Greensboro … Worcester went 0-for-5 on the power play while Greensboro went 2-for-3.… Michael Suda (DNP), Riley Piercey (DNP) and Will Lavalliere (DNP) did not dress for Worcester...

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