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