Minor league report: Nailers fall in shootout
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 28 saves on 29 shots in regulation and overtime for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Maine Mariners at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday.
In the shootout, Gauthier stopped one of three attempts and his record fell to 10-7-1.
Defenseman Louie Roehl scored the lone regulation goal for Wheeling (32-18-2-1).
Maine forwards Brooklyn Kalmikov and Sebastian Vidmar scored the only shootout goals.
Highlights:
The Nailers’ next game is a road contest against the Adirondack Thunder on Friday, 7 p.m.
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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