EIHL weekend round up
The weekend was filled with action both in the EIHL and the Challenge Cup.
Chris Lawrence scored the
game-winning goal and Rod Sarich netted a wonderful backhand goal as Sheffield
Steelers won 3-2 at Nottingham Panthers in Challenge Cup Group B.
In the league and cup
double-up, Alex Leavitt netted his sixth goal of the season in Braehead Clan's
5-1 win over Edinburgh Capitals.
Braehead, Belfast,
Dundee and Fife have all now qualified for the
Challenge Cup quarter-finals from Group A.
In the Elite League, Cardiff
Devils made amends for their overtime defeat in Northern Ireland on Friday by
skating to a 3-2 victory over Belfast Giants on Saturday evening. Jake
Morissette scored the game-winning goal for the table-toping Devils.
Led by a double from Grant
Toulmin, Manchester Storm beat Coventry Blaze 6-4 in Altrincham.
Dundee Stars secured their
second away win of the season as they beat Fife Flyers 4-1 in Kirkaldy.
There were four games in the Elite League on Sunday
night.
Paul Zanette score the overtime-winning goal as
Edinburgh Capitals came from 4-1 down to win 5-4 in overtime against rivals
Fife Flyers in Murrayfield.
Chris Lawerence, formerly of Coventry Blaze scored
twice, including his second game-winning goal in as many nights, as Sheffield
Steelers came from 3-1 down to beat Braehead Clan 4-3 in the Sheffield Arena
after overtime. Lawrence now has five goals in
three games since moving on loan from Coventry
where he had just one assist.
Coventry Blaze defeated Nottingham Panthers 4-3 in the
Skydome with Ned Lukacevic's second-period goal proving to be the game winner.
And Manchester Storm came down to earth as Dundee Stars
thrashed them 5-1 with Doug Clarkson netted his eighth goal of the season.
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