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Kelly Cup Playoffs: Wheeling Nailers Advance To Second Round With Thrilling Double OT Win Over Reading Royals
TL;DR
The Wheeling Nailers advanced to the second round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs after defeating the Reading Royals 1-0 in double overtime. Nolan Renwick scored the winning goal, while goaltender Taylor Gauthier recorded his third shutout of the series.
Key points
- Wheeling Nailers win 1-0 in double overtime
- Nolan Renwick scores the winning goal
- Taylor Gauthier records 41 saves and third shutout
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ECHL
Wheeling NailersReading RoyalsPittsburgh PenguinsPhiladelphia Flyers
Even if the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2025-26 season came to a close after a disappointing first-round Stanley Cup Playoff loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, things down on the farm are alive and well as far as the post-season is concerned.
And one of their affiliates punched their ticket to the second round on Saturday.
In a double-overtime thriller, the Wheeling Nailers - ECHL affiliate of the Penguins - beat the Reading Royals, 1-0, in Game 5, and advanced to the second round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Forward Nolan Renwick scored the OT winner, which came a little more than seven minutes into the second overtime period, to put away the ECHL affiliate of the Flyers.
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier - who served as the Penguins' emergency backup goalie during home games in the first round of the NHL playoffs - made 41 saves and earned his third shutout of the series. He is up to a .974 save percentage in these playoffs.
With the shutout, he tied an ECHL record for the fewest number of goals given up in a five-game series, and his three playoff shutouts are the most in franchise history.
Wheeling will meet the winner of the Maine Mariner and Adirondack Thunder series in the North Division Final, which will start on May 8 in Wheeling.
Q&A
Who scored the winning goal for the Wheeling Nailers in the double overtime game?
Nolan Renwick scored the winning goal for the Wheeling Nailers.
What was Taylor Gauthier's performance in the game against the Reading Royals?
Taylor Gauthier made 41 saves and achieved his third shutout of the series.
Which team did the Wheeling Nailers defeat to advance in the Kelly Cup Playoffs?
The Wheeling Nailers defeated the Reading Royals to advance in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
