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Minor league report: Alex D’Orio gets 1st win as Nailers beat Fuel

Seth Rorabaugh
By Seth Rorabaugh
1 Min Read • Nov. 7, 2021 | 4 years Ago
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Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 24 saves on 26 shots to record his first win of the season for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-2 home victory against the Indy Fuel at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday.

Forward Patrick Watling had a hat trick for Wheeling (3-3-0-0) while forwards Matt Alfaro and Nick Hutchison each recorded two assists.

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The Nailers’ next game is a road contest against the Toledo Walleye on Friday, 7:15 p.m.

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Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.

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