The Worcester Railers headed off to Wheeling, West Virginia, to take on the Nailers in a three-game set starting Friday night, and the Railers laid a gigantic goose egg in the opener, failing to beat Wheeling netminder Taylor Gauthier a single time in a 4-0 loss.
Hopes were high when it was announced Drew Callin was off the Injured Reserve list and that Jordan Kaplan was heading to the Railers after being claimed off waivers earlier in the week. Neither was any help as Worcester’s anemic offense once again failed to get the job done.
The power play, which is so bad it defies description, has now gone 40 consecutive attempts without scoring. That’s by far a Worcester pro hockey record, and while the ECHL doesn’t appear to keep such a mark in its record books, there’s no way it isn’t one…