EIHL round up

05 Oct 2015Robert Newbolt»

A 100% record for the Sheffield Steelers as they defeated table topping Belfast Giants twice at the Sheffield Arena over the weekend with Mathieu Roy getting a brace on Saturday whilst Tyler Mosienko followed suit on Sunday.

THE SATURDAY GAME VIDEO

THE SUNDAY NIGHT VIDEO

It was a good night for the home sides with all 10 clubs in action on Saturday night.

The result of the night in the Elite League saw Edinburgh Capitals, led by a Craig McCallum hat-trick, beat Braehead Clan 6-2, who lost their fifth game in a row.

Brent Walton scored the game-winning goal for Cardiff Devils in their 3-2 victory over Dundee Stars.

Justin Fox netted the winning penalty shot to give Fife Flyers the edge in a 5-4 victory over Manchester Storm.

And in the Challenge Cup, Ollie Betteridge scored his first-ever top-flight goal as Nottingham Panthers beat Coventry Blaze 6-2 at the National Ice Centre.

There were three games in the Elite League and two in the Challenge Cup on Sunday night.

In the league, netminder Ben Bowns secured a 24-shot shutout as Cardiff Devils beat Edinburgh Capitals 4-0 at the Big Blue Tent.

There was a just a one-goal game at the Skydome. With the scoreline goalless after regulation time, Braehead Clan beat Coventry Blaze 1-0 to snap a five-game losing streak as Ric Jackman scored in overtime

Meanwhile, Nottingham Panthers made it a four-point weekend in Challenge Cup Group B, as Robert Lachowicz scored twice in a 4-2 victory at Manchester Storm. Panthers, Steelers and Devils have now qualified for the quarter-finals.

In Group A, Brett Switzer scored the game-winning goal three-and-a-half-minutes from time as Dundee Stars skated to a 2-1 victory over Fife Flyers.