The Reading Royals (14-15-1-1) returned to the Santander Arena to start a three-game series with the Maine Mariners (12-14-5) on Friday night.
In the first period, the Royals had 13 shots on goal but the game remained scoreless. Three minutes and fifty-five seconds into the second period, Reading’s Tyson Fawcett put the Royals up 1-0 with assists by Shane Sellar and Will Zmolek.
The Royals had 14 shots on goal and led 1-0 after two periods of play. In the third period, Reading had seven shots on goal on their way to shutting out the Maine Mariners by the final score of 1-0.
The Royals had 34 shots on goal, committed four penalties for eight minutes, went 0 for 2 on the power play, and Parker Gahagen stopped all 40 shots.
The Royals and Mariners continue their three-game series on Saturday at 6 pm on FloHockey. Purchase Reading Royals tickets today on StubHub and Viagogo.
