ECHL Game Preview: Reading Royals at Worcester Railers with Projected Lines 1/14/2026

Reading Royals (17-13-4-0, 38 pts) at Worcester Railers (14-15-1-1, 30 pts)

Venue: DCU Center
Date: Wednesday, January 14
Time: 7:05 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports

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Reading Royals News & Notes:

The Royals over the week dropped two of three games against the Maine Mariners. They were held scoreless for seven periods before scoring in the second period of Sunday’s 4-3 overtime win. Reading trailed 3-2 late in the third period of Sunday’s game before scoring and forcing overtime, and scoring in the extra period to snap their four-game skid. They averaged 2.3 goals per game while allowing three goals per game to Maine. The Royals are 3-1-0-0 against Worcester this season, averaging 3.3 goals per game.

Worcester Railers News & Notes:

The Railers over the weekend dropped two of their three games against the Florida Everblades. The lone win required a comeback as they were down 2-0 in the third period before scoring two goals in under six minutes to force overtime, where they secured the win. They averaged 2.3 goals per game against Florida while allowing four goals per game. The Railers are 1-2-0-1 against Reading this season, averaging two goals per game.

Reading Royals Projected Lines:

McMenamin-Johannes-Frasca
Michel-Burke-Bannister
Devlin-Saigeon-Butcher
Fox-McCarthy-Kurapov

Meehan-Willets
Kulakov-Gendron
Guryev-Mastrangeli

Petruzzelli
Perets

Worcester Railers Projected Lines:

Repaci-Miotto-Dorrington
Veremyev-A.Callin-D. Callin
Donhauser-Demelis-Hatten
Carson-Piercey-Mitton

Pulkkinen-Samuelsson 
Hora-Suda
Blanchard-Federkov

Gahagen
Lennox

Players To Watch:

Reading Royals

Carson Golder leads the team in points and goals with 26 points and 13 goals. Ben Meehan leads the team in assists with 18. Alex Butcher leads in plus/minus with a plus-ten.

Worcester Railers

Anthony Repaci and Drew Callin lead the Wailers with 21 points. Matt DeMelis leads the team in goals with ten. Defenseman Michael Suda leads the team in assists with 15. Lincoln Hatten leads in plus/minus with a plus-four.

Next Game:

Reading: January 16 vs. Greenboro Gargoyles
Worcester: January 16 at Maine Mariners