11:30	|	home	|	PPG	|	1-0	|	Dane Byers (Mike Hammond, Ciaran Long)
15:26	|	home	|	PPG	|	2-0	|	Luke Moffatt (Mike Hammond, Ciaran Long)
24:06	|	home	|		|	3-0	|	Mike Hammond (Adam Barnes)
32:09	|	away	|		|	3-1	|	Jordan Cownie (Mike Sullivan)
33:07	|	away	|		|	3-2	|	Fabrizio Ricci (Mike Sullivan, Drydn Dow)
45:31	|	home	|		|	4-2	|	Luke Moffatt (Dane Byers, Logan MacMillan)

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Shane Bakker	|		|		|	12	|
Declan Balmer	|		|		|		|
Adam Barnes	|		|	1	|		|
Chance Braid	|		|		|	5	|
Dane Byers	|	1	|	1	|		|
Bobby Chamberlain	|		|		|		|
Dallas Ehrhardt	|		|		|		|
Mike Hammond	|	1	|	2	|		|
Rob Linsmayer	|		|		|	2	|
Ciaran Long	|		|	2	|		|
Logan MacMillan	|		|	1	|		|
Luke Moffatt	|	2	|		|	4	|
Felix-Antoine Poulin	|		|		|		|
Evan Richardson	|		|		|		|
Harrison Ruopp	|		|		|		|
Linden Springer	|		|		|	2	|
Riley Stadel	|		|		|		|

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Johan Andersson	|		|		|		|
Matthew Bissonnette	|		|		|		|
Shawn Boutin	|		|		|		|
Petr Chaloupka	|		|		|	2	|
Charles Corcoran	|		|		|		|
Jordan Cownie	|	1	|		|		|
Drydn Dow	|		|	1	|		|
Craig Garrigan	|		|		|		|
Brian Hart	|		|		|		|
Kris Inglis	|		|		|		|
Jordan Kelsall	|		|		|		|
Matt Marquardt	|		|		|		|
Lukas Lundvald Nielsen	|		|		|		|
Oliver Paczkowski	|		|		|	17	|
Fabrizio Ricci	|	1	|		|		|
Mike Sullivan	|		|	2	|		|

 

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Matt Ginn	|	33	|	2	|	60:00	|	93.94
Ashley Smith	|		|		|		|

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Craig Holland	|	23	|	4	|	27:23	|	82.61
Pontus Sjögren	|	5	|	0	|	10:33	|	100.00

 

Manchester’s excellent home form continued as Ryan Finnerty’s side did themselves no harm in the race for the playoffs – but denting Dundee’s hopes at the same time.

It was an incident-packed game from early on at the Storm Shelter, the first of note sawChance Braid and Oliver Paczkowski both ejected for Fighting after a previous hit. 30 seconds later Stars’ netminder Pontus Sjögren was ejected from the game after a melee in the crease, meaning Craig Holland had to set into the net. Manchester took full advantage of a new goalie, going ahead 11:30 into the game with a wrist-shot high into the net from Dane Byers. Just shy of four minutes later, a loose puck in the crease was poked home by Luke Moffatt, whose goal stood after video review.

When Mike Hammond skated into the offensive zone and shot past Holland to make it 3-0 at 24:06 the Stars looked out of it, however Omar Pacha’s side had other ideas. Jordan Cownie got them on the board at 32:09, and then a terrible line change by the Storm allowed Fabrizio Ricci to skate into the offensive zone and score at 32:07. Under 30 seconds later the Stars thought they’d tied it, but the goal was washed out on the play for goalie interference, a call upheld after consulting the footage.

Manchester made the game safe 5:31 into the final period, Moffatt’s wrist shot as the Storm counter-attacked being the insurance goal that helped them to a valuable home win.